The United States Enters WW1 Flashcards
Militarism and Alliances:
——–> Prussia United Germany in 1871
- Alsace Lorraine?
Germany was united by Prussia into one German Nation, and as a part of this Prussia fought France causing a grudge between them and Germany.
Alsace Lorraine was a territory that was ceded to Germany by France after the Franco-Prussian War, and was a main cause of this beef.
War Begins:
——–> Militarism?
——–> Nationalism?
——–> Imperialism?
1) The strong build up of Military to either deter other countries or intimidate them going into war
2) The belief that your country is the superior country to all, or a deep pride in your homeland.
3) Extending and colonizing countries through military force or violence.
Assassination of the Archduke by Gavrilo Princip?
The Alliances were called forth when the Archduke of Austria-hungary was assassinated in Serbia by Gavrilo Princip while driving in a car with his wife. Serbia had already been on bad terms and wanted to be its own collection of nations, so this caused Germany to back Austria-Hungary and Russia to back Serbia which caused France to join as well as Italy and we know how this all goes.
Schlieffen Plan - Why didn’t it work?
The Schlieffen plan was to go to France, take them out, and then go and finish russia off, avoiding a war on 2 fronts. The downfall of this plan, going through neutral Belgium, causing the Britt’s to leap into attack as they did not want Germany to trample over the little guy. This caused enough reinforcements on the Western Front that they did fight a way on 2 fronts, which led to their downfall.
The “Rape of Belgium” - What is it?
The British used over the top propaganda saying that Germany “raped” Belgium and causing their people to turn against the Germans even more. It was a type of justification.
Allies vs. Central Powers - What happened?
The Triple Alliance and Entente morphed and grew and shrank into the Allies and Central Powers.
Central Powers: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey
Allies: France, Russia, GB, Italy, Japan, and then the US
The Battle of Marne - What was it?
The Battle of Marne was a offensive attack launched by British and French forces against the Germans who had invaded Belgium and North-Easter France and were within 30 miles of Paris. It was the first battle that made sure the Germans would not take out the Allies within 40 days.
Battle of Verdun - What was it?
Battle of Verdun, (February 21–December 18, 1916), World War I engagement in which the French repulsed a major German offensive. It was one of the longest, bloodiest, and most-ferocious battles of the war; French casualties amounted to about 400,000, German ones to about 350,000.
