ww1 Flashcards
Four causes of the war:
- Militarism
-Alliance - Imperialism
- nationalism
known as the powder keg
ready to explode was the Balkan peninsula
who was the archduke Franz Ferdinand
Archduke of Austria-Hungary
what was the black hand
Serbian terrorist group
who was Gavrilo Princep
the person who killed the archduke and his wife
describe pan-Slavism
bring independence to the region
describe how the assassination of the archduke of austria created World war
they were given an ultimatum or war
and because of the allies
what was the original purpose of the alliance system
balance of power
name five modern weapons used in the world war.
- Machine guns
-artillery
-tanks
-zeppelins - poison gas
three purpose of propaganda
- recruitment of men
- promote patriotism at home/ support
- make the enemy look evil
the western front extended from
north sea to Switzerland
three main reasons the usa entered the war
- sinking of the Lusitania
- 1917 - unrestricted submarine warfare
- Zimmerman telegram
the eastern front extended from
the Baltic sea to black sea
why did russia pull out of the war
because the communist promised the people to pull them out if they help them come to power
allied powers concerned why
because Germany can now concentrate all its forces on the western front
3 American impacts
- boosted morale of the allied powers
- fresh man troops
- supplies and equipment
“Bloody Stalemate”
neither side wins
Big four
Great Britain - david lloyd geroge
France - georges clemenceau
USA - woodrow wilson
Italy - vittorio orlando
purpose of first five points of wilson’s peace plan
ways to prevent war
self determination meant
nations should have the right to govern themselves
goal and purpose of the league of nations and what it was
-prevent future wars
-international peacekeeping organization
four results of WWI
- death toll 21 million died
2.russians became communists - 4 major empires collapsed
- USA becomes world power
central powers
Germany, Austria-Hungary and ottoman turks
Allied powers
Russia, France, Great Britain and later the USA
