WW1 Flashcards
what did the triple alliance become?
Central powers
what did the triple entente become?
Allied powers
Who was in the allied powers?
USA, great britain, france
what was armistice (1918)
an agreement between the allies and the central powers to end the war at the 11th hour. stated the central powers lost
what was the league of nations
an intercontinental orginization to prevent wars after WW1. It didn’t work
war guilt clause
a part of the treaty of Versialles that placed the blame for the war on germany, and forced them to pay reperation.
Causes of WW1:Imperialism
resulted in intense competition between European nations for new land
MANIA
The 5 causes of WW1: Militarism, alliances, nationalism, imperialism, Assationation
who was in the triple alliance
germany, austria-hungary and italy
who was in the triple entente
great britain france and russia
balkan region
slavic region of intense domination in mountains of south/east europe
what was the central power, and who was in it?
a major alliance in the center of europe, consisted of Germany, austria-hungary, bulgaria and ottoman empire
Western front
a line of trenches that stretched from switzerland to thw north sea. a majority of fighting took place here
Schlieffen plan
Germanys military plan at the start of thw war to defeat france and russia, however russia was fast enough to defend themselves
eastern front
a region of fighting along the german-russain boarder where russians and serbs battled germans, austrians and turks
unrestricted submarine warfare
a policy germany announced which stated their submarines would sink any in british waters
How did the overseas colonies contribute to the Allied victory in World War I?
they provided a buttload of troops
what ended the trench warefare and resulted in the allied powers defeating germany
americas financial support for britain and france
treaty of versialles
treaty that ended WW1
conscription
the draft
mobilization
assembling and preparing troops for war
who assasonated Franz Ferdinand and what group was he in
Gavrilo princip, the black hand
who wrote the 14 points
woodrow wilson
which country invaded which to start the war? who came to protect the victim country
austria-hungary invaded serbia. Russia helped serbia
who was the german emperor until he stepped down
kaiser william II
what were U-Boats
military fighting boats used by germans
zimmerman telegram
a message the germans sent to mexico that said the germans would give their land back if the formed an alliance with germany, the british intercepted it.
Lusitania
the boat with ameircan passengers that the germans sunk. turned americans against germany
Trench warefare
fighting in holes dug in the ground with machine guns
reparations
money that germany had to pay to countrys that suffered war damage
pacifism
opposition to war
entente
non binding agreement to follow policies
stalemate
dead lock in which no army is able to defeat the other
no mans land
an uninhabited piece of land
zepplins
large gas filled balloon
total war
channeling all of a nations resources into war
self determination
right of people to choose choose their own form of governemnt
armistice
agreement to stop fighting a war
why did italy leave the central powers
in hopes of gaining more land
what did women in WW1 do
they took over mens jobs
who fought on the eastern front
russains and serbs
what coutry did germany traval thru when attacking france
belgium
Galipoli
drove allies out, ottomans lost
what country withdrew from the war
russia
who abdicated in novermer 1918
kaiser william II
who were the big 3 at the paris peace conference
USA france and britain
what flaws were in the treaty of versailles
there were harsh peace terms for the armies that lost and cuasd bitterness
what reprecussions did germany have to endure
they had to pay $30 billion and reduce their military, and give up land
