Final - The Great War Flashcards
The Great War
other name for WWI
Sarajevo
Bosnian city were austrian duke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated
Said to have initiated WW1
Siegfried Sassoon
English Poet who wrote ‘Aftermath’ after the war was over.
“Have you forgotten yet”
Wilfred Owen
English Poet who wrote
“Dulce Et Decorum Est….Pro patria Mori”-it is sweet and right to die for your country.
After the war.
The Armory Show
show of modern art in NYC at the armory.
The Rite of Spring Riot
ballet of igor stravinsky
Lusitania
a British ocean liner that a German submarine sank in World War I, causing a major diplomatic uproar. Americans were aboard that ship.
Zimmerman Telegram
1916 germany attempted to bring mexico into the war by trying to ally with them.
Also was controversial.
Verdun
Erich Von Falkenhein used all forces to attack this city in france to end the war.
The Somme
One of the largest battles in World War 1
Near this River in France
On the first day, the British suffered 57k casualties
1.5 mil loss on both sides.
Russian Revolution
Tsar and family killed by the people
○ Successful revolution against to overthrow current government, soviet union would later rise as the new government as a result of this revolution.
Lenin
would established the Soviet Union 2nd revolution.
War Industries Board
US government agency in charge of buying supplies during WW1, helped companies start mass production of certain goods.
Efficiency production
Bernard M Baruch was the Director
Bernard Baruch
Chair of the war industries board, financier and investor,
Ottoman Empire
joined the central powers, august 1914 and bombed russian sea ports.
