Chapter 23 Flashcards
Where was Franz Ferdinand killed
Sarajevo, Bosnia
Who was the heir to the Austria-Hungarian empire
Franz Ferdinand
A feeling of intense loyalty to one’s nation or group
Nationalism
People who share common a language and traditions
Ethnic groups
The defense agreements among the nations
Alliance system
Triple alliance
Germany, Italy, and Austria-Hungary
Triple entente
Great Britain, France, and Russia
An understanding among nations
Entente
A system that prevents any one country from dominating another
Balance of power
A peninsula in southeastern Europe that was noted as the spark to ignite the war
The Balkan Peninsula
A battle with other countries to build up a bigger military
Militarism and imperialism
Assasinated Franz Ferdinand
Gavrilo princip
Gavrilo Princip was part of this Serbian nationalist group
The black hand
Allied powers
Great Britain, France, Russia
Central powers
Germany, Austria Hungary, and the Ottoman (Turkish) empire
A rival of Germany that joined the allies in late August 1914
Japan
This country refused to honor its alliance with Germany and Austria Hungary instead joining the allies in 1915
Italy
Battle fought at the Marne river where the British and French managed to stop Germany’s advance
The battle of the Marne
One of the longest and bloodiest battles of the war. 750,000 French and German soldiers died here.
The battle of Verdun
Offensive launched by Britain and France while the battle of Verdun was still going on.
The battle of the Somme
Poison gas was first used by this country.
Germany
famous pilot nicknamed the Red Baron
Baron Von Richthofen
Area between trenches
No mans land
Sent a telegram to Mexico
Zimmerman
Name of the draft
Selective service draft
When u boats were being sunk they started to travel in this to stop being sunk
Convoy
Congressional Medal of Honor
York
Leader of the dough boys
Pershing/black jack
Overthrew the Russian government
Bolsheviks
Us fought in which major two battles
Chateau-Thierry and BelleauWood
Keizer who surrendered throne
Kaiser Willhelm II
Created so that the workers wouldn’t go on strike
National war labor board
name of Bolsheviks treaty
Treaty Brest-litvosk
What did the battle of the marnes prove
Long war
Made Sussex pledge
Germany
Passed first draft
US
Country that wants to stay out of the war
Dove
Army name
American expeditionary force
Old name for Veterans Day
Armistice day
Ships sank by Germany
Lusitania and Sussex
Led the Bolsheviks
Lennon