13, Section 3 Flashcards
Gallipoli Campaign
attack Dardanelles, then Constantinople. Would give Allies a route to help Russia
Result of the Gallipoli Campaign
stalemate and trenches. Allies retreated and gave up plan
Colonies
helped with resources, believed they would get independence by helping
Lusitania
British passenger ship, carried Americans and was shot down by Germany because it was carrying war cargo
Unrestriced submarine warfare
any ship close to Britain would be shot down by Germans. They wanted to cut British supply off
Zimmermann Note
- German foreign minister
- British intercepted a German telegram proposing a deal with Mexico to get in the war and Germany would get their US land back
- US declared war on Germany
Total War
All resources go to war effort
- rationing
- Propaganda
- women working
Revolution in Russia
- Czar Nicholar II was forced to step down
- Provisional Gov set up after ^ and decided to stay in war
Lenin
took over Russia and set up Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Russia lost land to Germany to get out of the war
Second Battle of the Marne
Allies stopped Germans and forced them to retreat
Bulgaria, Austria Hungary, and Ottomans dropped out
Germany alone
Wilhelm II of Germany was forced to step down
an Armistice was signed to stop the fighting
Legacy
8.5 million dead, lost generation showed in art and literature, $338 Billion