world war 1 quiz Flashcards
what is militarism and how did it lead to ww1
def: arms race, buildup nations military and weapons, military influence effect gov’t policy
factor: if nations are prepared for war more likely to happen, only solution to polictical disputes, willing to die for nation
what are alliances and how did it lead to ww1
def: agreements between nations for mutal defense
- one nation is attackted other members are forced to assistance
factor: nations became more belligent, quick escalte as nations are dragged into conflict
what is imperialsin and how did it lead to ww1
building and maintance of empires, political domination of one nation over another
comp amoung empires
factor: go to war to esablish and fight for empires creating tenisions between rivarlys
what is nationalism and how did it lead to ww1
def: focus on what intrests your nation over others
- love and pride for nation and ethnicity
factor: all nations involved were extremly ethnically nationalistic other smaller nations due to imperialsim felt like they had to fight for sovernity
what are the balkans
collection of countries under austria hungary, last place in europe that could be conqured ( imperialsim)
what was the black hand and contribution to outbreak of the war
sole purpose to fight for serbain indepence
- act against austria hungarian intrests in balkans
- arch duke visits capital bongia to show Hungary power this is the where the hotbed of serbia nationalism
- terriosts attack and assiantate arch duke
what was the triple entente
russia signs with britian and france to counter actions of austria hungary
was thought as balance of power and goal was to keep any one power from commiting agressive action
1907
what was the triple alliance
germany negoiated an alliance uniting germany italy and austria hungary in 1882
1890 gernmany abbolishes allaince with russia
what was the schlieffen plan
strategy to attack france through belgium, goal to knock france out of the war
role of belgium is escaltion of ww1
because treaty of london which brittain promised to portect belgium, germany attacking belgium dragged britain plus its colonies into war
- was also in staegtic place to get through france for germans
what is the significance of alsace- lorraine
part of france germany had conqured in neopollian years
- cause of anti-german feelings in france
- was a lost economic terriotry
- french populated
- french was fighting to regain that land and seek revenge on germany
what was trench warfare
- created to avoid being shot or bombed at by the enemy
- lomg lines of dugout pits that would run the length of army;s held line
- living conditions were extrmely diffucult
- soilders lived in a situation where dealth was immient
what is unrestrictred submarine warfare
german submarines getting sinking any of the allies
- “see a ship sink it” don’t discriminate against any ships
- most ships leaving north america and bring soilders and goods to brittain were sunk
what was the treaty of versailles
allied powers and central powers needed to figure out how to restructure each nation and global order
- central powers were not allowed to attend the conference
why did germans dislike the treaty
army reduced to 100 000 men \
- lost of overseas colonies
- pay reperations (132 billion german marks)
- take full responisbility for the war (guilt clause)
- kasier whillam as a war criminal
