chp. 16 test identification Flashcards
armistice
a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms
total war
contenders are willing to make any sacrifice to obtain victory
T. E Lawrence
British archaeologist who became known for his role in the Arab revolt.
Unrestricted Submarine Warefare
underwater submarine to destroy neutral ships that were supplying the allies.
Shell Shock
unable to function with no obvious cause to be identified, symptoms included fatigue, tremor, confusion, nightmares, impaired hearing and seeing.
Wilfred Owen
enlisted in the army in 1916 and was one of the leading poets of the first world war talking about past experiences.
Propoganda
information designed to get people’s thinking aligned with government interests concerning the war.
Tsar Nicholas II
Emperor of Russia during the war
Joseph Joffre
former French general during the war.
Douglas Haig
British Army Commander during the war.
Woodrow Wilson
The President of the United States during the war (1913-1921).
Armenians
a group targeted by the Ottomans
Henry Cabot Lodge
US Senator during the war
Big Bertha
Large cannons with one cannonball used to destroy the opposing front.
Black Hand
A secret serbian society using terrorist methods to promote Serbs outside of Serbia. Resorted to terrorism in order of being noticed.
Wolfpacks
coordinated submarine attack groups
Sussex Pledge
a statement by the Germans that they would not sink passenger ships without warning during World War I.
Vladimir Lenin
Russian Revolutionary politician and political theorist.
Zeppelins
used almost from the opening of the war for getting information by flying over enemy lines far above gunnery range
Zimmerman Note
written by German Foreign Secretary Arthur Zimmermann, is a coded message sent to Mexico, proposing a military alliance against the United States
Rasputin
monk who was the last emperor of Russia.
Von Schlieffen Plan
in case of the outbreak of war, Germany would attack France first and then Russia
Gavrilo Princip
the man who assassinated Ferdinand
Poor Little Belgium
Germany declared war on France. To avoid the French fortifications along the French-German border, the troops had to cross Belgium and attack the French Army by the north. Of course, Belgians refused to let them through, so the Germans decided to enter by force and invaded Belgium on Aug. 4, 1914.
