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?
Because of the use of the light horseman regiment for a rapid charge.
For what reason is the Battle of Beersheba famous?
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?
This type of poisonous gas reacts with your lung and feels like drowning
What is chlorine gas?
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?
On November 11th at 11am signed the Armistice of Compiègne.
When did Germany signe the armistice at the end of World War one?
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 hundred-day offensive
What was the last big campaign of World War One?
Compulsory enlistment in the army
What does conscription mean?
The years World War I began and finished
What is 1914 and 1918?
It happened in Sarajevo, in Bosnia and Herzegovina (part of Austria-Hungary) on the 28 June 1914.
When and where did the assassination of Archduke Franc Ferdinand happen?
The side of the war that includes Germany, Austria- Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire
Who are the Triple Alliance?
When one side went "over the top" they charged onto this
What is No Man's Land?
Using of toxic gases to kill or injury an enemy.
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?
Another word for the arms race between Germany and Great Britain.
What is militarism?
New weapons used for the 1st time in warfare in WWI...
What are Tanks, Poison Gas, Machine guns...etc
In Palestine and Sinai
Where was the front in the Middle East?
A painful condition of the feet caused due to being under cold water or mud for long periods of time and marked by blackening and death of surface skin.
What is trench foot?
It allowed the Australian government to restrict freedom of speech, freedom of association, and freedom of the press.
What was the War Precautions Act of 1915?