Causes of War
Pre War Europe
Key Events and People
Battle and Military Concepts
MISC.
100

What event is considered the flashpoint that triggered World War I?

Answer: What is the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?

100

What was the Concert of Europe?

What is a system where major European powers met to resolve disputes and maintain a balance of power?

100

Who was Gavrilo Princip?

Answer: Who was the assassin of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?

100

What was the significance of the 2nd Battle of the Marne?

Answer: What is it marked the beginning of the end for Germany?

100

What is an ultimatum in the context of World War I?

Answer: What is a final demand with a threat of consequences if not met?

200

Define nationalism

Answer: What is a strong pride and devotion to one's nation

200

What is Pan-Slavism?

Answer: What is a movement promoting unity among Slavic peoples that increased tensions between Austria-Hungary and Serbia?

200

What was the Treaty of Versailles?

Answer: What is the peace treaty that officially ended World War I and placed penalties on Germany?

200

What was the Sussex Pledge?

Answer: What is Germany's promise to warn ships before attacking them with submarines?

200

What was the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk?

Answer: What is the 1918 peace treaty between Russia and the Central Powers that took Russia out of the war?

300

How did imperialism contribute to the causes of World War I?

Answer: What is the competition for colonial territories that increased rivalries among European powers?

300

When was Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated?

Answer: What is June 28, 1914?

300

What does the term "Balance of Power" refer to?

Answer: What is the idea that peace is best preserved by balancing military and economic power among nations?

300

Describe trench warfare.

Answer: What is a form of combat where opposing sides fight from trenches facing each other?

300

What was the Lusitania?

Answer: What is a British ocean liner sunk by a German U-boat in 1915?

400

Describe the system of alliances in Europe before World War I.

Answer: What are agreements between nations to support each other, contributing to the war's rapid escalation?

400

What was the Triple Entente?

Answer: What is the alliance between Britain, France, and Russia during World War I?

400

What significant event occurred on November 11, 1918?

Answer: What is the signing of the armistice that effectively ended World War I?

400

What was the Schlieffen Plan?

Answer: What is Germany's strategy for a quick victory against France at the start of World War I?

400

Name one of the largest battles of World War I.

Answer: What is the Battle of the Somme?

500

Explain militarism and its impact on European nations prior to World War I.

Answer: What is the belief in maintaining a strong military for aggressive use, leading to increased military readiness?

500

What was the League of Nations?

Answer:a major international alliance to promote peace in the world. created after wwi. precursor to the UN

500

What was the Zimmermann Note?

Answer: What is a secret German proposal for an alliance with Mexico intercepted by British intelligence?

500

What does "No Man's Land" refer to in World War I?

Answer: What is the exposed ground between opposing trenches?

500

What was the impact of the armistice signed on November 11, 1918?

Answer: What is it marked the end of hostilities on the Western Front?