The Great War/WWI The War to End All Wars

Prior to WWI Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy formed and alliance. What was it called??

Triple Alliance

Prior to WWI France, Russia, and Great Britain formed an alliance also. What were they called?

Triple Entente

Causes of WWI This cause of WWI was a competition to have the biggest and most powerful military Hint… M

Militarism

Causes of WWI This cause of WWI involved secret agreements and the promise to help defend other countries from attack Hint… A

Alliances

Causes of WWI This cause was a competition among countries to get colonies for raw materials and new markets to sell their goods Hint… I

Imperialism

Causes of WWI This cause of WWI was the belief that your country is better than any other countries Hint… N

Nationalism

Causes of WWI The causes of WWI just spelled a word. What is it?

Causes of WWI MAIN

WWI People He was a common German soldier and later became DICTATOR

Hitler

WWI People He was the Leader of the USA during WWI

President Wilson

WWI People He was the leader of Germany during WWI

Kaiser Wilhelm II

WWI People He was the leader of Russia during WWI

Czar Nicholas II

WWI People My assassination started WWI

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

WWI This is a term associated with the place that the actual fighting took place Hint… All is quiet on the Western _ _ _ _ _

Front

WWI In WWI if your feet were not kept clean and dry you might get this

Trench foot

WWI During WWI the Triple Alliance became known as the

Central Powers

WWI WWI began in this year

1914

WWI The actual fighting stopped in 1918 with a cease fire also known as an

Armistice

WWI With the dismantling of the Ottoman Empire _ _ _ _ _ _ became a country.

Turkey

WWI What country lost the most soldiers in WWI?

Germany

WWI This was the name of the ship that the German U Boats sunk

Lusitania

WWI This is the name of the Treaty that ended WWI

Treaty of Versailles

WWI This country had to quit WWI because of a revolution going on its own country

RUSSIA

WWI This Russian Leader promised Peace, Land, and Bread and was a devote Communist

Lenin

WWI After WWI Russia was re-named what?

USSR or Soviet Union

WWI President Wilson’s plans to ensure that WWI would never be repeated was called

Fourteen Points

WWI WWI was not all bad at least for America. What good came from WWI?

More opportunities for women New, better paying jobs It stimulated the economy Increased patriotism New literature/poems Etc

WWI The USA didn’t join the war at first because it believed in this

ISOLATIONISM

WWI Dates 1882

Triple Alliance is formed

WWI Dates 1914

WWI starts

WWI Dates 1917

The USA joins the War

WWI Dates 1918

Armistice is agreed to

WWI Dates 1919

Treaty of Versailles is signed The War is over