Question

1.) ____________ - glorification of the military and a competitive buildup of each nation’s weapons/military. european nations were all trying to face each other towards becoming the most powerful fighting force.
2.) ____________ - pride in one’s nation. sometimes this leads to a nation feeling like it is somehow superior to all other nations. this was on the rise in european nations in the early 1900’s.
3.) ____________ - heir to the throne of austria - hungary who was assassinated on june 28, 1914, in sarajevo by a slavic nationalist. this event triggered ww1.
4.) ____________ - a land - locked nation next to austria - hungary. the austrian government attempted to punish it for the assassination of the archduke. students need to be aware that some of these nations have different names today and the map of europe changed after ww1.
5.) ____________ - a big country that shared a border with germany before ww1. see map on page 179.
6.) ____________ - the alliance group of nations comprised of great britain, france, russia, and eventually italy.
7.) ____________ - the alliance group of nations comprised of germany, austria - hungary, and ottoman turkey.
8.) ____________ - both sides of the conflict (allied & central powers in ww1) dug hundreds of miles of trenches from which most of the fighting on land was fought.
9.) ____________ - for the 1st time in human history, these were utilized as weapons to fight ww1. fighting with them was given the name “dogfights.”
10.) ____________ - each side of the conflict used poisonous gasses as a weapon during ww1. the gas would spread and reach into the trenches where soldiers spent most of their time.
11.) ____________ - the british formed these to cut off weapons and supplies from reaching german troops. the british had an enormous navy, which is how they were able to pull this off with so many warships.
12.) ____________ - groups of u.s. merchant ships escorted by battle ships for protection.
13.) ____________ - a british passenger ship that sailed from ny. it was attacked by german u - boats/submarines off the coast of ireland. it sank, killing thousands of innocent people, including some americans. this event shifted the american public’s opinion from wanting to stay out of the war, to wanting to fight for the allied powers in europe. germany claimed they sunk it because they suspected the u.s. concealed weapons for the allied powers in it.
14.) ____________ - a supposed secret telegram from germany to mexico that was intercepted by british intelligence and then shown to the u.s. in this telegram germany told mexico that it would return new mexico, arizona, and texas to mexico if mexico would join the central powers in the war. this telegram upset americans.
15.) ____________ - germany was starving because of the british blockade. germany took a calculated risk of using its submarines to attack any ship anywhere near the blockade. they thought this might help them defeat great britain and france before the u.s. got involved in the conflict. however, this risk backfired for germany. america was “neutral” in the war and believed in freedom of the seas. america would not tolerate this and america joined the war because of it.
16.) ____________ - bringing america’s vast resources into use in preparation for america entering ww1 in april 1917.

Explanation:

Each term is identified based on key World War I historical facts and definitions.

Answer:

1. Militarism
2. Nationalism
3. Archduke Franz Ferdinand
4. Serbia
5. Prussia / German Empire
6. Allied Powers (Triple Entente)
7. Central Powers (Triple Alliance)
8. Trench Warfare
9. Aircraft
10. Chemical Weapons
11. Naval Blockade
12. Convoy System
13. RMS Lusitania
14. Zimmermann Telegram
15. Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
16. American Mobilization