Leading to War
These 4 words summarize the MAIN reasons for WWI.
What were militarism, alliances, imperialism, nationalism?
Great Britain, France, Russia, eventually known to the United States as the Allies, were first known by this numerical name:
What is the Triple Entente?
This event led Russia to withdraw from World War I.
What is the seizure of power by the Bolsheviks?
When you hear this surname, you should think of the last Tsar of Russia.
What is Romanov?
We celebrate Veteran's Day (formerly Armistice Day) on this day, as it was the date the Armistice was officially signed.
What is November 11th (11/11)?
This was the "spark" that set off the alliance system and began WWI.
What is the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
German submarines were referred to by this name:
What are U Boats?
In the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, Russia lost land to this European country.
What is Germany?
This event marked the violent suppression of a demonstration of unarmed workers in St. Petersburg and inspired the start of the Revolution of 1905.
What was Bloody Sunday?
Payments made for war damages, like those required of Germany after WWI were known as:
What are reparations?
The sinking of this British liner AND this intercepted letter were two of the reasons that the United States jumped into WWI.
What is the Lusitania and the Zimmerman Telegram?
Trench warfare made it difficult for either side to gain any ground, or declare decisive victory, resulting in [this vocab word].
What is a stalemate?
This Bolshevik slogan coined by Lenin best summed up the demands of the people during the Russian Revolution.
What is "peace, land, bread?"
Tsar Nicholas became famous for doing this; it means to step down or renounce one's throne.
What is abdicate?
Mr. and Mrs. Tarricone welcomed their baby girl this week, with this first and middle name.
Who is Stella Rose?
This Serbian nationalist's actions led to war.
Who is Gavrilo Princip?
Approximately this amount of people died in WWI combined.
What is 12 million?
This treaty ended Russia's time in WWI, signaling a fractured peace between Russia and the Central Powers.
What is the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk?
Nicholas and Alexandra kept a "mythical medicine man" around in order to help this heir with this incurable disease.
Who is Alexei with hemophilia?
Some might say that this peace treaty was so harsh that it set up the world for another world war.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
This German plan was intended to keep Germany from fighting on two fronts; it did not end up working out for them!
What is the Schlieffen Plan?
What are Fourteen Points?
This word means working class.
What is proletariat?
These five children (four girls and a boy) were all killed with their parents Nicholas and Alexandra.
Who were Olga, Tatiana, Maria, Anastasia, Alexei?
This war invention of WWI helped break the stalemate that trench warfare created.
What are tanks?