Causes of the War
Interwar period
Interesting facts
100

The assassination of This Austro-Hungarian heir triggered World War l.

Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand?

100

The worldwide economic crisis that began in 1929.

What is the Great Depression

100

Women who worked with TNT often had their skin turn this color.

What is yellow

200

This system of partnerships pulled many nations into war after one conflict began.

What are alliances

200

This dictator rose to power in Germany during the 1930s.

Who is Adolf Hitler

200

This new weapon changed air combat during WWI.

What is the airplane

300

This Serbian nationalist killed the Archduke in Sarajevo

Who is Gavrilo Princip?

300

The political system in Italy under Mussolini.

What is fascism.

300

This disease killed more people than the war itself in 1918.

What is the Spanish Flu

400

The policy of giving in to aggressive nations to avoid war.

What is appeasement

400

This treaty officially blamed Germany for WWI.

What is the Treaty of Versailles

500

The hatred and discrimination against Jewish people that increased during this period.

What is anti‑Semitism

500

The mass murder of six million Jews during WWII, rooted in ideas from the interwar period.

What is the Holocaust