ww1 Flashcards
entire war
what was the Triple Alliance’s plan called if they were ever to go to war with the Entente
the scheilffen plan
what was the scheilffen plan
Germany would send 750,000 men through Belgium to encircle France before Russia could mobilize.
what went wrong when the Germans tried to move through Belgium
to the German’s surprise, the Belgians fought back, causing a stall in the alliance’s plan.
what happened when the Belgians fought back
The Germans responded to this by murdering many civilians and burning many cities to the ground.
what did the British do after hearing about the violation of Belgians by the Germans
the British sent troops to help out
how were the Germans viewed after the Belgium incident, and by whom
they were looked to as the bad guys, especially by the British and Americans
Was Austria in a good spot at this point, why or why not
No, the Russians mobilized quicker than they expected, and Austria, already struggling against Serbia, was cobbled by the Russians.
Germany was forced to do what after that
send troops over, they succeded in tannenburg, masuran lakes uner paul von hindenburg
what country pushed back the allies almost to Paris
Germany
what central found a gap in the line causing the Allies to charge through forcing Germans to push back
central Joffrey
stalemate
when both of the opponents dug into defensive positions, spreading the trenches 475 miles and no man’s land in between.
trench life
hard, trench foot, rats, bodies ptsd watching friends die
Christmas truce
when a few men decided to not fight for Christmas, during the truce they sang hymnals, exchanged gifts, and played soccer
ottomans blamed who, causing what to happen
Christian Americans, causing the Armenian genocide
switch up
Italy broke off with the central powers and joined the allies bc they were promised more land. The Ottomans joined the central powers.
while Germany was focused on Europe, Britain, and France did what
they went and took German colonies in Africa, and Japan was happy to take German land in the Pacific islands and Qingado
what new inventions were made during WW1
planes, submarines, mustard gas, tanks,
battle of Verdun
Germany launched an offensive on the western front, which lasted 11 months, and 1 million casualties
battle of somme
6 months 1 mil casualties
te lawrence
Wrecked Ottoman supply lines, captured Damascus
11/11 at 11 am
20 million deaths
