WW1 Flashcards
Who was woodrow wilson and what did he do before WW1
In 1914, he sent Edward House to Europe to learn of their rising tensions, reported back that they only needed a “spark”
what was the spark of ww1
the assasination of franz Ferdinand
who was franz ferdinand
heir to the Austro-HUngarian Empire,
who and what group assasinated ferdinarnd/ who all died
Serbians, Gavrillo Princip, Franz and his wife died
who declared war on who first?
A-H declared war on Serbia.
after the initial war declaration, who were the first countrys to join in on war / who did they side with?
Russia, sided with Serbia, declared war on A-H/ Germany declared war on Russia and France. Britian then defended France and declared war on Germany.
main causes of war
- alliance system
- nationalism
- militarism
- Imperialism
who were the central powers?
Germany, A-H
Who were the allied powers?
Ottoman empire, France, Britian, Russia
nationalism/ what did it create
a strong feeling of pride in and loyalty to a nation or ethnic group/ led countries to put nationalism interests first, regardless of consequences (Germany Expanding, rapid growth, wanted Germ to be a world leader)
militarism
policy of glorifying military powers and values (trying to match other countrys army sizes)
imperialism
Britian and France making colonies in Africa and Asia, provided raw materials and markets for their products.
what did germany want?
territory and colonies, to share in lucrative trade, only way to do this was to take from someone else
Wilsons neutrality policy, what was it?
US would not take sides in the war. but would offer loans and sell good/ weapons to both sides.
belligerent
taking part in war
how did neutrality help americans?
bankers, farmers, business man could recover from economic slowdown
how was neutrality complicated?
a 1/3 of the country was foreign and had ties to countrys fighting.
statement
situation in a conflict in which neither side can make a useful move.
rape of Belgium
when germany went through belgium to attack france
shleiffen plan
germany was in between Russia and France, would first defeat France by going through Belgium, then attacking Russia with whole German army, would do this to avoid 2 fronts
what was the problem with the shleifen plan?
Germany would have to declare war after “striking the first blow”
what did Germany and Britian do after they couldn’t defeat either enemy on land?
Germany tried to starve enemies into submisson, to do this they needed to win control of the sea’s
how did the war at sea start?/ what did they do?
British blockaded ships that were headed to Germany/ turned back any ships carrying guns/ food/ vital supplies to central powers.
what did wilson say about the war at sea?
complained that they were neutral and should be allowed to trade, but did not threaten