1. World War I
Cheat Sheet

2. Causes of the WWI
Nationalism
Militarism
Secret Treaties
Imperialism

3. Who Fought Who? Central Powers ALLIES Austria-Hungary vs. Serbia
Germany Russia
Bulgaria France
Ottoman Empire Great Britain
Italy
United States

4. What was the SPARK that set off WWI?
The assassination of the Archduke Francis Ferdinand

5. What was The LUSITANIA?
Large passenger ship like the Titanic sunk by a German submarine.
Killed more than 1000 people
123 Americans

6. What was Trench warfare?
Neither side could win so they built trenches all the way across Europe.
WESTERN Front - between Germany and France
EASTERN Front - between Russia and Germany

7. New Weapons
Tank
Submarine
Poison gas
Airplane
Machine gun

8. Why did Russia Quit WWI?
Communist took over the country and took Russia out of WWI.

9. Why did the United States enter WWI?
Germany used submarines to sink U.S. Ships on their way to Great Britain.
Zimmerman Note- Germany tries to get Mexico to fight the USA (will return all the former territory like California to Mexico)

10. Who won the war? The ALLIES won the war.
Germany lost and everyone blamed Germany for starting the war.

11. What treaty ended the war?
The armistice stopped the fighting 0n the 11th hour of the 11th day in the 11th month.
The Treaty of Versailles officially ended the war.

12. Wilson’s Fourteen Points
No Secret Treaties
Freedom of the Seas
Self-determination
League of Nations (like the United Nations)