Causes of World War One
A union or association formed for mutual benefit, typically between countries
What is an alliance?
The side that includes France, Britain, Italy, Russia, Japan, and the US
Who are the Triple Entente?
What is the Eastern Front?
A type of combat in which opposing troops fight from deep ditches dug by the troops facing each other. Includes using tangled and barbed wire.
What is Trench warfare?
The country that Austria-Hungary declared war on, starting WWI
What is Serbia?
A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force
What is imperialism?
This Archduke's assassination in 1914 sparked the beginning of World War I.
Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
The front where most of the trench fighting happened
What is The Western Front?
The international organization developed after WWI whose main mission was to maintain world peace.
What is the League of Nations?
The "C" in M.A.N.I.A.C.S
What is Conflict in the Balkans?
Love of one's country and the belief that your country is superior to others.
What is nationalism?
The country that dropped out of the Allied Powers to concentrate on their Communist Revolution
Who is Russia?
The ill-fated German plan to quickly knockout France
What is the Schlieffen Plan?
Warfare that involves attacks on civilian targets and dedicates most of a country's resources to said war
What is total war?
The years World War I began and finished
What is 1914 and 1918?
The sinking of this ship was one of the reasons the United States joined WWI.
What is the Lusitania
The side of the war that includes Germany, Austria- Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire
Who are the Triple Alliance/Central Powers?
When one side went "over the top" they charged onto this
What is No Man's Land?
Dangerous weapons that emit substances from a canister inside enemy trenches
What are chemical weapons?
In this, Germany had to pay billions in reparations, Germany lost land to Poland and France and lost most of its military.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
The concept of a highly funded military in a society that glorifies war and military strength.
What is militarism?
Six weapons used for the 1st time in warfare in WWI...
What are Tanks, Poison Gas, Machine guns...etc
To invade France easier, Germany invaded this neutral country
What is Belgium?
A series of these failures was a major cause of WWI
What are a series of political failures?
In this the US discovers that Germany wants to team up with Mexico
What is the Zimmerman Telegram?