Causes
The Policy of glorifying power and keeping an army prepared for war
Militarism
Deadlocked region in northern France
Western Front
A stretch of battlefield along the German and Russian border
Eastern Front
They were forced to assume sole responsibility for the war
Germany
They were known as the Central Powers because of their location in the heart of Europe
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and Ottoman Empire
The event that ignited the Great War
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
It was intended to protect soldiers from enemy gunfire on the front lines
Trench Warfare
It brought WWI to an end on November 11, 1918
Armistice
Woodrow Wilson's plan for the postwar world
Fourteen Points
Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, Japan, and the U.S
Allies
Germany
An agreement to stop fighting
Armistice
Participating countries devoted all of their resources to the war effort
Total War
Who had the most power in making the Treaty of Versailles
France, US, and Great Britain
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire
Central Powers
Germany's policy to sink any ship in British waters without warning
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
It resulted in the Germans having to fight on two fronts
1st Battle of the Marne
Attack France first, then Russia
Schlieffen Plan
Woodrow Wilson's 14th point
League of Nations
Before the war Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy
Triple Alliance
As a country gains colonies, its military grows to protect them
The link between militarism and imperialism
First offensive for Russia and resulted in major loss for the Russians
Battle of Tannenberg
Russia Exiting the war in 1917
Russian Revolution
Germany was required to pay how much money
$33 Billion
Before the war France, Great Britain, and Russia
Triple Entente