Causes of WWI
This factor involved a buildup of weapons and a belief that military force was the best solution to problems.
What is militarism?
Soldiers fought from these long ditches dug into the ground.
What is trench warfarae.
This weapon introduced chemical warfare to the battlefield.
What is poison gas?
This country was forced to accept full blame for World War I.
What is Germany?
This empire collapsed at the end of World War I.
What is the Ottoman Empire?
This cause of WWI included agreements such as the Triple Entente and the Triple Alliance.
What are alliancs?
This area between opposing trenches was extremely dangerous to cross.
What is no man's land?
These armored vehicles helped break through enemy trenches late in the war.
What are tanks?
These payments were required from Germany to compensate Allied nations.
What are reparations?
The breakup of this empire led to the creation of several new nations in Eastern Europe.
What is the Austro-Hungarian Empire?
Competition for colonies and resources among European powers describes this cause of WWI.
What is imperialism.
This strategy focused on wearing down the enemy through constant fighting and heavy losses.
What is war of attrition.
This weapon allowed Germany to attack ships underwater.
What are submarines (U-boats)?
The treaty limited the size of Germany’s military and banned certain weapons.
What are military restrictions?
This empire collapsed and later became the Soviet Union.
What is the Russian Empire?
This cause of WWI involved ethnic pride and independence movements, especially in the Balkans.
What is nationalism.
This new technology caused massive casualties and changed how wars were fought.
What is the machine gun?
This new technology was first used for reconnaissance and later for combat in the air.
What are airplanes?
This system replaced Ottoman control of former territories after the war.
What is the mandate system?
Political chaos and economic hardship in Germany followed the war due to this treaty.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
This assassination triggered the war by activating Europe's alliance system.
What was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
This was caused by the constant shelling from artillery and the constant stress of battle.
What is "shell shock" or PTSD.
This combination of machine guns and trench systems caused long stalemates on the Western Front.
What is modern military technology combined with trench warfare?
This clause of the treaty helped create resentment that later contributed to World War II.
What is the war guilt clause?
The collapse of these empires helped contribute to long-term instability in Europe.
What are the Ottoman, German, Austro-Hungarian, and Russian Empires?