World War I Test Study Flashcards
section 1
Armistice
Verterns Day
Mobilization
Preparing for the war
Belligerent
Fighting sides
Propaganda
Information used to influence public opinion.
U- Boats
Submarines (Underwater Boats)
Huns
Germany
Doughboys
Americans
Tommie’s
British
Frogie’s
French
Spanish Flu
Influenza, killed many in the war
Isolationism
Nothing to do with Europeans affairs and remain neutral
Suicide Club
The Airforce
No Man’s Land
Between two countries trenches
Lusitania
British Luxury Liner
Franz Ferdinand
Archduke of Austria- Hungary
Czar Nicholas II
Czar of Russia
Manfred Von Richtofen
“Red baron”
Vladimir Lenin
(Promised people) dictator of Russia who started Bolshevik Revolution.
King George V
King Of Great Britian
Great War
WWI
Bolshevik Revolution
communist and movement revolutions
Kaiser Wilhelm
King of Germany
Franz Joseph
King of Austria- Hungary
Arthur Zimmerman
German Ambassador
Eddie Rickenbacker
Top American Ace
John Pershing
Gerneral of the US army
The Four Causes and Describe how each contributed to the war?
Militarism- Created military build-up of forces & weapons.
Alliance System- Created a world conflict.
Imperialism- Created rival ties between empires.
Nationalism- created a desire for self.
What was known as the “powder keg of Europe”?
The Belkin Peninsula
Who was Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
Archduke of Austria- Hungary
What was the “Black Hand”?
A Serbian Terrorist Group
Who was Gavrilo Princep?
The assassin who killed the Archduke and his wife.
Describe what Pan-Slavism was?
A national movement which was created to bring independence to the region
Describe how the assassination of the archduke of Austria-Hungary created a world war?
Austria declares war over Serbia then the alliance system kicks in and drags Austria and Serbia. Then they begin to side.
What was the original purpose of the Alliance system?
To prevent wars
Name five modern weapons and what impact they had?
- Machine Guns- mostly deadly
-Zeppelins “blimps”
-Poison Gas- Mustard Gas
-Tanks- cross trenches
-Artillery- launch exploding shells .
Name the three purposes of the propagandas used in WWI
- Recruitment of men
- promote patriotism
- make enemy look evil
The Western front extended from where to where? The Eastern front extended from where to where?
- Western front extended from the North Sea.
- The Eastern front extended from the Baltic Sea
What were the three main reasons the USA entered the war in 1917?
- Sinking of Lusitania
- Unrestricted submarine warfare
3.Zimmerman telegram
Describe why Russia eventually pulls out of the war in 1917?
Communist took over and pulled Russia out as they promised after the Russian revolution.
Why were the Allied Powers so concerned when Russia pulled out of the war?
Russia was the only allied power to be fighting at the eastern front.
What were the American Impacts on the war?
- Boosted moral of allied powers
- Fresh manpower
- Supplied and equipment
What does “Bloody Stalemete”mean?
No one was winning the war
Name the Big Four countries and their Leaders?
- Great Britian- David Lloyd George
- France- Georges Cleameance
- USA- Woodrow Wilson
4 Italy- Vittono Orlanda
What was the purpose of the five points in the peace plan?
To prevent future wars
What is “self-determination”?
Nations should have the right to govern themselves.
What was the League of Nations and its goal?
International peacekeeping organizations and the goal was to prevent any future wars.
Name the three nations of the Central Powers and the Allied Powers? & which USA joined
Central- Germany, Austria, and Ottoman Turks
Allied- Russia, France, and Great Britian (USA)
List the four results of World War I:
- Death Toll
-Bolshevik
-USA becomes a world power
-Four major empires collapse
What event marked the “turning point” in the war?
The United States joining the war on the Allied power sides.
