World War 1 Vocabulary Flashcards
A note from the German Foreign Office
Revealed a plan to renew unrestricted submarine warfare and to form an alliance w/ Mexico and Japan if the US declared war on Germany.
Was sent to Mexico hoping it would ally itself w/ Germany against the US.
Zimmerman Note
A 400-plus mile stretch of land weaving through France and Belgium from the Swiss border to the North Sea.
Was the decisive front during the First World War.
The region of France that became a bloody stalemate.
Western Front
Alliance that included Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy.
Triple Alliance
Stretch of battlefield along the German and Russian border.
Eastern Front
New weapon that caused choking, blindness, and death.
Poison Gas
Leader of Russia up until 1917.
Czar Nicholas
Armored combat vehicle used for the first time in WW1.
Tank
This country belonged to the Central Powers during WW1.
Germany
This country belonged to the Allied Powers in WW1.
France
The region of Europe called a “powder keg” because it was so volatile.
The Balkans
Battle strategy in which soldier fought from deep pits dug into the earth.
Trench Warfare
One-sided information used by a government to persuade the public.
Propaganda
New warship introduced by Germany that used undersea torpedoes.
Submarines
German’s battle strategy that called for a quick defeat of France, then attacking Russia in the east.
Schlieffen Plan
Ruler of Germany during WW1.
Kaiser Wilhelm 1
