Ch.8 Sec.1 Flashcards
Causes of WW1
nationalism, militarism, imperialism, alliances and the assassination of Archduke France something
2 countries with the most nationalism
Germany and Italy
2 imperialistic countries
-Great Britain and France
-colonies in Africa, Middle East and Asia
-offered trade markets and natural resources
Germany’s stance on imperialism
Kaiser Wilhelm II wanted colonies for Germany as well and had to build up the military to get them
What is militarism?
the policy of military preparedness and building up weapons
Germany’s military plan
Schlieffen Plan
What was the schlieffen plan?
it gave Germans 39 days to capture Paris, France and defeat quickly before Russia could mobilize
Great Britain, France and Russia reaction to Germany’s growing military
-concerned about Germany’s growing military
-each build up its own military
Triple Alliance
-Germany
-Austria-Hungary
-Italy
Dual-Alliance (Franco-Russian Alliance) (1894)
-France
-Russia
Entente Cordiale (1904)
-France
-England
Triple Entente (1907)
-England
-France
-Russia
Central Powers (5)
-Germany
-Austria-Hungary
-Italy
-Ottoman Empire
-Bulgaria
Allied Powers (10)
-Great Britain
-France
-Portugal
-Italy (in 1915)
-Belgium
-Serbia
-Romania
-Greece
-Russia
-Montenegro
Neutral powers
-Netherlands
-Spain
-Switzerland
-Norway
-Sweden
Name of Archduke who was assissinated
Archduke France Ferdinand
Why was France assissnated?
-may give the Serbs more independence when he became the ruler
-Serbs wanted “all or nothing”
-secret Serbian group set out to assassinate him
When was he murdered?
During a parade
Where was he murdered?
Saravejo
Who killed the Archduke?
Black Hand (Gavrilo Princip)
What happened to Princip
sentenced to 20 years, died in prison
Countries on Serbia’s side and why:
Russia: shared Slavic culture
France And Great Britain: in treaty with Russia
Great Britain: Angry with Germany for violated Belgium’s neutrality
Countries on Austria Hungary’s side and why:
Germany: treaty with Austria Hungary
Ottoman Empire: treaty with Germany
Ottoman Empire’s struggle with treaties
Empire was in ruins
poor military
poor economy
didn’t want a protectorate with Russia
Germany agreed- more troops
French vs. Germany in WW1
French: bright red coats, swords, and horses
Germany: machine guns, grey/camo uniforms
New Tech in WW1:
Airplanes (used for surveillance, and dropping bricks
machine guns
poison gasses
tanks (got stuck in the mud a lot)
trench warfare (not tech but still new)
How long did people think the war would last?
Most people thought it would be a short war, because of the Century of Peace (1815-1914)
The Rape of Belgium
1914
part of Schlieffen Plan
Germany invaded Belgium
they burned villages and destroyed towns
violate neutrality laws
reason why Great Britain joined WW1
First Battle of the Marne
Basically it slowed German momentum and led the countries to start in trench warfare
