WWI Vocabulary
An extreme pride or love for your country.
What is Nationalism
The event that sparked WWI.
What is assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand.
Invasion of this country lead to Great Britain joining the war.
What is Belgium?
This is the date that marks the end of WWI
What is Armistice Day
(11/11/1918)
This is the area between two trenches.
What is No-Man's Land
The country in which Archduke Francis Ferdinand was from.
What is Austria-Hungary.
3 countries of the Triple Entente?
Great Britain, France, and Russia
The United States President during WWI
Woodrow Wilson
A system in which countries team up with other countries for protection.
What is an alliance.
This Ship was sunken by a German U-boat and prompted the US into getting involved into WWI.
What is the Lusitania?
3 Countries of the Triple Alliance
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy
The policy of remaining apart from concerns of other parts of the world
What is isolationism?
Media that is meant to change your opinion, or make you do something that you may not normally do.
Propaganda
This is the name of the German who tried to form an alliance with Mexico.
Who is Arthur Zimmerman?
The chemical that killed the most people during WWI.
What is phosgene?
A word that means someone being drafted into the military.
What is conscription?
This member of the Black Hand assassinated Franz Ferdinand.
Who is Gavrilo Princip?
These are three main provisions of the Treaty of Versailles
What are: accepting full blame, limited military, giving up land, and reparations?
This is the cause of Russia's early withdrawal from WWI
What is the Bolshevik Revolution?
This robber baron had an interest in going to war because of his large investments in Europe.
Who is JP Morgan?
This phrase is when an enemy tries to wear down their enemy by killing as many of the opposition as possible
What is War of Attrition?
The operational plan created by Germany on how they would invade France through neutral Belgium while Russia mobilized?
What is the Schlieffen Plan?
This is widely regarded as the deadliest battle of WWI
What is the Battle of the Somme?
This historian believes we entered WWI for purely financial reasons.
Who is Howard Zinn?