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