Science and Technology
Advances in weaponry, from improvements to the machine gun and airplane, to the invention of the tank, led to mass Devastation during World War 1.
Economics
The war affected many European economies. Desperate for resources, the warring governments converted many industries to munitions factories. They also took greater control of the production of goods.
Power and Authority
The quest among European nations for greater power played a role in causing World War 1. By the turn of the 20th century, relations among these countries have grown increasingly tense.
Alliances
Agreements to help other countries in a military way
Artillery
Large guns, cannons
czar
Ruler of Russia
Destructive
Causing negative effects, including death and ruin
Dissent
Disagreement
Great Powers
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Great Britain, Russia, Italy, and France
Heir
Person who inherits; next in line
Intercepted
took or received something intended for someone else
Isolate
Set apart; cut off
legacy
Results; lasting effects
Nationalism
Feeling of attachment to one's nation
Rival
One who tries to be better or do better than another
Rivalries
Competitions
Territorial
Related to territories; related to colonies or other imperialists holdings
Trenches
Long, deep holes in the ground dug for protection from enemy fire
Unify
Bring together as one
Across
Down
All of the following forces set the stage for World War I EXCEPT
(A)nationalism
(B)militarism
(C)military alliances
(D)Ottoman decline
The catalyst for the U.S. entry into the war was
(A)the sinking of the Lusitania
(B)the Zimmermann note
(C)the invasion of Belgium
(D)German war atrocities
One of the main reasons for the large number of casualties in the war was
(A)the use of new war technology
(B)the commitment to total war
(C)trench warfare
(D)government rationing
The major objective of the Treaty of Versailles was
(A)to further the principle of self-determination
(B)to implement Wilson’s Fourteen Points
(C)to punish Germany
(D)to institute a lasting world peace
After the war, colonial possessions of the defeated Central Powers
(A)were placed under European control
(B)became independent nations
(C)were exempted from the war guilt clause
(D)joined the League of Nations
Austria-Hungary
Balkans, the
League of Nations
mechanization of war
Ottoman empire, decline of the
Treaty of Versailles
WWI devastation