WW1 Flashcards
Triple Alliance
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy
Triple Entente
France, GB, Russia
Serbia was supported mainly by this member of the Triple Entente
Russia
This country opposed Serbian-Bosnian merging
Austria- Hungary
A-H prince killed on a visit to Bosnia
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Bosnian who killed Austrian- Hungarian prince
Gavrilo Principal
Building military, making military a prat of everyday life
Militarism
Flow of War Declarations after death of A-H prince
A-H -> Serbia
Russia -> A-H
Germany -> Russia
GB -> Germany
Germany initially attacked France through…
Belgium
German Schlieffen Plan
Plan to avoid two front war with Russia and France; quickly defeat France then focus on Russia
Propaganda
ideas spread to influence public opinion for/ against a cause
Type of warfare used mainly in WWI
Trench Warfare
First major battle of WWI
Battle of the Marne
Allied Powers:
Russia, GB, France, Italy, eventually US
Country that switched sides halfway through ww1
Italy
WW1 is also known as the “War of…”
Attrition
German air device used to bomb
Zeppelin
Central Powers
Germany, A-H, Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria
British used troops from ( 3 places ) to defeat the Ottomans
India, Australia, New Zealand
President during WW1 who tried to stay neutral
Woodrow Wilson
Unrestricted submarine warfare was used by…
Germany
Passenger Ship sunk by the German submarines
Lusitania
of Americans killed aboard the Lusitania
28
U.S joined which alliance?
Allied Powers