WW1 Flashcards
What are the MAIN reasons of WW1?
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
What is the definition of Militarism?
Building up an army of people and pervading weapons and protection for war
What is the definition of Imperialism?
Imperialism is when a country wants to try to build or create an empire
When did all countries join the war?
August 1914
What did Britain offer to Italy to make them join the Triple Entente?
Britain offered Italy land from Austria-Hungary’s territory if they won the war, Italy accepted the offer
Why did China join the war?
China joined the war for power, land and money
Why did America declare war on Germany?
America declared war on Germany because they sunk one of America’s supply ships
Who created the Schlieffen plan?
Von Schlieffen created the Schlieffen plan in 1905
What was the Schlieffen plan?
Germany wanted to defeat France in the during six weeks as that’s how long Germany thought it would take Russia to prepare for war. Germany decided to evade through Belgium to avoid the French troops and plot a suppress attack and capture Paris.
What happened in the Schlieffen plan?
The German army didn’t expect resistance from Belgium, the Belgian military fought against Germany to delay the advance to Paris.
Britain declared war on Germany as they attacked Belgium, the response from the British military helped both Belgian and French armies
The French army responded very promptly to the attack in Belgium, with the help of the British military they prevented the Germans from advancing and this turned into a stalemate causing the Battle Of Marne
Why did the Plan fail?
The Russians got their military ready and weapon’s prepared quicker then the Germans expected, they got ready in 10 days, Germany thought it would take the Russians 6 weeks. Germany had to then send troops Western Europe to try to prevent Russia from evading Germany. Both sides secured the land they had occupied. Trenches were dug and this caused a stalemate as no side could advance on any further.
