Lecture 4 - WWI Flashcards
1
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Def - Chainganging
A
Alliances cause many countries to fall into war. Ex - Germany / Austria, US/UK, etc.
2
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Def - Cult of the Offensive
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The belief among militaries that wars will be won quickly and absolutely
3
Q
Def - Gendered Cult of the Offensive (Lauren Wilcox)
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Military technology favors defensive imaging of Soldiering - Leads to (overestimated) importance of spirit and honor over technology in warfighting. Seeing Defensive tech as Offensive
4
Q
Who if Ludendorf and why is he important to WWI?
A
- The Quartermaster General of the Imperial German army
- Ostensibly one of the leaders by the summer of 1918 of Germany’s military strategy
- Someone who had a mental or what Nash called a ‘nervous breakdown’ which impacted German military strategy in late September of 1918
5
Q
What was the US contribution to WWI?
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1918 Intervention was important. Huge manpower resources to the Triple Entende.
6
Q
What were two important outcomes of WWI for the US?
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- Gender/Democracy/War - Suffrage was enacted post-war because women helped out with the war
- Race - WWI had a lot of genocide/atrocity. PoC were prominent sources of manpower in Europe. PoC also served as important figures in WWI America, and saw how much better Europe (France) treated PoC. They came back to fight Jim Crow laws.
