MAIN Causes
The cause of WWI that best demonstrates the movements of mostly European powers forcefully taking control of other parts of the world.
What is Imperialism?
Many British soldiers did this in order to enlist in the British Army despite legally not being allowed to.
What is lie about their age?
The country who the delegates who drafted the Treaty of Versailles blame for World War I?
What is Germany?
This period in World History was ushered in by the Stock Market Crash of 1929.
What is The Great Depression?
This was how Hitler finally gained political power in Germany.
What was the Election of 1932?
The cause of WWI that best demonstrates the interconnected nature of European countries. In other words, the reason why France joins to defend Russia who joins to defend Serbia.
What are Alliances?
Despite it “making them a man”, most soldiers would describe fighting in WWI in this way.
What is “bloody awful”?
This organization was proposed by United States President Woodrow Wilson. Even though it was created, it did not last very long as the United States did not join.
What is The League of Nations?
Some historians believe that it would be more appropriate to say that World War II started when this country invaded China in 1937 as part of their movement of Pan-Asianism.
What is Japan?
Joseph Goebbels was fiercely loyal to Adolf Hitler and served in this role until his suicide in 1945.
What is Minister of Propaganda?
The cause of WWI that best demonstrates the increased firepower and advanced technology used on the battlefields in WWI.
What is Militarism?
This is the place where most soldiers in WWI in Western Europe spent their time in between battles. Even so, this remained a dangerous place where you could be killed by snipers, shells, or disease.
What are the trenches?
This was the outspoken critic of the Treaty of Versailles who claimed that signing the treaty was a national embarrassment for Germany.
Who is Adolf Hitler?
Hitler was appointed to this position in the German government because President Paul von Hindenburg believed he would be easier to control than the Communists.
What is Chancellor?
Jews, Homosexuals, Communists, and Roma people are all examples of this.
Who are Germany/Hitler’s enemies?
The cause of WWI that best demonstrates an intense pride for your country and a belief that your country should be the most dominant country in the world.
What is Nationalism?
This is the space in between the trenches where most of the fighting during WWI took place in Western Europe.
What is “No Man’s Land”?
This was done to ensure that France and other European countries could not be invaded by Germany again after World War I.
What is the reduction of Germany’s military?
The invasion of the Rhineland, Austria, the Sudetenland, and Czechoslovokia are all examples of this series of events in the mid to late 1930’s.
What are Germany’s aggressive actions leading up to World War II?
This place was home to Germany’s Parliament. A fire set here in 1933 helped Hitler justify that the Nazis were the only ones who could save Germany from Communists.
What is the Reichstag?
The cause of WWI that represents that sometimes, the MAIN causes are formatted by the acronym MANIA. One A represents “Alliances”. The other A represents this historical event.
What is Assassination?
This is what soldiers were diagnosed with when facing significant mental strain while fighting in WWI. We better recognize this as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder today.
What is Shell Shock?
This place was Germany’s industrial center that was given over to Allied troops as per the Treaty of Versailles.
What is the Rhineland?
This is one of the main reasons why so many authoritarian rulers stay in power regardless of political platform or time period.
What is the support of everyday people?
This event was the first major political revolution Hitler attempted in Germany. It failed and Hitler was thrown in jail.
What is The Beer Hall Putsch?