Europe Divided
A union formed between countries for shared benefit.
What is an alliance?
New technology and weapons, like these, made WWI an incredibly deadly conflict.
What are: Tanks, long range artillery, machine guns, poison gas, war planes, or submarines.
During the war, many countries began this policy of requiring able-bodied, young men to join the military.
What is conscription or a draft?
Following the end of the war in 1918, Germany and the other Central Powers had to sign this agreement with the Allied Powers.
What was the Treaty of Versailles?
Before WWI, most European states had this type of government. But following the war and the breakup of multiple empires, many European countries became republics.
What is a monarchy?
A foreign policy or practice where more powerful nations extended influence or control over other nations/lands/territories and try to expand their power.
What is Imperialism?
Many WWI soldiers spent most of their time in these defensive structures.
What are trenches?
These were some of the worst or most deadly battles of the entire war.
What are: the Somme, the battle of Passchendale, the battle of Verdun, or the Gallipoli campaign.
A clause in the Treaty of Versailles stated that this country had to take the primary responsibility for causing WWI.
What is Germany?
Another foreign policy of many European countries increased tensions prior to the war. This policy involved controlling other nations or peoples through economic or military force so the Europeans could extract value (resources, materials, money) from these other places.
What is Colonialism?
Britain, France, Russia, Italy, and later the United States formed this group during the war.
What is the Allied Powers or Triple Entente?
This was the leader of Germany before and during the war that many Allied countries blamed for starting the conflict.
Who was the Kaiser?
Due to major negative effects from the war - economic hardships, food shortages, and high casualties - this event broke out in Russia in 1917.
What is the Russian Revolution, the October Revolution, or the Bolshevik Revolution?
Another aspect of the Treaty of Versailles forced the Germany military to do this.
What is disarm, or stop importing or manufacturing weapons?
Following the mid-1800s, this political idea gained many supporters throughout Europe. It advocates for people and workers to control their workplaces and societies democratically and is in opposition to capitalism.
What is Socialism?
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire formed this group during the war.
What are the Central Powers?
This was another ideology that contributed to the outbreak of war. It is the love and belief in one's country, sometimes to an extreme degree or in opposition to other countries.
What is Nationalism?
This country did not enter the war until April, 1917, but is sometimes credited with helping bring the war to a close.
What is the United States?
The German Revolution from October 1918 to August 1919 led to the downfall of the Kaiser and the creation of this new government.
What is the Weimar Republic or the German Republic?
Throughout the war, all countries produced materials and messaging to convince their populations to fight in the war, that the enemy countries were dangerous or evil, or to believe other nationalistic ideas. These messages are called...
What is propaganda?
Conflicts in this part of southern Europe were creating tensions among the various nations that helped lead to war.
What are the Balkan states?
German and Central Powers forces faced a stalemate with France and Britain for most of the war along this front.
What is the Western Front?
As the war became more desperate, Germany instituted this policy in their navy.
What was unrestricted submarine warfare?
In October and November of 1918, sailors in the Germany navy did this, which helped bring down the Kaiser and his government.
What is revolt or mutiny?
Before the war, the Austro-Hungarian Empire felt threatened by this Balkan country. Ultimately, Austria-Hungary declared war on this country in 1914, starting the domino effect that brought most of Europe into war.
What is Serbia?