The Great War Flashcards
Glorification of war “arms race”
Militarism
(Military alliance) created a world of conflict out of nothing
Alliance System
(colonial conquest) created rivalries for power between empires
Imperialism
(Deep devotion to one country) desire for self- rule
Nationalism
Made up of Germany, Austria-Hungary & Italy
Triple Alliance
Made up of Great Britain, France & Russia
Triple Entente
Ready to explode was the Balkan peninsula
“Powder keg”
Created to bring independence to the region
Pan Slavism
Countries begin preparing for war
Mobilization
Information used to influence public opinion
Propaganda
Alfred von S. came up with the plan to attack France through neutral Belgium
Schlieffen Plan
Attempt to capture Paris- first battle
The Battle of Marne
The Northern sea — Switzerland; borders of France & Germany
Western Front
The Baltic Sea — Black sea; Borders of Russia, Germany & Austria-Hungary
Eastern Front
Area between trenches “terrain of death”
“No Man’s Land”
Largest and Longest battle of WWI
Battle of Verdun
Top American ‘‘ACE” from Columbus Ohio
Eddie Rickenbacker
Manfred Von Richthofen “ RED BARON”
Greatest “ACE”
King of Austria-Hungary
Franz Joseph
The assassin who killed Franz Ferdinand & wife
Gavrillo Pricep
German that created the alliance system
Otto Von Bismarck
M.A.I.N
ACRONYM
Serbian terrorist group
Black hand
