WW1
What was the immediate cause of World War I?
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary in Sarajevo by Gavrilo Princip.
What was the primary type of warfare in WWI?
Trench warfare
What is isolationism?
A policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of another group.
What was the event that led to the United States entering the war?
The sinking of the British ocean liner Lusitania by a German U-boat in 1915
Name some of the new technology that made warfare deadlier during World War I.
Machine guns, tanks, hand-held flame throwers, mortars, and artillery
Which country practiced isolationism at the start of the war?
The United States
Who were the Allies in WWI?
Britain, France, Russia, and the United States
Types of gases against troops in WWI.
Mustard and chlorine
The year the United States entered the war?
1917
What countries were in the Central Alliance?
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy, and the Ottoman Empire
World War I started in what year?
1914
What was the Zimmerman Telegram?
The Zimmermann Telegram was a coded message sent by German Foreign Minister Arthur Zimmermann to the German Minister to Mexico in 1917. The telegram proposed a military alliance between Germany and Mexico against the United States.
What was the name of the battle that took place in France during World War I?
The Battle of Verdun
The war ended in what year?
1918
What is the League of Nations?
At the end of the war, the League of Nations was created to “promote international cooperation and to achieve peace and security.” It disbanded following Hitler’s rise to power, but made way for the United Nations that now comprises 193 nations.