World War I

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  1. 1. Front In WWI, the region along the German-Russian Border where Russians and Serbs battled Germans, Austrians, and Turks.
  2. 3. The Balkan town in the Austro-Hungarian province of Bosnia where Gavrilo Princip assassinated Archduke Francis Ferdinand, heir to the throne
  3. 7. A large empire in central Europe. One of the "Central Powers" in WWI. Part of the Triple Alliance; declared war on Serbia.
  4. 10. German submarine, taken from the German 'Unterseeboat'
  5. 12. First Battle of the Marne The Germans had surrounded Paris, Called the Battle of the Marne because of a River in France that is called the Marne, Was fought along the river about 50 miles outside France, , More than 1 battle at the Marne, French were able to halt the German advance and even push them back a little bit, Had help from some British troops
  6. 15. warfare A form of warfare in which opposing armies fight each other from trenches dug in the battlefield.
  7. 16. French city at the southern end of the western front where battles were fought for months and the allies had advanced just 7 miles. 1 million men had been killed
  8. 17. Powers The victorious allied nations of World War I. In World War I, the Allies included Britain, France, Italy, Russia, and the United States.
  9. 21. to prepare for war
  10. 22. Airplane fights in the sky were known as _______
  11. 23. these people wanted to break away from Austria-Hungary and join the independent Slavic country of Serbia
  12. 24. Front A line of trenches and fortifications in World War I that stretched without a break from Switzerland to the North Sea. Scene of most of the fighting between Germany, on the one hand, and France and Britain, on the other.
  13. 25. Francis Ferdinand heir to the throne of Austria Hungary; assassinated by Gavrilo Princip, a bosnian serb.; sparked WWI
  14. 26. A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.
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  1. 2. Space that separated troops between opposing trenches
  2. 4. and Herzegovina. Austrian territory Serbia wanted; country where the assassination of Francis Ferdinand took place
  3. 5. Powers In World War I the alliance of Germany and Austria-Hungary and other nations allied with them in opposing the Allies.
  4. 6. Great War Known as World War I and the War to End All Wars: a global military conflict that embroiled most of the world's great powers from 1914 to 1919.
  5. 8. A situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
  6. 9. Were enraged because Austria-Hungary wanted to annex Bosnia so they assassinated the Duke of Austria-Hungary, Francis Ferdinand. This is another part that SPARKED the start of WWI. It is blamed for starting WWI.
  7. 11. to stop people or supplies from coming into or going out of a country
  8. 13. Not favoring either side
  9. 14. Princip Assassinated Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie.
  10. 15. Heavy armored vehicle which could travel over barbed wire and across enemy trenches, this would end trench warfare
  11. 18. formal agreement between two or more nations or powers to cooperate and come to one another's defense
  12. 19. A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country
  13. 20. A policy of glorifying military power and keeping a standing army always prepared for war