World War I

Key People

Kaiser Wilhelm - Kaiser Wilhelm was the last German Emperor and King of Prussia, ruling from 1888 until his abdication in 1918 at the end of World War I.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand - Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the 55-year-old heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne and Inspector-General of the Austro-Hungarian army
Gavrilo Princip - Gavrilo Princip was a Bosnian Serb who was part of the Black Hand, who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand, and his wife Sophie, Duchess von Hohenberg
Sir John Monash -General Sir John Monash was an Australian civil engineer and military commander of the First World War

Key Terms

The Black Hand - A Serbian nationalist group that assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Triple Alliance - Alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy
Triple Entente - Alliance between France, Russia, and Britain
Militarism - The belief that a country should maintain a strong military and be ready to use it to defend or promote national interests
Nationalism - The belief that your nation (meaning a group of people with a shared culture, language, or history) is unique and important
Imperialism - When a powerful country takes control of lands or people outside its own borders, often by force
Western Front - Most renowned and deadliest battleground of the war
Trench Warfare -
AIF
Gallipoli
Armistice