The Spark & Global Strategy
This term describes a country’s policy of staying uninvolved in global conflicts that do not directly affect them
What is Neutrality (or being Neutral)?
This secret message from Germany to Mexico proposed an alliance against the United States.
What is the Zimmerman Telegram?
This is the term for a nation’s policy of building up a strong military to prepare for war.
What is Militarism?
This treaty officially ended World War I but was viewed as very "harsh" by the German people.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
He was the first Communist leader of Russia after the revolution.
Who is Vladimir Lenin?
World War I was officially "sparked" by the assassination of this heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne.
Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
Germany used these "undersea" vessels to aggressively attack ships like the Lusitania.
What are U-boats?
These are formal agreements between countries to protect and support one another during times of war.
What are Alliances?
This country was forced to take "total responsibility" for starting World War I.
What is Germany?
This brutal event in 1905 involved the Czar’s troops firing upon unarmed citizens at the Winter Palace.
What is Bloody Sunday?
This concept describes intense pride in one’s own country, often placing it above all others.
What is Nationalism?
The bombing of the Lusitania killed this many Americans, turning U.S. public opinion against Germany.
How many is 128?
Soldiers using poison gas had to be extremely wary of this unpredictable weather factor.
What is the Wind?
As a requirement of the peace treaty, Germany was forced to give up this specific territory.
What is Alsace-Lorraine?
These were forced labor camps located in cold regions like Siberia for those who opposed the government.
What are Gulags?
When neither side in a battle can gain a clear advantage, the situation is known as this.
What is a Stalemate?
To get Mexico's help, Germany promised to help them reclaim these three specific U.S. states.
What are Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona?
Poison gas was dangerous because it could blow back into a soldier's own ______.
What are Trenches?
This international group was created after the war to ensure world peace and resolve conflicts through cooperation.
What is the League of Nations (or United Nations)?
He was the last absolute ruler (Czar) of Russia before the revolution.
Who is Nicholas II?
Germany officially declared war on this country first when the conflict began.
What is Russia?
While many inventions changed WWI, this modern weapon was NOT used during the Great War.
What are Nuclear Weapons?
Beyond soldiers, chemical weapons were dangerous because they could impact these people miles away.
Who are Citizens?
The "War Guilt Clause" is another name for the requirement that Germany accept this.
What is Total Blame (or Total Responsibility)?
The rise of the USSR eventually led to this decades-long state of tension between Communist and Democratic nations.
What is the Cold War?