world war 1 people Flashcards
Archduke Francis Ferdinand
his assassination initiated the beginning of World War 1
Woodrow Wilson
he urged the passing of the league of nations and wrote the famous fourteen points
General Ferdinand Foch
he was named the supreme allied commander
Captain Eddie Rickenbacker
he was Ameria’s leading ace of world war 1
Lt Colonel Wise
his battalion had stopped the Germans at their closest point to Paris
George M. Cohan
he wrote the words to a famous World War 1 song
Hans Otto Bischoff
he directed the German defense at Belleau wood
kaiser Wilhelm
he wore a black moustache, stood straight and rigid, and had been the bold leader of Germany since 1890
General John “Black Jack” Pershing
he was chosen to be the commander in chief of the American Expeditionary Force
General Sir Hubert Gough
he was the commander of British Fifth army
General Henri Petain
he was the commander in chief of the French army
