His assassination sparked a chain of events that led to the declaration of war by Austria-Hungary against Serbia.
Who is Franz Ferdinand?
100
The sinking of this ocean liner by a German U-Boat was a leading cause for the US to enter WWI on the side of the Allies.
What is the Lusitania?
100
An agreement to the cessation of hostilities between two or more combatants.
What is an armistice?
100
Communist political party that overthrew Russia's provincial government during the October revolution.
Who are the Bolsheviks? (WATCH YOUR MOUTH!)
200
The M.A.I.N. causes of WWI.
What is Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, & Nationalism.
200
The dedication of an entire nations resources to a war effort.
What is total war?
200
Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.
What is propaganda?
200
In 1918 this event killed more than 20 million people world wide, more than the total amount of deaths cause by WWI.
What is the 1918 Flu Pandemic?
200
Russian dictator who replaced Lenin after his death and is often compared to the fascist dictator Adolf Hitler.
Who is Joseph Stalin?
300
When two countries agree to support each other militarily in case of an attack or invasion by an outside force they have entered into this.
What is an alliance.
300
The schlieffen plan was designed to prevent Germany from doing this during WWI.
What is fight on two fronts?
300
The German word for submarine.
What is underseeboot?
300
The creation of an association of nations was the only lasting contribution from this document created by President Wilson.
What is the fourteen points?
300
Promised Russians “peace, land, and bread” in return for loyalty to the Bolshevik party and its revolution.
Who is Vladimir Lenin?
400
The member nations of the Triple Alliance.
What is Germany, Austria-Hungary, & Italy.
400
The modernization of warfare led to this new style of fighting first used during WWI.
What is trench warfare?
400
Was an internal diplomatic communication issued from the German Foreign Office in January, 1917 that proposed a military alliance between Germany and Mexico in the event of the United States' entering World War I against Germany.
What is the Zimmerman Telegram?
400
This agreement limited the size of Germanys military, forced Germany to accept a ‘war guilt’ clause, make reparations to the Allies, and redrew German boundaries.
What is the treaty of Versailles?
400
Russian Czar whose political & economic incompetence led to his ultimate demise during the Russian Revolution.
Who is Czar Nicholas II?
500
During the great war the central powers included the following countries.
What is Germany, Austria-Hungary, & The Ottoman Empire.
500
This allied country experienced the most amount of casualties during WWI.
What is Russia?
500
A direct cause of Adolf Hitler's rise to power during the 1930's were the harsh penalties levied on Germany by this document.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
500
The League of Nations was designed by President Wilson to do this.
What is keep the peace, disarm dangerous nations, and negotiate disputes?