World War 1 Key Terms Flashcards
nationalism with Serbs
wanted to expand and unite their people, Austria Hungary said no
nationalism in Europe
high!
caused: struggle for power and formation of new countries
militarism
increasing size and strength of militaries
caused:
nervous tension
alliances
Germany, Austria/Hungary, Italy? = triple alliance
GB, France, Russia= triple entente (helped Serbs)
imperialism
GB, Germany, Russia, France = BIG powers = BIG tension
main causes of WW1
militarism
nationalism
imperialism
alliances
Franz Ferdinad
archduke of Austria visits Sarajevo where lots of Serbs live
Gavrilo Princip
Serb terrorist kills Franz and wife Sophie
neutral
takes no sides
Central Powers
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire
Allied Powers
France, GB, Russia, Serbs, US
western front
northern France- where battles took place
trench warfare
digging trenches to stay and fight from
no mans land
land between trenches go in there= get killed
total war
use of all societies resources - nothing off limits
propaganda
info designed to influence opinions, often advertising
verdin
German “bleed the French white”
part of schlieffen plan- French win
Somme
British start to distract German from verdin
tank used first- British win
Gallipoli campaign
British cocky and try to take out Ottoman Empire
ottoman destroys but weakened
Armenian massacre
ottomans thought Armenians (Christians in mostly Muslim Empire) were helping the Russians and kills or deports them
all (basically genocide)
genocide
deliberate destruction of racial, political, or cultural group
Woodrow Wilson
didn’t want to be involved in war, after war world peace after war
U boats
submarines
Zimmerman note
German diplomat Arthur Zimmerman sent note to Mexico suggesting they attack US
