The Great War Flashcards
The Triple Entente (_________)
- To gain territory (Separate and part of the question)
(Allied Powers)
1. England: Prime Minister Lloyd George.
2. France: George Clemenceau
3. Russia: Czar Nicholas ll
4. Italy: Vittorir Orlando
5. American
The Triple Alliance (____________)
- Ottoman Empire (Separate and part of the question)
- Known as the:
(Central Powers)
1. Germany
2. Austria- Hungarian Empire
3. Ottoman Empire
- “Old sick man”
Causes of World War l:
- Nationalism
- Imperialism
- Entangling Alliances
- Militarism: Germany’s rise as a world power.
The event that sparked the war:
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophia.
New Technology to break the stalemate:
- The tank
- Chemical weapons
- The flamethrower
The greatest battle of attrition in history.
Verdun
One of the bloodiest and most futile battles of history.
The battle of the somme.
Reason for American Involvement:
- Economics
- Unrestricted submarine warfare.
- Anti-german propaganda
(USSR):
The union of soviet socialists republics.
Signs the Armistic:
November 11, 1918 @ 11:00 a.m.
The signing of the Armistic known to the Germans as the:
“Stab in the back”
By what Hitler will skillfully call,
__________________.
- Jews, communists, and democrats.
“The November Criminals”
Ethnic groups should be able to decide for themselves what nation they belong to.
Self-Determination
Point 14: General Association of Nations.
- To guarantee the security of great and small nations alike:
The League of Nations
The Big Four:
- France: George Clemenceau
- England: Lloyd George
- Italy: Orlando
- America: Woodrow Wilson