Causes
This man was assassinated by a Serbian terrorist
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
President of the United States during this time.
Woodrow Wilson
This weapon can fire over one hundred rounds (bullets) in less than a minute
machine gun
This country dropped out of the war when revolution hit their country
Russia
The name of the treaty that officially ended World War 1
Treaty of Versailles
Germany had an alliance with Italy and this dual empire.
Austria-Hungary
What did BOTH original alliances become known as when the war began?
Triple Entente - Allied Powers
Triple Alliance - Central Powers
This kind of battle tactic created the name "no man's land"
Trench Warfare
Beginning with a goal to get supplies to Russia, this battle takes 9 months, costs 250,000 casualties all for the Allies to retreat.
Gallipoli Campaign
An intergovernmental organization founded as a result of the Paris Peace Conference
League of Nations
The intense pride in one's country and national interest
Nationalism
This term means to limit the resources you are using on the home front
Rationing
Deadlocked region (theatre) in Northern France that resulted in a stalemate
Western Front.
The day/year that the ceasefire officially ended WWI
11/11/1918
This was Wilson's term for letting each country choose for themselves which government they should follow
Self-Determination
Name of the group responsible for the assassination that sparked the war
Black Hand
This early battle halted the Germans, putting an end to the Schlieffen Plan's effectiveness.
Battle of the Marne
This was the German plan to avoid fighting a two front war. It dealt first with France than raced back across Germany to fight with Russia.
Schlieffen Plan.
America ultimately decides to join the war after this "private message" is revealed to the public.
Zimmerman Telegram
Which 2 "major" countries from WWI were left out of the Paris Peace Conference?
Russia & Germany
Name for the original alliance between Britain, Russia and France
Triple Entente
2 part question:
1) This Russian czar was removed from power in WWI
2) This Communist leader came to power as a result
1) Czar Nicholas
2) Vladimir Lenin
2 part question:
1) name for Germany's decision to sink any ship
2) this ship was sunk in 1915 with U.S. citizens onboard
1) Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
2) Lusitania
Woodrow Wilson's plan for peace was called
Fourteen Points
What policy did the United States turn to after WWI which meant staying out of European affairs?
Isolationism