WW1 Flashcards
U.S. motives
trade and moral peace
most nationalistic
the Serbian people
first battle of the war
battle of the marne
what did the french do in the battle of the marne
used 1200 taxis
what was the second battle
battle of ypres
1st battle to use poison gas
battle of ypres
name of the British ship that sank
Lusitania
name of the french ship that sank
Sussex
sussex pledge
promised to warn ships before sinking
last naval battle of its kind
battle of jutland
who participated in the battle of jutland
germans and brits
longest battle on the western front
battle of verdun
who participated in the battle of Verdun
French, British, German
longest and bloodiest battle
battle of the Somme
who participated in the battle of somme
germany, french, british
first time tanks were used
battle of cambrai
who participated in the battle of cambrai
germany and brits
who took charge after Nicholas II
alexander kerensky
what form of government did alaxander kerensky form
parlemental government
what was one main reason for us joining the war
2.3 billion in loans to the allies
What is the CPI
Committee on public information
what did the CPI do
controlled propaganda
who was in charge of CPI
George Creel
What is AEF
American expedition forces
who led AEF into france
General Pershing
Name of US solders
Doughboys
what did the war industries board do
U.S. economy shifted from consumer to war supplies
Who was the U.S. ace
Eddie Rickenbacker
who was the red baron
Richthofen
what was the treaty of Brest-litovsk
Russia wanted to pull out so Germany gave them some land to do so
who are CO’s
people who didn’t want to fight in the war
Sergeant York was a
CO at first but became a national hero
what was the first major action for the U.S.
battle of cantigny
what was the turning point in the war
chateau-thierry battle
who participated in the chateau thierry battle
U.S., french, germany
What did the german’s name the U.S. solders during the battle of belleua wood
devil dogs
U.S. helped turn the tide with winning this battle and saving paris
Battle of belleua wood
first solo offensive by the U.S.
battle of st. mihiel
greatest us battle and final offensive of WWI
battle of the argonne forest
British leader
David lloyed george
France leader
george Clemenceau
Italian leader
vittorio orlando
who killed archduke franz ferdinand
gavrilo princip
german leader
kaiser wilhelm II
austria-hungary leader
franz joseph
bulgarian leader
fredinand I
ottoman empire leader
mehmed V