Causes & Start of the War
This term describes ideas spread to influence public opinion and increase nationalism.
Propaganda
This German plan aimed to quickly defeat France by sweeping around Paris.
Schlieffen Plan
This was the primary style of fighting on the Western Front.
Trench Warfare
This battle stopped the German advance and led to trench warfare.
First Battle of the Marne
This country became the world’s first communist state.
Russia
There were this many long-term causes of World War I.
4
This German naval strategy involved attacking ships without warning.
unrestricted submarine warfare
This dangerous area lay between opposing trenches.
No man's land
This battle was the longest of WWI and caused massive casualties.
Battle of Verdun
This treaty allowed Russia to exit World War I.
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
This event is considered the “spark” that started World War I.
the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
This tactic involved a moving wall of artillery fire ahead of advancing troops.
creeping barrage
This condition caused soldiers’ feet to become swollen and infected from wet trenches.
Trench foot
This battle first used tanks and resulted in over 1 million casualties.
Battle of the Somme
Russian citizens felt this way about continuing the war after the February Revolution.
widely unpopular (they didn't like it)
This group was responsible for the assassination that sparked the war.
The Black Hand
Machine guns used this feature to prevent overheating during battle.
water jacket
Trenches were typically about this deep and this wide.
about 8–10 feet deep and 5–7 feet wide
This battle saw Germany surround and defeat Russian forces.
Battle of Tannenberg
This British ship was sunk and resulted in the deaths of 128 Americans.
Lusitania
This 19-year-old carried out the assassination of Franz Ferdinand.
Gavrilo Princip
This German tactic focused on fast attacks at weak points rather than full-line assaults.
stormtrooper (storm troop) doctrine
Machine guns were often placed here in trenches for maximum effectiveness.
trench corners
This was the largest American-led offensive that helped end the war.
Meuse-Argonne Offensive
This message proposed an alliance between Germany and Mexico against the U.S.
Zimmerman Note