Causes of WWI
This cause refers to pride and loyalty to one’s nation.
What is nationalism
This alliance included Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy.
What is the Triple Alliance?
This type of warfare involved soldiers fighting from dug-out lines.
What is trench warfare
This Russian ruler was forced to give up power in 1917.
Who is Tsar Nicholas II
This battle in 1914 stopped Germany’s advance and led to trench warfare.
What is the First Battle of the Marne?
This clause forced Germany to accept blame for the war.
What is the War Guilt Clause?
This cause involved competition for colonies in Africa and Asia.
What is imperialism
This alliance included Britain, France, and Russia.
What is the Triple Entente?
This fast-firing weapon caused massive casualties and made charging dangerous.
What is a machine gun
This group led the revolution and took control of Russia.
Who are the Bolsheviks
This German plan aimed to defeat France quickly by going through Belgium.
What is the Schlieffen Plan?
This required Germany to pay money for war damages.
What are reparations?
This cause focused on building strong armies and preparing for war.
What is militarism
This country gave Austria-Hungary a “blank check” of support.
What is Germany
This new weapon caused choking, blindness, and panic on the battlefield.
This leader promised “peace, land, and bread.”
Vladimir Lenin
This event on Nov. 11, 1918, marked the official end of fighting in WWI.
Germany’s army was limited to this number of soldiers.
What is 100,000
This system turned a small conflict into a global war.
This neutral country was invaded by Germany, bringing Britain into the war.
What is Belgium
This technology was first used for scouting but later for bombing.
What are airplanes
This man was considered a mystic and claimed he could cure diseases and helped Alexandra rule Russia.
Who is Rasputin
This 1918 battle shifted momentum to the Allies.
What is the Second Battle of the Marne?
This international organization was created to maintain peace.
What is the League of Nations
This event is considered the spark that began WWI
What is the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
This country switched sides during the war.
What is Italy
This term describes a war where each side tries to wear the other down.
What is a war of attrition
This conflict followed the revolution between Reds and Whites.
What is the Russian Civil War
What is the name of the lake at which Russia lost a battle?
What is Masurian Lake
This region was returned to France after the war.
What is Alsace-Lorraine
This is the nickname of the Balkan region in Europe before the outbreak of World War I.
What is the Powder Keg of Europe?