WW1 Flashcards
(37 cards)
On what two continents did European nations expand their imperialism in the 1800s
Asia and Africa
What was the area between the trenches called?
No mans land
Who led the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia in 1917?
Vladimir Lenin
What Nation went against Napoleons Continentl system in 1812?
Russia
Who promoted the 14 points at the Paris Peace Coference
Woodrolow Wilson
What 3 Nations formed the Triple Alliance
Italy, Germany, Austria
What 3 Nations formed the Triple Entente
Russia, England, France
Name two things Napoleon did when he took over France
Redid the laws, took them out of war
Who where the King and Queen of France during the Revolution
Louis XVI and Mary Antwanette
What did a French mob attack on July, 14 1789
Armery/ Prision
Two reasons France was in so much debt beofre the Revolution
The 7 years war and the American Independence war
Why was the Zimmerman Telegram imporant to WW1
It brought the U.S. into the war
What terrorist organization was behind the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinad
The Black Hand
What did many radicals in France want to do with Louis XVI after he tried to flee from France
KIll him
What did many radicals in France want to do with Louis XVI after he tried to flee from France
KIll him
What was the Name of the ‘humane’ device used during the French revolutions to kill thousands
The Guilatine
What nation did France declare war on during the French Revolution
Austria
Why is the Battle of Trafalgar so imporant
The British Navy is the stronget
Why is the Battle of Trafalgar so imporant
The British Navy is the stronget
Who led the comittee of Public safety during the Terror
Maximillian Robesperve
What was Manfred von Richthofen also known as
Red Baron
Name Germanys plan to fight a two-front war? Why did it fail
Sclieffen Plan, their forces were spread apart to widly
What did Napoleon sell to the united states for $15 million
Louisiana Purchase
Why is Anton Fokker imporant
the device for plane guns
