WW1 Flashcards
Central Powers
Germany, A-H, Ottoman Empire
Final Allies
Britain, France, russia, united states, Italy, japan, Serbia
Britain France Russia alliance situation
BritainXFrance RussiaXFrance RussiaXBritan RussiaXSerbia
Long/mid Range Causes: the three majors
Imperialism, militarism, nationalism
Imperialism. Define and relate
Desire to expand ones empire. Germany (obv)
Nationalism. Define and relate
Pride for your own country. Russia promoting panslavism…..France wanting Alsace lorraine
Militarism
IR, people wanted to use weapons, people making competition between themselves out of fear
Schlieffen plan
Germany attack France from flank, going through Belgium —-> pissing Britain off
Stalemate
Neither side can defeat other
Trench warfare
Nessecary with modern war weapons, dirty,
Most significant modern weapon
Machine gun
Colonies durring war. Motives and results
Citizenship/indenepnce….thats what they got
Conscription
A draft
Total war
Government using full force to win a war(factory production)
Role of women
Fulfill jobs of men left behind
Lusitania
The ship…Britain with 128 Americans…helped US rally against Germany
Use of propaganda
Government censored things to prevent panic and keep everyone hating Germany
Zimmerman telegram
Germany’s msg to Mexico incerpected by Britain
Woodrows 14 point summarized
Peace lmao
League of Nations
Baby UN ….FAILED
Effects of peace settlement (3major ones)
New nations in eourpe, system of mandates, resentment
New nations:
A-H and Ottomans “collapsed”…Czechoslovakia and Poland come back…..Yugoslavia is created
System of mandates
German-African colonies go to Britain…..France and German colonies in Asia went to japan and Australia
Resentment
Germany was just down bad fr…..japan and Italy salty (didnt get territoires and shit they wanted)
