Chapter Twenty-Five Flashcards
the triple entente known as
allied powers
triple entente
england or great britain- prime minister Lloyd george
france- george clemenceau
russia- czar Nicholas II
joins to gain territory
italy - vittorio orlando
triple alliance also known as
central powers
triple alliance
germany
austrian/ Hungarian empire
ottoman empire
ottoman empire nicknames
“old sick man”
cause of WWI
militarism- germanys rise as a world power
entangling alliances
imperialism
nationalism
event that sparked the war
assassination of archduke franz ferdinand and his wife sofia
new technology to break stalemate
tank
chemical weapons
flame thrower
greatest battle of attrition
verdun
bloodiest and most futile battles
battle of the somme
reasons for american involvement
Economic
unrestricted submarine warfare
anti-german propaganda
ussr
union of soviet socialist republics
signs of armistice
november 11th, 1918 at 11 AM
signing of armistice known as
stab in the back
hitler skillfully calls jews, communists and democrats
november criminals
ethnic groups decide for themselves
self determination
point 14:
league of nations
the big 4
france- george clemenceau
england- lloyd george
italy- orlando
american- woodrow wilson
Versailles treaty
-germany was forced to give up 13% of its land to the allies and all colonies
-germanys desire to reclaim lost lands
-germany forced to give up 80% of its navy, air force, and reduce its army to 100,000 soldiers
-germanys desire to be strong and great again
-germany forced to accept “demilitarization zone” in the rhineland, which is next to its industrial heartland the ruhr
-germany evolks right to defend itself
this clause (provision) forced germany to accept responsibility for the war
war guilt clause
in doing so germany was forced to pay
reparations (war damages)
