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9556055099MilitarismM (from MANIAS)0
9556057524AllianceA (first A from MANIAS)1
9556063989NationalismN (from MANIAS)2
9556066843ImperialismI (from MANIAS)3
9556070967AssassinationA (second A from MANIAS)4
9556083708Series of diplomatic failuresS (from MANIAS)5
9556123322Austria-Hungary, Germany, Bulgaria, The Ottoman EmpireCentral Powers6
9556146135Great Britain, Russia, France, Belgium, Japan, Italy, The USAAllied Powers7
9556173644Kaiser Wilhelm IIGerman Emperor (During WWI)8
9556184055Czar Nicholas IILast Czar of Russia9
9556190263Georges ClemenceauFrench Prime Minister (During WWI)10
9556222064Woodrow WilsonUS President (During WWI)11
9556226242David Lloyd GeorgePrime Minister of England (During WWI)12
9556232474Name the creator of the plan to reach Paris in 6 weeks and defeat the French before Russia can mobilize and then attack the RussiansSchlieffen13
9556260189Type of Warfare on the Western FrontTrench Warfare14
9556263277TannenbergFirst eastern attack. Russia attacks Germany to pull troops from France, fails and loses 122,000 men (August 1914)15
9556283822Machine GunAllowed one man to kill hundreds in seconds; deadliest weapon of WWI16
9556292366Chlorine Gascaused blindness, choking, vomiting, torn lungs, death17
9556298015Mustard Gascaused skin blisters, sore eyes, vomiting, internal and external bleeding, slow death18
9556304087ConvoyUsed to transfer supplies across trenches19
9556309648PlanesUsed for recon and bombing20
9556313275SubmarinesUsed to destroy cargo ships21
9556317520VerdunGerman surprise attack on French with no winner. Killed 500,000 (Feb-Dec 1916)22
9556327212The SommeBritish and French surprise attack on Germans with no winner. Killed 500,000 (Jul-Nov 1916)23
9556337719Franz FerdinandThe Archduke whose murder sparked WWI24
9556351995GallipoliBritish naval attack that was an attempt to get a supply route to Russia. Failed attempt. (Took place in Turkey, April 1915-January 1916)25
9556388493LusitaniaBritish passenger ship with 128 Americans. Sank by German U-Boats (April 1917)26
9556398598Zimmerman TelegramA message from the Germans asking Mexico to declare war on the USA27
9556426293________ was able to beat Russia because of more advanced technologyJapan28
9556449458_______ is the disease the heir to the Russian throne hadHemophilia29
9556453993The October ManifestoInitiated an elected assembly and constitution for Russia30
9556462070RasputinA man who tricked the royal family into believing he had mystical powers. Used this to gain political influence31
9556470218Lenin's sloganPeace, Land, and Bread32
9556477413November 1917 (Russia)Nicholas II abdicated the throne33
9556490841Trench FootA disease that was gained from standing in water for too long.34
9556511569VersailleName of treaty that ended war35
9556517577Vladmir LeninRevolutionary leader of the Bolsheviks36
9556524842BolsheviksRevolutionaries. The Red Army37
9556549775MensheviksRevolutionaries. (Held power for a short time before being taken over by the Bolsheviks. A more moderate group than the Bolsheviks.) The White Army38
9556577937Wilson's 14 Point PlanAn idea for a treaty containing 14 points to give everyone what they deserve.39
9565445878War Guilt ClauseGermans were forced to sign a treaty assigning them the blame40
9565471147MarneFrench forced German troops to retreat from Paris ending the Schlieffen plan (Sept. 1914)41

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