World War 1 Flashcards
List the FOUR M.A.I.N causes of World War I
Militarism
Alliances
Imperialism
Nationalism
Who had the largest military at the start of World War I?
Russia
What years was the actual fighting of World War I?
1914-1918
Define Conscription:
Military Draft
Who did NOT have Conscription at the start of WorldWar I?
United States and Great Britain
What were the Two Alliances BEFORE THE WAR
Triple Entente and Triple Alliance
which countries were in Triple Entente?
France, Great Britain, Russia
which countries were in Triple Alliance?
Italy, Austria-Hungary, Germany
Which country left their original alliance and switched at the start of World War I?
Italy
Where is the “Balkan Region?”
Southern Europe-near Greece
What was going on there that caused unrest before World War I began?
ethnic rivalries, tension, Austria-Hungary wanted to take over Bosnia & Serbia . This region of the world had tons of ethnic rivalries and conflicting nationalities.
What ignited/sparked World War I?
Assassination of Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand
What date did the Assassination of Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand happen on?
June 28th, 1914
Who was Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand ?
Heir to the throne of Austria Hungary
Who were the people who assassinated Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand?
“The Black Hand” hired by the Serbian Government
Who was the actual person who shot the gun?
Gavrilo Princip
What country were “The Black Hand” from?
Serbia
As a result of the Assassination of Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand on July 28th, 1914, what occurred?
Austria Hungary declares war on Serbia.
What was the General Alfred von Schlieffen’s plan?
the idea that Germany should fight a two front war and invade France in the West and Russia in the east
What neutral land did Germany takes its troops through that made Great Britain declare war on them?
Belgium
Who were the allies?
Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy
Who were the Central Powers?
Germany, Austria-Hungary & Ottoman Empire
How did soldiers initially feel at the start of WWI?
Excited
How did soldiers initially feel at the end of WWI?
Sad/afraid
World War I was fought using
trench warfare
Describe trench fighting
horrible, smelly, gross, unsafe
The Western Front is the area where___fought
France & Germany
how was western front fighting?
stalemate, stuck in trenches, not a lot of movement
What is Total War?
complete mobilization of a countries resources for the war effort. This causes unemployment rates to go DOWN as people now have jobs either in the military or at home in a war making factory.
The Eastern Front was the area where_____ fought
Russia vs Austria Hungary & Russia vs. Germany
Who won the battles on the Eastern Front?
Russia LOSING & Germany winning
List the new technologies used during World War I
tanks, mustard gas, machines guns, airplanes
What was the Zeppelin?
large German airship/blimp
The United States remained ________ at the start of World War I through President ___________.
Neutral, Wilson
What were the 3 reasons why the United States entered into World War I
Sinking of Luisitania
Zimmerman Telegram
Freedom of the Sea’s (unrestricted submarine warfare used by the Germans) and the idea of protecting “self determination”
Congress declared war on which date?
April 1917
The United States prepares for war through TOTAL WAR:
turning factories into war making factories, home gardens
Propaganda:
goverment influences ideas through advertising
How were women affected by World War I?
worked for the government, switchboard operators, secretaries, worked in the factories when the men left for the war
WHICH SIDE HAD THE MOST DEATHS AT THE END OF WORLD WAR I?
Central Powers
WHICH COUNTRY LOST THE MOST PEOPLE?
Russia
THE ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF TOTAL DEATHS WAS
40 million
The Treaty of Versailles was signed on which date?
June 28th, 1919
This officially ended world war I. As a result, Germany had to do what?
War Reparations
Lose land and colonies
Reduce size of military
Pay war debt to the allies
How did the landscape of Europe change at the end of World War I?
new countries formed, some disappeared, did not look the same at all
President list made a list of international goals at the end of WWI. This was known as Wilson’s
14 points for world peace
President Wilson also wanted to set up The League of Nations. What is that?
international peacekeeping organization
Many countries signed the League of Nations document but US did not. WHY?
thought it would drag us into future wars
After WWI, the United States decided to _________ themselves from the rest of the world.
isolate
What genocide occured during WWI?
Armenian
Who was killing whom during the Armenian Genocide?
Muslim Turks were killing Christian Aremenians
Who controlled most of the middle east after WWI?
Britain & France
Mustafa Kemal was from what middle eastern country?
Turkey
What happened in 1923 to Turkey?
They became free from European control
Mustafa Kemal will _______ and __________ the country of Turkey after WWI.
MODERNIZE,secularize
