CAUSES
This created a competition among countries for land and expanding empires in Africa and the Pacific
What is Imperialism?
Country that came to the defense of Austria-Hungary once they declared war on Serbia.
What is Germany?
Most battles from 1914-1916 were fought in these.
What are trenches?
countries used this to encourage their people to help with war effort and portrayed enemies as evil.
What is propaganda?
United States armed forces led by John Pershing helped the Allied Powers defeat Germany
What is the American Expeditionary Force?
Secret meetings led to countries signing treaties to protect one another if they were under attack.
What are Alliances?
Came to help Serbia once war was declared.
What is Russia?
Occurred on the Western Front shortly after Germany invaded France.
What is the first Battle of the Marne?
when neither side advanced in the trenches
stalemate
when fighting ceased, the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month
What is Armistice?
Building up the armed forces led to jealousies among European nations.
What is Miltarism?
Came to France's aid once Belgium was invaded.
What is Great Britain?
Russia is defeated by Germany.
What is the Battle of Tannenberg?
These were aerial warfare between two nations in WWI
What are dogfights?
Wilson's plan to promote world peace.
What is the Fourteen Points?
Having great pride in one's country led to arrogance and pitted countries against one another.
What is Nationalism?
Entered the war in 1917 to help the Allied Powers.
What is the United States?
The longest and bloodiest battle of WWI.
What is the Battle of Verdun?
What are liberty bonds?
blamed Germany for everything; officially ended the war
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
This is often known as the SPARK of WWI?
What is the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary?
Formed an alliance with Austria-Hungary and Germany, but changed sides in 1915.
What is Italy?
An abandoned battle; historians called futile. The first day was the bloodiest day in history for British soldiers.
What is the Battle of the Somme?
What is the Zimmerman Telegram?
Formed from Wilson's 14 Points; team of nations to help countries resolve conflicts peacefully; US Senate voted against joinining
What is the League of Nations?