unit 7 history Flashcards
What were the four main causes of World War One
Militarism, alliances, imperialism, nationalism
What was the Powder Keg of Europe
The balkans
Why were the Serbs upset with Austria-Hungary
Because they annexed bosnia and herzegovina and they thought they were next
What nationalist/terrorist group plotted the assassination of the Archduke of Austria-Hungary
Black hand
Who was the Archduke of Austria-Hungary who was assassinated and who was the assassin
Franz ferdinand, gavrilo princip
Explain how this assassination led to World War One
when austria hears about the assassination austria declares war on serbia, serbia asks their ally russia for help so russia declares war on austria, austria asks their ally germany for help so germany declares war on russia, then russia asks their ally france for help so france declares war on germany.
Who were the Central Powers during World War One
Germany, austria, ottoman empire, bulgaria
Who were the Allies during World War One at the beginning? Who joined later
Great britain, france, russia, serbia and later US, italy, japan
What type of fighting was done on the Western Front
Trench warfare
.List 4 new or improved weapons used during World War One
planes, flame throwers, tanks, machine guns
Which Allied country withdrew from World War One in 1917
russia
Which Allied country joined the war in 1917
US
What did the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk do
Treaty saying russia is out of the war
What were two reasons the U.S. joined the war
German submarine sinked a passenger liner called lusitania, zimmerman note
What was the Zimmerman Telegram
Germany was trying to entice Mexico into attacking the U.S.
When was the armistice that ended the fighting in World War One signed
1918
What is a total war
New technologies, and you put all the resources you got into the war
Who were the three Allied countries that negotiated the Treaty of Versailles and who represented each of those countries
US-Woodrow Wilson, france-Georges Clemenceau , great britain-David George
What was President Wilson’s plan for peace called
The fourteen points
What did his first four points do
end of secret treaties, freedom of the seas, free trade, reduced national armies and navies
What did his fourteenth point do
proposed a general association of nations that would protect great and small states alike
.In what four ways did the Treaty of Versailles punish Germany
War guilt, pay 31.4 billion, reduce 90% of military, land taken
What three new countries were created from German and Austro-Hungarian territories
Poland, czechoslovakia, yugoslavia
In what way was the effect of industrialization different in Russia when compared to the U.S. and Western Europe
Unions were outlawed, Revolutionary movements compete for power
What was Bloody Sunday
200,000 workers and their families protested at the Czar’s winter palace in St. Petersburg
