Lesson 2 - Events and End of WW1 Flashcards
Modernized warfare tech
Tanks, flamethrower, machine gun, zeppelin, war planes, poison gas, u-boats
German plan that fought war into two fronts, offensive towards France on the west, and defensive to Russia on the east
Schlieffen Plan
Schlieffen Plan - The Germans plan to…
- Conquer Belgium
- Conquer France
- Use French and German Army to attack Russia
Germany successfully entered France and was about to conquer its Capital, what was the date?
September 1914
what delivered the French army to the border?
250 taxi cabs
The French and Germans faced each other in Marne, east of Paris
Battle of the Marne, the trench war
the area between the trenches
No-Man’s Land
Who won in the western front?
Entente
Russia lost against Germany due to being undersupplied and undergunned. Which battle was this?
Battle of Tannenberg
In March 1917, ___ of the ___ family was forced to abdicate his throne. The family was then executed.
Czar Nicholas II, Romanov
Russia denounced monarchy and became a ___ nation
communist
They renamed Russia to The Union of Soviet Socialist Republic in October 1917
Vladimir Lenin and the Bolsheviks (Russian Communist Party)
In March 1918, the Soviets and Germans signed the treaty of ___, ending the war in the east
Brest-Litovsk
US doctrine that stated that European powers were no longer to interfere with the affairs of the USA and the USA to Europe
Monroe Doctrine
Causes of USA’s participation
Sinking of Lusitania, The Zimmerman’s note
in 1915, German U-boat torpedoed Lusitania. How many were killed?
1,200 passengers, 128 are Americans
A telegram from the German foreign office that proposed a military alliance between Germany and Mexico if the US entered WW1 against Germany or An invitation for Mexico to attack the US
Zimmerman’s note
Declared war against the triple alliance, reasoning was to make the world “safe for democracy”. Because of this, USA joined the triple entente
Woodrow Wilson
When did WW1 end?
11 am, 11th of November 1918
In 1919, winning leaders met to discuss the agreement with the losing countries in the…
Treaty of Versailles
When was the treaty signed to formally end WW1?
June 28, 1919 (the same day as when it started)
Results of the treaty
- Break up of German, Austrian, Russian, and Ottoman Empirw
- Germany will pay war damages
- Germany will no longer hold maximum Militarism
An international organization that promotes peace among nations, created after WW1
League of Nations
