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| Recently added to the Austrian empire but loyalties lied with Serbia. Assassin of Ferdinand from here. |
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| A diplomatic crisis among the major powers of Europe in the summer of 1914 that led to the First World War after the assassination of Franz Ferdinand. A series of diplomatic maneuverings led to an ultimatum from Austria-Hungary to Serbia, and ultimately to war. |
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| Large uprising and organizing of the powers military's to give warning or intent. |
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| Germany gave Belgium a demand for passage for its army and a reply within 12 hours. Angered by Germany’s initiative, Britain came up with their own demand that Germany respect Belgian neutrality. |
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| Secret military society of Serbians that has ties to the assassination of Franz Ferdinand. |
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| Conflict between Austria-Hungary and Serbia that escalated into the WWI. |
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| Germany's support for Austria-Hungary. |
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| Became one of the conflicts for start of WWI because loyalties were intermingling. |
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| Plan by German general in 1905 to avoid a two-front war. Attack France first then sweep into Russia; put into effect in August 1914. |
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| Had a strict neutrality but was invaded and occupied by German throughout. |
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| Effectively ended the first German offensive that opened the war, stopped them in Paris. |
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| The thoughts and ideas that the War was going to be short lived. |
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| New term for War in Germany that encompasses the mass spread of world and chance to gain power. |
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| Stipulations made by Japan to China that were lessened by the pressure of U.S. and Britain. |
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| Germany led the attack on commerce while the Allies tried to track them down. |
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| Prussian General responsible for many navy victories in Africa. |
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| Is an Islamic system of governance in which the state rules under Islamic law, part of the Ottoman Empire. |
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| 1908 Turkish reformist movement aimed to modernize the Ottoman empire. |
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| Vast stretch on mountainous region that blocks off Russia from the Ottoman empire. |
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| Turkish forces doing a mass deportation of Armenian's that led to many unnecessary deaths. |
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| First large scale amphibious attack by France, Britain, Australia, and New Zealand but lost to the Turks on the peninsula. |
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| South of the Ottoman empire where Britain used India's forces to try and link up with the Russians. |
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| Russian upset that destroyed the entire 2nd army and German forces used trains for mobilizing. |
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| Called back from retirement, Prussian commander responsible for many of Ludendorff's accomplishments. |
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| Shared greatness with Hindenburg for success in defeating Russian 2nd army. |
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| The inevitable fallback of Russian forces from the German trench warfare breakthrough. |
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| Not yet a independent state but a land of most of the Eastern front battles were fought here. |
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| An secret alliance to bring Italy on board to declare war against Germany. |
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| Bulgaria convinced Germany Serbia would be a way to weaken Russian forces. |
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| The location the allied powers tried to assist Serbia but was too little too late. |
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| Defensive fighting style incorporating machine guns, barbed wire, grenades that vastly prolonged the War. |
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| Britain prime minister responsible for subduing the German submarine onslaught. |
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| British offensive to relieve French troops attack against German forces, stalemate. |
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| Allied meeting and attempt to plan a strategic offense from all fronts. |
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| Fought on the Western front between France and Germany, goal was to cripple the French army. |
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| British and French fought on the river against Germany in the longest battle and large push back of German forces. (air support and tanks first used). |
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| French general with success at the battle of Verdun. |
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| Naval battle between Britain and Germany loss of many ships and lots of live, neither side won. |
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| Mainly a German led warfare, attacks on merchant ships led to involvement of America. |
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| Large loss of potato crops from a frost and had to be substituted with another food source to supply in late winter. |
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| British trade ship sunk by Germans, thought to be reason America joined the war. |
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| Intercepted intelligence from Germany to Mexico to invade the U.S. |
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| Judges the effectiveness of its' government by the ability to protect individual rights. |
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| The last Russian Tsar, family was executed by the Bolsheviks in 1918. |
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| Britain French collated attack on German line. Mostly successful but high french casualties forced a new leader into French power. |
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| British attack on German towards Flanders on western front to try and reach the German railway. |
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| Use of poison gas and storm troopers broke into the Italian front line. |
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| Lawyer and major political figure in Russia. |
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| Leader of the Bolshevik revolution in Russia and first leader of the Soviet Union. |
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| Bolshevik's promise and slogan for a call to revolution in Russia. |
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| Belief or desire of a government or people that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests. |
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| Far right German party that later became Nazi's. |
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| British entrepreneur pivotal in the Arabian movement to fend off the Turks. |
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| Seperate peace between imperial Germany and new Bolshevik regime in Russia. Acknowledged German victory on Eastern front and withdrew Russia from the war. |
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| Last ditch effort by Germany to try and gain as much ground before America stepped in. |
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| Light fighting units with MP18's and suited in body armor for quick infiltration attacks. |
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| Woodrow Wilson proposed these to which bring peace to the world, helped to spark League of Nations. |
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| The assimilation of a new force into a preexisting force. |
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| Convened by the Allied powers after the defeat at Caporetta, looked to form a Supreme War Council. |
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| French leader responsible for success at Battle of Marne and acceptance of German armistice. |
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| Black Day of the German Army |
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| In Amiens, France was one of the first major battles involving armoured warfare and marked the end of trench warfare on the Western Front |
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| Death Ride of the German Navy |
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| Germany declared one final attempt even though the crews were under mutiny. |
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| Formal agreement of warring parties to stop fighting. |
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| Ended the First World War and required German to return land and pay back the Allies. |
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| International organization founded after WWI to dissolve disputes; changed to United Nations in 1946. |
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| Most controversial points of the Treaty or Versailles putting all fault of the cost of the war onto Germany. |
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| All Quiet on the Western Front |
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| The book describes the German soldiers' extreme physical and mental stress during the war, and the detachment from civilian life felt by many of these soldiers upon returning home from the front. |
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| Turkish military leader and founder of Turkey. |
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| Massive viral outbreak after the War that killed a 5th of the population. |
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| One of the founders of Macroeconomics. |
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