Chapter 13 Flashcards
Policy of glorifying military power and keeping an army ready for war
Militarism
Italy, Austria-Hungary, and Germany
Triple Alliance
Took over Germany in 1890
Kaiser Wilhelm II
France, Russia, and Britain
Triple Entente
How did nationalism, imperialism, and militarism help set the stage for World War I?
Nationalism can serve as a unifying force within a country
Imperialism in their sense of rivalry and mistrust of one another deepened
Militarism is having military power and keeping an army prepared for war
Why were the balkans known as “the power keg of Europe?
they had a long history of nationalists uprising and ethic clashe
Large lady of th German army would race west, to defeat France
Schllefen Plan
Nations of Germany/Austria-Hungary
Central Powers
Dead locked region in northern France
Western Front
Soldiers fought each other from trenches
Trench Warfare
Region along German/Russian border where Russians and Serbians battled Germans, Austrians, and Turks
Eastern Front
Why was the Battle of the Marne considered so significant?
because Germans left the Schieffen plan in ruins and a quick victory in the west no longer seemed possible
Where was the Western front? the eastern front?
Western Front deadlocked the region in northern France
Eastern Front is the stretch of battlefield along the German and Russian border
What were the characteristics of trench warfare?
muddy, terrain covered with bodies, soldiers fighting in terrible conditions, rats, depression, rain, and soldiers full of rain
Germans would attack with submarines without notice
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare