APWH- WW1 Flashcards
July 28, 1914
Austria Hungary declared war on Serbia
August 1, 1914
Germany declares war on Russia
August 3, 1914
Germany declares war on France
August 4, 1914
Britain declares war on Germany
Stalemate
neither side advances
old war ways don’t work so _____ _______ is used often creating ________
trench warfare, stalemate
industrialization affected war by bringing _____ ____ into use
machine guns
who entered the war in the middle east
ottoman turks
1915: British forces tried to take the Dardanelles and Constantinople from Turkey. Were they successful or defeated?
defeated
Who smashes the ottomans in 1918 using imperial forces from egypt, india, australia, and new zealand?
britain
when did the ottoman empire officially fall?
1921
war brought revolutionary change to the middle east, how did this happen
instead of revolting against their foreign masters, colonial subjects supported the british and french
how did the colonies help their imperial country
supplied troops and supplies
also helped seize german possession (ex. Japan allied with Britain in 1902 and seized german outposts in pacific and on the chinese mainland)
name some significant events leading the US into war
May 7, 1915- Lusitania is sunk which had british and US passengers and war supplies on it
1916- Sussex pledge is made by Germany which says they must give warning before firing upon boats
1917- Sussex pledge is broken by Germany
March 1917- Zimmerman telegram is released by US press which asks Mexico to declare war on US is they enter war
what year did the US declare war on Germany
April 6, 1917
