1. America and WWI Part A

2. 1.When did World War One begin? August 1914 2. When did an armistice end the major fighting of WWI? November 11, 1918 3. What treaty ended WWI? The Treaty of Versailles of 1919

3. 4. Who were the major sides in WWI? The Allied Powers versus The Central Powers 5. Who were the initial major Allied Powers? Serbia Russia (i.e. The Russian Empire) France (i.e. The Third Republic of France) Belgium Great Britain (i.e. The United Kingdom of Great Britain)

4. 6. Who were the initial major members of the Central Powers in WWI? Austria-Hungary (i.e. The Austrian-Hungarian Empire) Germany (i.e. The German Empire) The Ottoman Empire (i.e. Turkey)

5. 7. What single event provided the spark that led to the explosion of World War One? On June 28, 1914 a Serbian nationalist, Gavrilo Princip, assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand (the heir to the Austrian-Hungarian throne) and his wife, Duchess Sophie Princip used a pistol to murder the Archduke and Duchess as they rode in a car through the streets of Sarajevo

6. 8. Gavrilo Princip’s assassination of Archduke Ferdinand and Duchess Sophie brought what two European nations into conflict? Serbia vs. Austria-Hungary 9. What old royal family ruled the Austrian- Hungarian Empire? The Hapsburg Family

7. 10. Who was the Emperor of Austria-Hungary in 1914? Emperor Franz Joseph He had ruled over Austria since 1848, and he would live until 1916. He would prove to be the last major Hapsburg ruler

8. 11. What were four underlying factors that provided the fuel that was ultimately ignited in the summer of 1914, thus leading to WWI? Nationalism Imperialism Militarism The European Alliance System