Wh 28 Flashcards
Which one of these countries was NOT a member of the triple entente
Germany
Which one of the following countries was NOT a member of the triple alliance
Ottoman empire
Which one of the following countries fought with the allies during WW1
Italy
Which one of the following countries fought with the Central Powers during WW1
Bulgaria
What ws the German military strategy to go through Belgium and the Netherands to defeat France in six weeks before the russians could mobilize
Von Schleifan Plan
Which military offensive helped end WW1 in 1918
Meuse Argonne Offensive
Which group helped the Allies defeat the Ottoman Empire in the Middle East
Arabs
Which disease killed 20-50 million people
1918 Flu Pandemic
1st battle of the Marne
Allied victory that saved Paris and ended hopes for a quick war
Tannenburg
Devastating Russian defeat by Germany on Eastern front
Verdun and Somme
Bloody battles in Frances with no clear victor
Gallipoli
Failed attempt to seize Dardanelies and force Ottomans out of war
Czar Nicholas II
Abdicated in 1917 due to discontent in Russia
Kerensky
Led provisional government in Russia
Bolsheviks
Led by lenin
Russian civil war
Bolsheviks
Armistice day
Germans agreed to end fighting
The ottomans commited Genocide against which ethnis group and why
Armenians, they did this because Armenians were christian, supported the allies, and didn’t approve of Armenian nationalism
3 reasons why US got involved in WWI
Lusitania sinking
Sussex sinking
Zimmerman telegram
4 of Woodrow Wilsons fourteen point and one reason why the allies were not willing to accept some of the proposals
equal trade conditions, Adjust colonial claims, Belgium to be evacuated and restored, Created the League of Nations, They didn’t want to give up their colonies
One five sentence paragrah
causes or WW1
Many countries had nationalistic feelings, Diplomatic failures, Imperialism which caused fighting over colonies, Militarism and too much spent on military, Trouble in the Balkans volatile state,
Two five sentence paragraph
effects of WW1
Many effects, around 9 million soldiers and 13 mil civilians died, Many countries did not happy with outcome, ex Arab nations did not get their independence for helping the Allies against the Ottomans, Many new European nations were formed, Baltic States and Finland created from Russia, Transjordan Palestine (Jordan) is set aside as home for Arabs, although others already occupied it, Economic downturn before Roaring 20s due to inflation
