history-WW1 Flashcards
Causes of WW1
Militarism Alliances Nationalism Imperialism Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
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Imperialism
Countries competed with each other to gain more colonies, resources, and markets than one another ->deepens sense of rivalry
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Nationalism
Leads to intense competition between nations
Develops mistrust for one another
Desire to join with those of similar nationality
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Militarism
Nations wanted to be stronger than potential enemies
believe that their national security depended on the technology school and readiness of their military forces
each nations actions caused a reaction in the other nations
Arms race
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Alliances
When one member of an alliance it goes toward the others will follow
Conflict between any two members of opposing alliance groups could draw in all the other members of the alliances
2 main rival alliances in Europe before ww1
Triple Entente (Britain France Russia) Triple Alliance (Germany, Italy, Austria-Hungary)
Two main alliances during ww1
Allied powers (Britain, France ,Russia, Italy, Serbia, Greece, Portugal, Romania, Montenegro, USA, Canada, Australia, Japan, Belgium) Central powers (Germany, Austria-hungry, Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria)
MANIA:
Assasination
The spark - assasination of archduke
Explain the conflict over Bosnia-Herzegovina
Austria took over Bosnia, but Bosnia was the Slavic speaking region and Serbia wanted to join with it
Explain the assassination of Archduke Frans Ferdinand
Friends Ferdinand is visiting Bosnia Herzegovina and is assassinated by Gavrilo Princip - member of Serbian nationalist group The Black Hand
The steps that lead to the outbreak of war
Friends Ferdinand was assassinated ->Austria presents Serbia with an ultimatum, backed by germany->Serbia accepts most, but not all, of Austrias demands->Austria declares war on Serbia->Russian troops mobilize to Austrian border (“just a precaution”) ->Germany declares war on russia->Germany demands France stay neutral , but France backs its ally Russia ->Germany declare war on France -> Germany invades Belgium on its way to France ->Great Britain (protecting belgium) declares war on Germany
What was germanys main problem
Two front War (eastern front - Russia, western front - France )
What was the solution to the two front war
The Schlieffen plan
Explain the Schlieffen plan
Russia will be slow to mobilize->defeat France on western front in six weeks, then turn to eastern front and defeat Russia
Problems with Schlieffen Plan
- Belgium was heavily fortified-> Took longer to get to France
- Stronger resistance in France then expected
- Russian troops mobilized far more quickly
What did the Germans do when realizing the Schlieffen Plan won’t work
Retreat from France , split army between both fronts
What brought Austria-Hungary into the war
Declared war on Serbia when Serbia didn’t accept unreasonable ultimatum for assassinating Franz Ferdinand (wanted an excuse to declare war on them)
What brought Germany into the war
Stood by ally, Austria-Hungary
What brought Serbia into the war
Attacked by Austria-Hungary
What brought Russia into the war
Wanted to defend Slavic peoples in Serbia
What brought France into the war
Backed ally Russia
Wanted revenge on Germany for Franco-Prussian war->this would be perfect time bc France was not alone and had help
What brought Belgium into the war
Invaded by Germany
What brought Britain into the war
Outraged by invasion of Belgium
Battle of the Marne Location Between whom What happened Significance
In France
Between France and Germany
France pushes German back 50 miles away from Paris; German general tells soldiers to dig trenches
Boosted French spirits; Germany’s abandonment of Schlieffen plan; neither side could easily defeat the other; beginning of trench warfare
Battle of Tannenburg Location Between whom What happened Significance
Present day Poland
Russia v. Germany
Germans encircle and destroy Russians
Russia never fully recovers from this defeat; The first battle
Battle of Ypres Location Between whom What happened Significance
In Ypres, Belgium
Britain/Belgium v. Germany
High casualties on both sides; no breakthroughs; stalemate
Warring nations begin to adjust their plans; poison gas introduced