World War 1 Quiz Flashcards
Who made up the Central Powers
Germany, Austria Hungary, Ottoman Empire/Turkey
Who made up the Allies
USA, Great Britain, France, Russia, Serbia
New weapons
Machine guns, torpedoes, airplanes, gas, submarines
What is a trench warfare
Trenches dug mikes and miles into the ground. In between the trenches is no man’s land
What are dugouts
Underground rooms
What was the British strategy
To blockade the Central Powers and could succeed because they had the most powerful navy
What was the German’s strategy
To use the U-boat to starve Great Britain into submission
Something that fueled WWI
The assassination of the arch duke of Austria-Hungry
Why did Russia drop out of the war
Because they had a revolution and became communist country
What is militarism
Filling up your military
Alliances
Secret alliances
Imperialism
Competition for colonies
Nationalism
When someone has a lot, sometimes too much pride for their country
Parts of MAIN
Militarism
Alliances
Imperialism
Nationalism
The Zimmerman Note
Germany attempted to coax Mexico to join CP when it looked like US would enter war against them. Promised Mexico would get Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico
