WW1 Flashcards
When did everyone expect the war to be over ?
Everyone expected the war to be “over by Christmas”.
What type of war did everyone expect?
A short and decisive war.
What lade the ground work for power to be in hand?
New technologies
In 1914 what were the the weapons of war?
Machine guns
What did soldiers have for Christmas?
Soldiers had a truce.
What is the Western Front?
The western front was a theatre of WW1 in Northern France and Belgium.
Who did Germany fight against?
Britain, France, Belgium and later the US.
What was Germany’s plan called?
Germany’s plan was called the Schlieffen plan
What was the Schelieffen plan
Sweep through Belgium, round into South France and cut off French Army.
Who implemented the Schlieffen plan?
Chief of Staff Moltke.
Who were Expenditionary Force Allies?
Britain and France
What was the French plan?
The French wanted to sweep into Belgium.
Was the French plan implemented?
No it was not.
Why was the French plan not implemented?
They did not implement it because of Belgian Neutrality.
Where did France end up sending most of their troops?
France sent most of their troops South to recapture Alsace-Lorraine.
Why did Advances stop?
Because Moltke put troops on the eastern front.
Who specifically sent troops from France to recapture Alsace-Lorraine?
Joffre
What happened at the end of 1914?
The exhausted Germans entrenched themselves and the allies created temporary trenches.
What taught commanders that bombardments can break through enemies lines?
Battle of Neuve-Chapelle
What did Germans use that was the first of the war?
Chlorine Gas
Who was assassinated?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo.
Who assassinated the Archduke?
Gavrilo Princip
What gave Austria a reason to go into war?
The assassination gave them a reason.
What group had a assassins all over Sarajevo?
The Black Hand.
What created the July Crisis?
The assassination.
What date was the Archduke assassinated?
June 28 1914
What is the acronym M-A-I-N mean?
Militarism, alliances, imperialism, nationalism
Why did they use m-a-i-n?
To analyze war.
What type of assasination happened to Franz
Shot
Who declared WW1
Austria
Who did Russia defend at the begging of war
Serbia
Who did Germany declare war on
Russia on August 1
Where did Germany first enter their troops?
Belgium
Who declared war on Germany?
Britain
How was militarism affected in the war?
Each countries military had increased due to war
What were the two big Alliances?
The Triple Entente - France; Britain and Russia
The Triple Alliance - Germany; Austria-Hungary and Italy
Germany only had one main Allie, who was this
Austria-Hungary
What did Italy do
Italy decided to stay out.
