Vocabulary
Building up the military in a country and preparing for war
Militarism
Who shot Franz Ferdinand?
Gavrilo Princip
This was the most widely used weapon during the war
Machine Gun
What were the four reasons that caused an assassination to explode into war?
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
(MAIN)
An agreement to stop fighting is called?
Armistice
The battlefield along the Germany/France border
Western Front
What group did the guy who shot Franz Ferdinand belong to?
The Black Hand
This weapon was used to try to cut off supplies to Great Britain
U-Boat (Submarine)
The battle line between Germany and France was known as the what?
Western Front
This treaty officially ended the war
Treaty of Versailles
The battlefield along the Russian border
Eastern Front
What was the Lusitania?
A passenger ship torpedoed by German U-Boat
This heavy weapon was invented by Great Britain and used to help cross No Man's Land
Tank
How is the first battle of the Marne remembered?
Using taxi cabs to get soldiers to the front
Name two things Germany was forced to do because of the Treaty of Versailles
Pay reparations to the Allies, Severely limit their military, admit that they caused the war, surrender land and their colonies
The policy of staying out of other countries affairs
Isolationism
What did the Zimmerman Telegram offer Mexico?
Land lost to the United States - Texas, New Mexico and Arizona
This weapon was first used for taking pictures, but then developed into an offensive weapon
Airplane
What was the deadliest battle of the war?
Battle of the Somme
What was President Woodrow Wilson's peace plan called?
The 14 Point Plan
Devoting all of a country's resources to the war effort
Total War
What was the Balkan known as before the war started?
The Powder Keg of Europe
This weapon was the scariest of all as it could be used from hundred yards away and inflict serious pain
Flamethrower
What are two ways civilians helped their countries during the war.
Women worked in factories, rationing food, government told factories what to make and how much to produce, propaganda, Total War
Two part question. What event did Wilson present his plan AND what organization did it establish?
Paris Peace Conference / League of Nations