World War I Flashcards
What were other names for WWI
The Great War, The War to End all Wars
What were the two sides of WWI
The Central Powers and Allies
What countries were the Central Powers
Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria, Germany, and Austria-Hungary
What countries were the Allies
Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, Romania, Japan, Serbia,
and the United States
What were the Central Power leaders
Sultan Mehmet V (Ottoman Empire), Tsar Ferdinand I (Bulgaria), Kaiser Wilhelm II (Germany), and Emperor Franz Joseph I (Austria-Hungary)
What were the Allied leaders
King George V with Prime Minister David Lloyd George (Great Britain), Georges Clemenceau (France), Czar Nicholas II (Later Vladimir Lenin 9n 1917)(Russia), King Victor Emmanuel III (Italy), King Ferdinand I (Romania), Emperor Taishō (Japan), and King Peter I (Serbia), and President Woodrow Wilson (USA)
What started WWI
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary
Who killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Gavrilo Princip
What system brought more countries into WWI
Alliances
When did WWI begin
July 28, 1914
What was the German military strategy called
Schlieffen Plan
World War I saw the use of these being dug on large scales
trenches
What was the land between the trenches called
No Man’s Land
What is trench warfare? Why was it used?
War from fortified trenches used to take cover from modern weapons
What were some important battles of WWI
Battle of the Somme (Allied Victory), Battle of Verdun(Allied Victory), Battle of Jutland(Allied victory), Battle of Ypres(Allied victory), First and Second Battles of the Marne (Allied win)
What were the two main fronts of WWI
The Western and Eastern Fronts
What happened to Russia during WWI
They underwent Revolution and left the war
When did the United States enter WWI
April 2, 1917
Why did the United States enter WWI
German sinking of the American ship RMS Lusitania and The Zimmerman Telegram
Why was the USA’s entrance into the war vital for the Allied Powers
They were in a “Stalemate” in Europe
Before the USA entered WWI, what side did they support
None, they had a policy of neutrality
What was the biggest naval engagement of WWI
The Battle of Jutland (won by Britain)
What was the Zimmerman Telegram
a secret German communication intercepted by the British and shared with the United States, proposed a military alliance with Mexico and the recovery of lost territories, leading to increased anti-German sentiment and America’s entry into World War I
What were German submarines called
U-boat (Unterseeboat)
