1. In order to protect themselves, countries throughout Europe sought mutual defense alliances, where if one were attacked, the others come to their defense.

When a country extends their power, influence, and wealth by bringing additional areas under their control.

An “arms race” ravaged Europe in the early 20th century as countries sought superiority over their neighbors.

Archduke Franz Ferdinand was...

Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by

Gavrilo Princip was a member of...

What was not part of the Austria-Hungry Ultimatum?

The Serbians refused the Ultimatum after gaining support from...

The movement of troops in Europe in reaction to Serbia’s rejection of the Ultimatums was know as...

Triple Entente was...

Triple Alliance was...

The expectation was that the war would last, how long?

WW I was called "the great war" because...

The Schlieffen Plan, was Germany's plan to win the war by successfully attacking the allied powers on ______ fronts?

In the Schlieffen Plan, Germany would march through _______ and heavily attack and overload _________ first.

In the Schlieffen Plan, after forcing France to accept peace, the Germans would move east and attack...

At the first Battle of Marne, the French & British meet the Germans just east a city in..

The British & French victory at the Battle of Marne, led to

A state in a war where neither side is winning.

The territory between the trenches that neither army wants to take due to how deadly it is.

_________ and _________ gases were used by the Germans.

New technology: The British and French were the first to use?

Mounted machine guns made what a deadly weapon

Which front during the war had the most trench warfare?

How was the Eastern front different from the Western front? It featured...

How were the Eastern and Western fronts similar?

The Russians launched an offensive against Germany in...

In the Russian offensive in August of 1914, they launched a double-pronged attack against...

In the August 1914 Russian offensive, Russia hit___________ with two 200,000 men armies with the goal to overrun the territory.

At Stalluponen, the Russian forced who to retreat?

After the retreat at Stalluponen, the Germans appointed__________ as the new commander.

How does Paul von Hindenburg outwit the Russian commanders?

The economic cost of war, and its failure, weekend ___________ democratic government.

The Russian revolution of 1917 was called?

Who led the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917?

Lenin established the_________

The United States would enter the war on the side of the_______ Powers.

In May 1915, a German U-boat fired on the RMS ___________

How many United States passengers were killed on the Lusitania?

In January 1917, German offered __________ a secret deal in the Zimmerman Telegram.

In the __________, the Germans offered Mexico a secret deal.

If Mexico joins Germany in a war against the US, Mexico could regain Texas, California, Arizona, and New Mexico, all territory lost in the ______________ in 1848

On August 2, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson asked __________ to declare war on the Central Powers.

On August 2, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson asked Congress to declare war on the _____________.

Led by General ___________, over 1 million U.S. service men would endure 360,000 casualties

The first US battle was the __________________.

The _______________calls for an armistice over the Western Front

November 11 is made a national holiday in many Western Nations (Armistice Day) and in the US it is called ______________

November 11 is made a national holiday in many Western Nations its called __________ and in the US it is called Veterans Day

Who were the Big four at the Paris Peace Conference? Woodrow Wilson, David Lloyd George, Georges Clemenceau and _____________?

The heads of the four major Allied nations and would write the treaty to end World War I:

Who wanted "peace without victory"

The heads of the four major Allied nations and would write the treaty to end World War I:

Who wanted to gain land from Austria-Hungry?

The heads of the four major Allied nations and would write the treaty to end World War I:

Who wanted to punish Germany?

Who was awarded Nobel Peace Prize for his peace-making efforts?

1. Wilson’s health deteriorated toward the end of the conference, which allowed _________ to advance demands much different than the 14 points.

1. ________________ officially ended World War I

Germany agrees to repay Allied Powers ________ gold marks as part of its guilt.

Germany lost all overseas ___________ as well as recent land taken from France

1.  Which country is reborn in 1919 with land taken from Germany, Austria, and Russia.