WW1 Flashcards
Leader: Austria Hungary
Franz Ferdinand, Assassinated
Leader: Germany
Wilhelm II
Leader: Russia
Nicholas II
USA: Leader
Woodrow Wilson
New Technology
machince guns (more people killed), Trech warfare (prolonged fighting), British tank, Flame thrower, u boat, air plane, chemical weapon
Central Powers
Triple Alliance (Germany, Austria Hungary, Ottoman empire)
Allies
Triple entente (France, great Britian, Russia)
Who had the largest navy?
British
What caused the start of WWI?
MAINA ((Millitisum, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism, and Assassination of the arch duch.)
Why did the USA enter the war?
unrestricted Germany submarine warfare, Zimmerman telegraph (German to mexico)
What was the 14 point program?
Proposed by Wilson, a program for world peace after WWI. sustainable peace
Who was NOT invited to the Paris Peace confernece 1919?
Germany
What was the name of the treaty that ended WWI?
The treaty of versailles
Who were the Big 4 at the Paris peace conference?
France (Clemenceau), Great Britain (George), Italy (Orlando), US Wilson
What was Wilson considered at the Paris Peace conference?
A idealist, gentle towards Germany