World War 1 Notes Flashcards
Which of the four cause of World War I is the main reason behind World War I -
Nationalism
Four causes of World War I
Nationalism
Imperalism
Militarism
Alliance system
Nationalism -
Nations want to be ___________.
Independent
True or false -
Nationalism creates rivalry between other nations.
True
“Building empires” : building up nations territory. Most lands are already taken though.
What four causes is this one?
Imperalism
Building up of arm forces, aggressively in preparation of war-
What four causes?
Militarism
Which of the four causes of World War I was meant to help a nation maintain security -
Alliance system
Someone who always has your back, and gets you out of things -
Allies
True or false:
In Europe there is competition instead of cooperation.
True
Triple Entente (aka allied powers)
France Great Britian Russia AND Serbia Later (Italy, Japan and US)
Who was apart of the Tripple alliance -
Germany
Austria Hungary
Italy
Who was apart of the central powers
Germany
Austria Hungary
And ottoman empire(turkey)
The Balkan Pennisula is the _________________ of Europe.
Powdered keg
Serbia wants _____________, while Austria-Hungary wants ______
Independence ; Serbia
What is the spark that ignited the powdered of the keg Europe -
The assassination of the archduke and his a wife
Who assassinated the archduke and his wife?
Serbia
Why did Serbia assassinate the archduke -
Because they wanted independence
Austria Hungary declares war on ____________
Serbia
Who backs up Serbia once Austria Hungary declares war?
Russia
Then Russia declares war on ________________
Austria Hungary
Who then backs up Austria Hungary once Russia declares war on them?
Germany
Then both Germany and Austria Hungary (they are now allies) declare war on who??
France
Meanwhile Belgium is neutral but then gets clobbered by who?
Germany
So then Great Britain declares war on _________ on behalf of Belgium -
Germany
Meanwhile US stays __________
Neutral
Why do you think nationalism led to competition in Europe ?
- everyone wanted independce and not to be taken over
- unique cultural identity
- rivalries developed over colonies and trade ; self interest
What is the blank check from Germany -
That they will have their back no matter what
And will do whatever they want and whatever they nee
Three P’s or propaganda -
Persuade, promote, publicize
WWI propaganda influences peoples __________
Opinions
Who is the “bully” of Europe -
Germany
True or false:
Propagandas were mostly real.
False
Two fronts :
Eastern front
Western front
At the western front, Germany invades who?
Belgium
The schlieffen plan -
Supposed to be quick ; troops thought they’d be home for Christmas :/
Germany wants to damage ______ and _______
France and Russia
Trench warfare took place at what front ?
Western front
Which front -
Western Europe (France, Belgium)
Stalemates
Huge loss of life
Western front
What front ?
Eastern Europe
Mobility
Equally huge loss of life
Eastern front
Who is defeated and has to surrender to Germany ?
Russia
Italy switches sides !!!!! To what side ?
Allied
New kind of war -
Trench and air warfare
True or false :
There were NO diseases in the trenches
False
They were miles long ; like an underground maze ; elaborate defense system
The trenches
Trench warfare leads to the war of _______-_
War of attrition
If you walked into no mans land, would you survive or die?
Probably die
To wear down the other side with heavy attacks -
War of attrition
New advances and medicine were created on how to treat ___________
Infections
New kind of war in the air -
Air warfare
They were filled with nitrogen gas, very flammable, and caused explosions
Zepplins
He was the US flying ace!
Eddie rickenbacker
He repeadelty fought the Red Baron -
Eddie rickenbacker
Modern warfare - (new advances and tech)
Tanks Air plan Hand grenades Machine guns Gas masks Flame throwers
Hazards of war -
True or false -
New tech led to new (horrible) casualities
True
Trench warfare contributed to :
Disease
Shell shock
Trench foot
Stalemates lead to need for ________ and _________
Reorganizing and reinforcements
Both sides (allied and central) wanted to add more _________
Allies
So now more countries start getting ___________
Involved
T or f
US is still neutral, but not for long
True
Why does the US enter the war?
Germany provocation
What was the Lusitinia
Ship sunk by Germany
Germany started using _________, sinking US ships
Submarines
Who is elected president -
Wilson
America is now mad at ________ for sinking their ships
Germany