G.S. 2/8/24 Flashcards
The Central Powers united include:
Germany, Italy, and Austria-Hungary
The Allied Powers include:
Britain, France, and Russia
the glorification of the military, also known as
militarism
What event directly resulted in WWI and which two countries were involved?
Serbia’s assassination of Austria-Hungary’s Archduke Francis Ferdinand
Set of final demands from Austria to Serbia
ultimatum
Quick preparation of military forces for war
mobilize
Which group joined the Central powers in 1914?
Ottoman Empire
When fighting a war on two fronts, the idea that Germany should move quickly against France in the west before focusing on Russia in the east was known as the:
Schlieffen Plan
The word used for the deadlock involving Germany and France on the Western front over a four-year period where neither side emerged victorious
stalemate
Groups of merchant ships used to protect warships
convoys
German submarines designed to sink ships carrying vital supplies to Britain
U boats
The draft in which all men were required to be prepared for military or other service
conscription
One reason the U.S. entered WWI was when a German U-boat attacked a British liner off the coast of Ireland carrying 128 Americans. What was the name of this ship
Lusitania
Spreading of ideas to promote a cause of damage an opposing cause
propaganda
Name of the treaty agreed to by Lenin and Germany in 1918 that ended Russia’s involvement in WWI
Brest-Litovsk
Another reason for the U.S. entering the war was a message that was sent from Germany to Mexico, stating that if Mexico joined the war effort, Germany would help them regain territories of Arizona, Texas, and New Mexico. When the note was intercepted by Britain this prompted the U.S. to declare war. What was the name of this message?
Zimmerman Note
Who was the U.S. president during WWI?
Woodrow Wilson
In January 1918, President Wilson issued his (——-), or list of terms for resolving this and future wars
Fourteen Points
What month, day, and year did WWI end and why is this significant?
11/11/1918 – Veteran’s Day
Aside from the devastation on the battlefield, the death toll continued to rise, with the pandemic involving this disease killing 20 million people worldwide
influenza/flu
payments for war damage
reparations
Who were the leaders of Britain and France at the end of WWI and what were their goals in the treaty?
Britain –> David Lloyd George –> wanted to build a bigger and better Britain
France – > Georges Clemenceau –> wanted to weaken Germany so they could never again threaten France
Name of the treaty that ended WWI
Treaty of Versailles
Germany was forced to pay $30 billion in reparations or a figure equivalent to $2.7 trillion at the time. What year did they finish paying off this debt?
2010
Group of more than 40 nations who agreed to negotiate disputes rather than resort to war and take common action against any aggressor state
League of Nations
Growing class of factory workers, railroad workers, and urban wage earners in Russia
proletariat
Who was the leader of the Bolsheviks in 1917
Vladimir Lenin
At the beginning of the Russian Civil War, Bolsheviks became known as
Communists
Communists and counterrevolutionaries were represented by what colors during the Russian Civil War?
Red and White
After Lenin’s death, two men competed for power. One was (——) and the other was (—- ——-), who turned the Red Army into an effective fighting force
One was Staling and the other was Leon trotsky
Early Soviet secret police force
Cheka
3 Ways Germany was punished by the Treaty of Versailles
- pay reparations
- loss of territories and overseas colonies
-reduced army size
3 reasons why the U.S. joined WW1
- Sinking of Lusitania
- Unrestricted submarine warfare by Germany
- Zimmermann Note
people who wanted to make extreme changes. Dreamed of a new social order from chaos
Political radicals
a system in which a group of nations acts as one to preserve the peace of all
Collective security
