Question

m

• new military ______
• ______ race between countries
• ______ of war

a

• ______ to aide each other if attacked
• most nations sign ______
• ____ & ____ powers

i

• competition for ______
• many smaller ____ over ____

n

• french-german ______ conflicts
• ethnic nationalism in the ______

central powers
allied powers
neutral
the balkans

europe before world war i, 1914 (map)

immediate cause

• assassination of ____, heir to ____ throne
• austria declares war on ______
• ______ all jump in

battles on the western front

• ______ - sept 1914 costly allied victory
• ______ - long, deadly battle throughout 1916
• ______ - over 1 million casualties from july – nov 1916

battles on the eastern front

• ______ – major defeat for russia
• russia suffering very high ______
• ______ forces russia to leave the war

russia’s revolution

1. ____ leads the communist ____
2. overthrow the ______
3. sign the treaty of ______ with germany in 1918

Explanation:

This is a fill - in - the - blank worksheet about World War I. Let's fill in the blanks based on historical knowledge:

"M" (Militarism) section:

• New military technology (advancements in military technology like machine guns, tanks etc. were part of the build - up to WWI)
• Arms race between countries (nations were competing to build up their military forces)
• Preparations of war (countries were preparing for the possibility of war)

"A" (Alliances) section:

• Agree to aide each other if attacked (alliance countries had agreements to support one another in case of an attack)
• Most nations sign treaties (formal agreements between nations)
• Allied & Central Powers (the two main alliance groups in WWI: Allied Powers - France, UK, Russia etc. and Central Powers - Germany, Austria - Hungary etc.)

"I" (Imperialism) section:

• Competition for colonies (nations were competing to acquire colonies for resources and power)
• Many smaller nations over resources/territory (smaller nations were fought over for their resources or territory)

"N" (Nationalism) section:

• French - German territorial conflicts (France and Germany had conflicts over territories like Alsace - Lorraine)
• Ethnic nationalism in the Balkans (the Balkans was a hotbed of ethnic nationalism which contributed to the start of WWI)

"Immediate Cause" section:

• Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to Austro - Hungarian throne (his assassination in Sarajevo was the spark that started WWI)
• Austria declares war on Serbia (after the assassination, Austria - Hungary declared war on Serbia)
• Allies all jump in (the allied countries of Serbia and the Central Powers' allies got involved in the war)

"Battles on the Western Front" section:

• Battle of the Marne - Sept 1914 costly Allied victory (this was an important battle in the early stages of WWI on the Western Front)
• Battle of Verdun - long, deadly battle throughout 1916 (one of the longest and bloodiest battles of WWI)
• Battle of the Somme - over 1 million casualties from July – Nov 1916 (another extremely bloody battle on the Western Front)

"Battles on the Eastern Front" section:

• Battle of Tannenberg – major defeat for Russia (a significant battle where Russia was defeated by Germany)
• Russia suffering very high casualties (Russia had a large number of casualties during the war)
• Revolutionary forces Russia to leave the war (the Russian Revolution led to Russia's exit from the war)

"Russia’s Revolution" section:

1. Vladimir Lenin leads the communist revolution (Lenin was the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia)
2. Overthrow the provisional government (the Bolsheviks overthrew the provisional government that was in power after the February Revolution)
3. Sign the Treaty of Brest - Litovsk with Germany in 1918 (this treaty ended Russia's participation in WWI)

Answer:

"M" section:

• New military technology
• Arms race between countries
• Preparations of war

"A" section:

• Agree to aide each other if attacked
• Most nations sign treaties
• Allied & Central Powers

"I" section:

• Competition for colonies
• Many smaller nations over resources/territory

"N" section:

• French - German territorial conflicts
• Ethnic nationalism in the Balkans

"Immediate Cause" section:

• Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to Austro - Hungarian throne
• Austria declares war on Serbia
• Allies all jump in

"Battles on the Western Front" section:

• Battle of the Marne - Sept 1914 costly Allied victory
• Battle of Verdun - long, deadly battle throughout 1916
• Battle of the Somme - over 1 million casualties from July – Nov 1916

"Battles on the Eastern Front" section:

• Battle of Tannenberg – major defeat for Russia
• Russia suffering very high casualties
• Revolutionary forces Russia to leave the war

"Russia’s Revolution" section:

1. Vladimir Lenin leads the communist revolution
2. Overthrow the provisional government
3. Sign the Treaty of Brest - Litovsk with Germany in 1918