WWI - 1
This region was referred to as the "Powder Keg of Europe"
The Balkans
What event was the SPARK that started World War I?
The assassination of the Austro-Hungarian Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
What is it called when people are only given a limited amount of an item?
Ration
What Treaty ended World War I?
The Treaty of Versailles
Self-determination
A union shared between countries to help each other
Alliance
What was the purpose of Treaty of Versailles?
The treaty ended the war, created the League of Nations and punished Germany.
What was trench foot?
A painful injury that happens to your feet when they stay cold, wet, and dirty for too long
Having extreme loyalty and pride in one's country
Nationalism
A note from Germany to Mexico to attack the US
The Zimmerman Telegram
What is the word we use to describe the causes of WWI?
MAIN
What country declared War on Serbia?
Austria-Hungary
Name the 3 countries apart of the Central Powers?
Germany
Ottoman Empire
Austria- Hungary
This country was an ally of Germany and Austria-Hungary prior to the war, but ended up fighting against them when the war broke out?
Italy
True or False: Women stayed home and took care of children. They didn't do anything to help with the war.
False.
What does the M in MAIN mean?
Militarism
What were 2 new weapons used during World War I?
Machine guns, airplanes, tanks, U-Boats, poison gas,
flame throwers, artillery(bombs)
What year did the US enter the War and Russia leave the War?
1917
When a country pours all of its political, economic, and social resources into the war effort?
Total War
A type of poster produced by a government to persuade or inspire people to do something
Propaganda Posters
What does the I in MAIN mean?
Imperialism
Great Britain, France, and Russia were a part of what group?
Allied Powers
When were the dates of World War I?
1914 - 1919
The two main reasons the US entered World War I?
The sinking of the Lusitania and the Zimmerman Telegram
A group of countries trying to protect the independence of all countries - small and large. Formed after WWI. It was the 14 of Wilson's Fourteen Points.
League of Nations