WW1 Flashcards
What are the M.A.I.N Causes of World War One?
Militarism, Alliances Imperialism, and Nationalism
What is Militarism?
An aggressive act of military strengthening.
What are alliances?
Agreements made between countries to help each other if needed.
What is Imperialism?
Imperialism is when a country colonizes new lands.
What is Nationalism?
A more aggressive form of Patriotism where you hate every other country but only like your country.
What increased Tensions before WW1
The Franco-German War, The two Balkan Wars, and the Austrian Annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
What started WW1
The assassination of Franz Ferdinand
Who assassinated Franz Ferdinand
Gavrilo Princip
What Are Firesteps
Wooden planks built into a trench for soldiers to look over the top of the trench.
What are duckboards
Wooden planks above where water gathers.
What trenches were more sophisticated
German trenches, they had beds, toilets, and electricity.
What was the Western Front?
The Front that spanned from Belgium to the Swiss Border.
What was the Eastern Front?
It was the Austrian and German borders with Russia.
What is trench warfare
It’s a combat form when two opposing sides fight each other from their own trenches.
How did Offensive weapons improve compared to Armor
Weapons- Tanks-Airplanes-Gas-Machine guns-Improved Artillery-Flame Throwers
Armor- Gas Masks-Steel Helmets
Why did the American’s join the War?
The Zimmerman telegram, German Blockades, and the sinking of the Lusitania.
What is the Zimmerman Telegram?
A German telegram to Mexico that offered US states for them to join the war.
Who were US troops commanded by?
John. J Pershing
When did WW1 end?
11 AM on November 11th 1918.
What’s an Armistice or truce?
An agreement to end a war or dispute.
Who was US president
Woodrow Wilson
What was Woodrow Wilson’s 14 point plan
A plan for peace after the war.
Who took blame for the war?
Germany
Reparations
Payments for war debt or guilt,
League of nations
An assembly that would be used to settle disputes.
