People
Leader of the United States during WWI
Woodrow Wilson
site of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Sarajevo, Bosnia
the build up of weapons and military forces during peace time
militarism
June 28, 1914
Assassination of Franz Ferdinand; spark that lit the powder keg of Europe
Germany, Ottoman Empire, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria
Triple Alliance (Central Powers)
Western Front
fighting on the border of Germany and France
Heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Home of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Austria-Hungary
agreements between two or more countries
alliances
German's U-boats attacked US merchant ships
unrestricted warfare
Triple Entente (Allies)
Britain, France, Russia, United States
Fighting on the border of Germany and Russia
Eastern Front
Ruler of Russia until it was overthrown; last czar of Russia
Czar Nicholas II
Treaty of Versailles, treaty that ended war was signed here.
Paris, France
policy of stronger, more powerful nation controlling a weaker nation
Imperialism
Telegram sent by Germany to Mexico asking them to enter the war and to attack the US; a ploy to keep the US out of the war
Zimmerman Telegram
M. A. I. N. What is this an acronym for?
Militarism, Alliance System, Imperialism, Nationalism
Human costs of the war
15-20 million died, 20 million injured
Leader of Germany during the war
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Two Central Powers who broke up after WWI
Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire
love for one's country
Nationalism
Eleventh hour of the 11th day of the 11th month: November 11th, 1918
End of the War, called Armistice Day (eventually called Veterans Day in the US)
List three new technological advances of WWI
flame throwers, long-range artillery, tanks, planes, poison gas, gas masks, submarines (U-boats), machine guns
High taxes, poverty, working conditions, lack of political control
Reasons the Russians overthrew Czar Nicholas
leader of the Bolsheviks, eventually leader of Russia
Vladimir Lenin
List two of the three nations that were created as a result of WWI.
Poland
Czechoslovkia
Yugoslavia
a way of organizing a society in which a government ruled by a dictator controls the lives of the people and in which people are not allowed to disagree with the government.
fascism
Treaty of Versailles signed in Paris officially ending war; 5 year anniversary of the beginning of the war.
June 28, 1919
What policy did the US maintain until 1917?
Neutrality, or Isolationism
Members of the extremist wing of the Russian Social Democratic party that seized power in Russia by the Revolution of November 1917
Bolsheviks
Famous German flying Ace or Famous American flying Ace
Baron von Richthofen, The Red Baron
Eddie Rickenbacker
First battle of WWI
Liege, Belgium---Germans crossed the border to get to France
President Wilson's attempt to prevent war, 14 Points led to this international organization which the US didn't join.
League of Nations
This British passenger liner was sunk by the German U-boats; one reason that US entered the war...
128 Americans on board
HMS Lusitania
Information designed to get people to agree with government interests concerning the war.
Propaganda
What ended Germany's two-front war?
Russian Revolution; Russia withdrawing from the war