Prior to WWI
Alliances
The Spark
WWI
Vocabulary
100
The pneumonic device to remember the four major causes of WWI.
What is M.A.I.N.?
100
The members of the Triple Entente.
Who are Britain, France, and Russia?
100
The name of the Austrian royalty who was assassinated.
Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
100
The plan that called for Germany to attack and defeat France quickly and then turn and defeat Russia second.
What is the Schlieffen Plan?
100
Another name for WWI
What is the Great War?
200
The four main causes of WWI.
What is militarism, alliances, imperialism, and nationalism?
200
The members of the Triple Alliance.
Who are Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire?
200
The city and country where the assassination took place that ignited WWI
What is Sarajevo, Bosnia?
200
The type of warfare that took place on the Western Front.
What is trench warfare?
200
(1) The term for the border between Germany and France where fighting took place (2) The term for the border between Germany and Russia where fighting took place
What is (1) Western Front? (2) Eastern Front?
300
Having love for ones country.
What is nationalism?
300
The major members of the Central Powers.
Who are Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire.
300
The name of the Assassin who provided the spark for WWI.
Who is Gavrilo Princip?
300
The country that Germany went through in order to avoid the French military that was already established along the French-German border.
What is Belgium?
300
The refusal to support either side of the war.
What is neutrality?
400
Glorifying the military and maintaining a standing army.
What is militarism?
400
The four major members of the Allies.
Who are Britain, France, Russia, and the United States?
400
The group who organized the assassination of the Archduke of Austria.
What is the Black Hand?
400
One of the deadliest battles in WWI where the allies mounted an offensive against the Germans, but in the end the Allies only managed to gain 5 miles.
What is the Battle of the Somme?
400
The spreading of ideas to promote a cause or damage an opposing cause.
What is propaganda?
500
The reason why Russia was allied with Britain and France at the start of WWI.
What is Kaiser Willhelm II allowing Germany's treaty with Russia to lapse?
500
Countries competing to produce the most weaponry and strongest armies.
What is an arms race?
500
The three aspects of the ultimatum that Austria-Hungary sent Serbia in response to the assassination of their Archduke.
What is (1) End all anti-Austrian activities (2) Punish involved Serbian officials (3) Austria-Hungary can conduct the investigation in Serbia
500
The treaty signed between Russia and Germany that changed WWI from a two front war into a one front war.
What is the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk?
500
Gas filled ballons used by Germans to bomb English coasts.
What are Zeppelins?