World War I Flashcards
Triple Alliance and Triple Entente
The Triple Alliance was made up of Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy, while the Triple Entente was made up of France, Russia and Britain.
M. A. I. N.
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, and Nationalism
Gavrilo Princip
Bosnian Serbian nationalist who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austrian Throne
U-Boat
German created submarine during WWI
Battle of the Somme
huge battle of WWI
-fought between the Allies and the German Empire
- ~ 1 million casualties
League of Nations
International organization that sought out world peace
Treaty of Versailles
- June 28, 1919
WWI peace treaty signed in the Palace of Versailles
“No man’s land”
land between allies and German trenches
Trench Warfare
defensive war tactic that was fought in dug outs that sheltered soldiers from enemy weaponry
RMS Lusitania
British ocean liner that was sunk by a German U-boat
-May 7, 1915
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
German policy that military ships could sink merchant ships
Kaiser Wilhelm II
German king who is blamed for WWI
Woodrow Wilson
United States President that brought peace after WWI
Paris Peace Conference
- 1919 - 1920
Peace Treaty signed to end WWI