Changes in allied forces Flashcards
The effects of Russia leaving the war
-… lack of … and poor … meant they … heavy …
-the … placed himself in direct … of the … to … things, but it made them …
-Russian … suffered
-over … million men … the … leaving m…, f… and f… without …
—>this led to a … of food and …
-by 19…. over …mill Russians had been …, while lots … to death back …
-The … became increasingly …
-Russia’s lack of equipment and poor leadership meant they suffered heavy defeats
-the Tsar placed himself in direct control of the military to improve things, but it made them worse
-Russian civilians suffered
-over 15 million men joined the army leaving mines, fields and factories without workers
—>this led to a shortage of food and fuel
-by 1916 over 1mill Russians had been killed, while lots starved to death back home
-The Tsar became increasingly unpopular
Revolutions in Russia
-in 19…. there were riots and …
-… were ordered to … on protestors, however … and … the …
-soldiers on the … line formed …
-the … Soviet (a … council) was established to create a …
-the Tsar … on 15th …
-in oct 19…. the B… (a group) … the … and took control
-the leader was … who the … smuggled back into the … after he had been … by the …
-in 1917 there were riots and strikes
-soldiers were ordered to fire on protestors, however refused and joined the riots
-soldiers on the front line formed mutinies
-the Petrograd Soviet (a workers council) was established to create a revolution
-the Tsar abdicated on 15th march
-in oct 1917 the Bolsheviks (a group) overthrew the Gov and took control
-the leader was Lenin who the Germans smuggled back into the country after he had been exiled by the Tsar
Russia leaving the war
-the … of …-Litovsk was signed in … 19….
-the treaty let Russia … the …
-but they had to give up … amounts of …
—>some of which had … best … resources
-the treaty of Brest-Litovsk was signed in march 1918
-the treaty let Russia leave the war
-but they had to give up huge amounts of land
—>some of which had Russias best natural resources
Impact of Russian withdrawal
-… and France were …
-this left … with a war on only … front
-the … Germany had … helped … the problems cause by the … naval …
-Britain and France were furious
-this left Germany with a war on only one front
-the resources Germany had gained helped ease the problems cause by the British naval blockade
American initial neutrality
-at the … of the war the … refused to take …
-American … lent around … billion dollars to other …
-American … sold f…, w… and g… making them very …
-American ships … supplies the the British were a … for German …
-at the start of the war the USA refused to take sides
-American banks lent around 2 billion dollars to other countries
-American companies sold food weapons and goods making them very wealthy
-American ships transporting supplies the the British were a target for German u-boats
The USA enters the war
-in 19…. Germany … attacks on … ships to try and … the … and …
-the Germans … the … an … ship … lots of …
-Germany tried to … with … to try and get it to … the USA, the British … this … and showed the …
-the USA … war in … 19….
-in 1917 Germany increased attacks on American ships to the and starve the British and French
-the Germans sunk the Lusitania an American ship killing lots of civilians
-Germany tried to communicate with Mexico to try and get it to attack the USA, the British intercepted this message and showed the USA
-the USA declared war in April 1917
Impact of the us joining the war
-massive … in … for … and France
-terrible … for the …
-they … to launch an … of the … front before the … could …
-massive boost in moral for Britain and France
-terrible blow for the Germans
-they raced to launch an attack of the western front before the Americans could arrive
Summary of changes in allied forces
-… suffered greatly during …, and following 2 … it … . Signing the … of Brest-… in march 19….
-Russian … gave a huge … to …
-… remained … for most of the … but joined Britain and … in April 19….
-Russia suffered greatly during WW1, and following 2 revolutions it withdrew. Signing the treaty of Brest-Litovsk in march 1918
-Russian withdrawal have a huge boost to Germany
-USA remained neutral for most of the war but joined Britain and France in April 1917
