Terms Flashcards
Dreadnought
British battleship that fought in one battle lost and never fought again
Spanish Influenza
A lethal flu virus that killed millions worldwide in 1918 and spread around the world because of the men in the trenches that went home
Shell Shock
What is now known as ptsd was caused by the stress of a soldier experiences during battle and the horror the saw and did
Triple Entente
A military alliance between Great Britain, France, and Russia in the years before World War I.
Triple Alliance
A military alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy in the years before World War I.
Schlieffen Plan
Plan where they wanted to overthrow France by crossing thru Belgium, then attacking Russia Belgium put up a good fight, slowing down German. Resulted in the trench warfare