WWI the fronts

Who were the Central Powers? Allies? Neutral Powers? (List and Label on Map)

Central Powers-Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire. Allies- Great Britain, France, Russia, Japan, Italy. Neutral Powers- Argentina, Chile, Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Venezuela, Sweden and Switzerland.

Why did the US join WWI?

Unrestricted submarine(Germany kept sinking U.S ships) warfare and Zimmerman note(They didn't tell U.S about the note)

Where was the Western Front? Where was the Eastern Front?

Western- deadlock region in Northern France Eastern Front- Central and Eastern of Europe.

Describe the sinking of the Lusitania

A British passenger ship that was torpedoed and sunk by the Germans.

The Spark of the War

Assassination of Franz Ferdinand

Name two new weapons or technology used in WWI

Flame throwers, poison gas, and tanks

What was the Schlieffen Plan?

German developed battle plan to defeat France on the West and Crush Russia to the East.

Causes of WWI (MAIN)

M-Militarism A-Alliances I-Imperialism N-Nationalism

Where was the Italian Front? (Label on Map)

Near switzerland and Austria-Hungary

What was the difference between the Eastern and Western Front?

The Western and Eastern fronts are different because the Western had trench warfare and the Eastern didn't have as much.

What was the Zimmerman Note?

The note propose to make alliance with Mexico and Germany. Mexico would get back New mexico, Arizona, and Texas land that was taken from US. They enter the war because they didn't want to give the land back.

Trench Warfare was mainly fought on the Western Front?

The soil was good and it wasn't as hard.