Ch 11 Flashcards
who were the aliies (allie powers)
britain russia france (later US & Italy)
central powers
germany, austria hungary, bulgaria, ottoman empire (turkey)
when did US get involved in the war? more or less casualties ?
involved in the middle of the war, less casualties because they didnt fight for very long
what was the western front
series of trenches between france (allied power) & germany (central power)
what was the eastern front
series of trenches between germany and russia
what did the fronts do ?
split germany into 2 militas -> weaker, easier to beat
schlieffen plan
german invaded belgium, planned to use bulk of army to capture paris & then attacked
because russia moved fast, what did german milita have to do?
send troops to russia front which slowed their advance
when germany was really close to paris what did the french do?
french counter-attack which split german army, when they swung north -> were stopped by britain and france
how many soldiers died on the western front ? what did this begin?
1.5 million, was the beginning of trench warfarewas established bc weapon accuracy increased
how was trench warfare made possible ? what was between the trenches ? how did it work ?
soldiers dug large vast system of trenches
between the trenches was “No mans land” which involved barbed wire and bombs so soldiers avoided it
one fired and retreated, other side fires and retreats
what problems did trenches cause ?
unsanitary = diseases illness rats wet feet dead bodies food wasnt preserved
how did soldiers resolve the problem of food being spoiled ?
seal food in a canned container
why was poison gas effective in trenches ? what did soldiers wear ?
gas masks, called mustard gas and it made soldiers leave the trench = vulnerability
what new weapons were made in WW1
tanks , machine gun = refined , planes for bomb drops
zimmermann notes
telegraph that german spies found, alliance of german and mexico that british spies found saying that if war with US occured german would support mexico
