ww1 Flashcards
What were the four main causes of the war? Be able to explain why each one is a cause
Alliances:
-majority powers
-Germany, Austria Hungary
-Britain, Russia, France
Imperialism:
-lots of lands owned by Britain and France
-France has lots of Africa
-Britain has 5 countries
-Germany no like this
Nationalism:
-Extreme pride in country willing to do anything for it
-believe your country best
-Germany gets lots of land (So pride grows)
-Nationalist groups form in many countries
Militarism:
-Military and weapons become very important
- France, Germany has an arms race
- Britain, Germany compete for power of seas
Who make up the Central Powers and the Allies?
Central powers-Germany, austria- Hungary, Ottoman empire Bulgaria
Allies: Great Britain, France, Russia, Serbia, Belgium, japan, U.S, Italy
Who killed the Archduke/what organization was he a part of?
Garrillo Princip-Part of the black hand
Know the new weapons of war we talked about in class. How did these weapons change the way war was fought?
Zeppelin- airship filled with bombs
Tank- indistructableso lots of protection
Gas- deadly sufication and chemical burns
Planes- used for bombs spying fishing and dogfights
torpedos- used to blow up ships
What was the ultimatum that Austria-Hungary gave to Serbia?
When after the duke was killed austria wanted to investigate the serbian gov and if they said no they wanted to go to war
Make sure you know what trenches were like in WWI.
cold wet areas dug out smelly unsanitary dangerous
Which two countries wanted to punish Germany the most?
Britain and France
What was the Paris Peace Conference?
Meeting of victorious allied powers that Germany was not invited to.
What were the main takeaways from Wilson’s 14 points?
To act on blueprint for world peace post WW1
To prevent another world war (reduce arms)
League of Nations
Why didn’t the Allies support Wilson’s 14 points?
They wanted territorial gains
What were the main points of the Treaty of Versailles?
German war guilt
German forces reduced
Pay for damages
loses territory
League of Nations
What is propaganda and why is it used?
Biased info that supports a political cause
used to shape international opinion or create enemies
national pride
urdge men to join
support the war from home
What is the League of Nations? Why did it fail?
Coalition of nations meant to mediate when problems arose
Failed because countries couldn’t negotiate peacefully when issues arose
U.S never joined
What was the situation with the Zimmermann note and why did it bring the US into the war?
A telegram to Mexico from Germany asking them to invade the U.S. (to distract them from war) was an alliance offer against the U.S.. It also threatened to end the restricted sub warfare which was one of the main reasons the U.S. joined Mexico would also get its territory back from the U.S. and Germany would make sure of that. Britain gets the note and tells the U.S.
Explain the sinking of the Lusitania.
Britain made a ship carrying many British and American civilians that Germany sunk because it had weapons that the people were unaware of. So then Germany was forced to follow strict rules regarding sub-warfare.
