Causes
The June 28, 1914 killing of this Austro‑Hungarian heir by a Serbian nationalist served as the immediate spark for World War I.
Who was Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
What were the two opposing alliances in World War 1?
What were the Allied Powers (Triple Entente) and the Central Powers?
What disease killed at least 17-25 million people and caused a pandemic?
What was the Spanish flu?
When did World War I end with an armistice?
What is November 11, 1918?
This belief in building up strong armies and navies helped create a tense European atmosphere where conflict seemed unavoidable.
What is militarism?
What were the two revolutions that took place in Russia during 1917?
What was the February Revolution and the October Revolution?
What transportation did German use that effectively disrupted Allied naval shipping?
What are submarines?
What chemical weapon was used in World War 1 by Germany in 1915?
What is poison gas?
What continent's map was redrawn, creating nations such as Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Yugoslavia?
What is Europe?
This system of agreements pulled many nations into the conflict.
What are alliances?
What was the first major battle in the West?
What was the Siege of Liège?
What was the total number of casualties in military and civilian casualties in World War I?
What is 40 million?
What countries still continued violent conflict in Eastern Europe despite the armistice?
What is Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Turkey?
European competition for colonies, resources, and markets in Africa and Asia is known by this term.
What is imperialism?
What was a major German victory on the Eastern Front against Russia in 1914?
What is Battle of Tannenberg?
What was the systematic destruction of the Armenian people in the Ottoman Empire?
What was the Armenian Genocide?
What organization was established to prevent future conflicts, but failed to maintain long-term global stability?
What is the League of Nations?
This powerful force, especially strong in the Balkans, fueled desires for independence and contributed to instability before WWI.
What is nationalism?
What battle led to the combination of over 1 million casualties?
What was the Battle of the Somme?
What was the term used for deployed men who sustained gruesome facial injuries because of the war?
What are gueules cassées?
What monetary system did some people wish for to come back despite opinions that it would hurt their economies?
What is the gold standard?