World War I Flashcards
SPARKS OF WAR - Assassination
Assassination - June of 1814, Archduke Ferdinand of Austria and his wife were assassinated in Sarajevo by Gavrilo Princip. Motive was to break off Austria-Hungary’s south Slav provinces so they could be combined into Yugoslavia.
SPARKS OF WAR - Ultimatum
From Austria-Hungary to Serbia (delivered on July 23rd). According to the Ultimatum, Serbia must end all anti-Austrian agitation & when they only partially agreed, Austria declared war on Serbia
SPARKS OF WAR - Blank check
Germany gives Austria-Hungary a blank check to show their unconditional support
SPARKS OR WAR - Alliances formed
Allied powers; Central powers
Allied - Great Britian, France, Russia, Serbia, Belgium, Japan, and Montonegro
Central - Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria
Beginning perceptions of war
Everyone thought the war would be over by Christmas
NEW FIGHTING STYLES - Poisonous gas
Goal was to kill in large numbers and caused blindness, choking, vomiting, torn lungs, and death
NEW FIGHTING STYLES - Tanks
Designed so you could attack the enemies trenches by riding over and break the trench lines
NEW FIGHTING STYLES - Airplanes
“Dog fights”, in which the opposing aircrafts attempted to shoot eachother down with their machine gins. Also used to drop bombs from the air
NEW FIGHTING STYLES - U-Boats
Submarine warfare
NEW FIGHTING STYLES - Flame throwers
Fired a stream of gasoline
1917
USA decided to enter the war
Propaganda
Ideas or rumors used to harm an opponent, cause - to portray the enemy as beastly and inhuman
Total war
Preparing for a war that may include any and all civilian-associated resource & infrastructure as legit targets
Consricption
Targeted single men to join war
Role of women
Women were drafted into industries by the death of their husbands. More women in the workplace
