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Who is Gavrilo Princip
The man held responsible for assassinating Archduke Francis Ferdinand
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What is Tannenberg
Eastern front battle that the Russians could never fully recover from
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What is mobilization
The act of preparing for war
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What is the Dardanelles
Strait where Churchill planned to use to help supply Russia
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What is Lusitania
British passenger liner sunk by German U-boats killing 128 Americans
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Who is Woodrow Wilson
This man asked the United States congress for a declaration of war against Germany
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What is Marne
Western front battle in which the French were able to push the Germans back 50 miles from Paris
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What is militarism
Increasing military & naval forces
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What is the North Sea
The sea that the Allies and the Central powers were "racing" to in order to out-flank one another
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What is the Schleiffen Plan
Plan by a German general to fight a two front war and finish the war by Christmas
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Who is Winston Churchill
The man who was fired from his position within in the British military for his failure at the Dardanelles strait
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What is Jutland
Only naval battle of WWI
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What is propaganda
Material used to influence a country's population to support the war effort
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What is Alsace-Lorraine
Territory that France lost to the Germans during the Franco-Prussian war
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What is the Hunger Blockade
Blockade by the British navy that halted German imports
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Who is Arthur Zimmerman
The German foreign minister who sent a telegram to Mexico, which was intercepted by British spies
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What is Verdun
German offensive in the western front along the Meuse river
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What is total war
All resources by a country are used for war
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What is Belgium
Where the Germans invaded to get to France, treaty was a "a scrap of paper"
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What is Trench warfare
Type of warfare that militaries used to protect soldiers from machine gun fire
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Who is Henri Philippe Petain
The French commander at the battle of Verdun who is nicknamed "The Tiger" and famously yelled "They shall not pass!"
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What is Somme
French & British offensive in the western front where the tank was first introduced
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What is a belligerent
A country engaged in war
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What is Albania
This state was created during the 2nd Balkan crisis, which infuriated Serbia
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What is the Gallipoli Campaign
Plan by Churchill to go through the Dardanelles strait to supply Russia, defeat the Ottomans, and bring down the Austrian Empire
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