WW1 Flashcards
List the members of the triple alliance
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy
Name the region in south central Europe were Imperialism and Nationalism clashed
Balkans
Russia need to do this in order to help Serbia it would take at least 6 weeks?
Mobilize their army
Name the spark that started the war
assassination of archduke franz ferdinand
Before war Russia, England, and France made up what?
Triple entente
Who gave a “blank check” to A-H?
Germany
Who got involved after Belgium was invaded?
Great Britain
Who Annexed Bosnia-Herzegovina in 1908 which created problems with Serbia?
Austria
Who wanted Alsace-Loraine back?
France
The big four at the treaty of Versailles were from these countries
Italy, U.S., Great Britain, France
This telegram sent to mexico was a major reason for the US to get involved in the war
Zimmerman Note
Leader of the American Expeditionary Force
John S. Pershing
What was the biggest reason the government and big business wanted to get involved in the war?
Money
Sinking of this boat in 1915 helped get Americans upset at Germany
Lusitania
Whose tomb did the US soldiers go visit on arrival to France?
Lafayette’s Tomb
Which two countries wanted to punish Germany the most?
France, Great Britain
Which two countries felt like they didn’t get enough?
Italy, Japan
What was the name given to Wilson’s ideas for peace?
Fourteen points
What was the Reason why US didn’t sign off on the Treaty of Versailles
Didn’t want to get involved in European affairs
List three way in which Germany was punished
Gave back Alsace-Lorraine to France, war-guilt, limited army resorces
Used to help people enlists, support war rationing, and buy government bonds
Propaganda
Signed on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month 1918
Amristice
Glorification of the war
Militarianism
To build an empire
Imperialism
AH and Germany were know as this
Central Powers
Leader of US at time of war
Woodrow Wilson
Leader of Russia at time of war
Czar Nicholas
Leader of Germany at the start of war
Kaiser Wilhelm
Leader of Germany at the end of war
Weirmar Republic
Leader of Russia at end of war
Vladimir Lenin
Sent message to Mexico urging them to start war with US
Arthur Zimmerman
Created the 1st of the secret alliances “The Emperors League”
Otto Von Bismark
German General who designed plan to quickly defeat France by going through Belgium
Alfred Graf Von Schiefflen
He killed Francis Ferdinand
Gavrilo Princip
Name the Big Four
Woodrow Wilson, Georges Clemenceau, David Lloyd George, Vittorio Orlando
Longest battle in world history 10 months
Verdun
Bloodiest Battle of WW1 over 1,000,000 killed
Battle of Somme
This battle right outside of Paris ended the Schieflin Plan
1st battle of Marne
Only sea battle of WW1
Jutland
1st battle that use poison gas
Ypres
One of the reasons US got involves in the War
Want money back from Great Britain and France
Outlawed after WW1
Poison Gas
Used to soften up the troops before an attack
Artillery “Shell Shock”
Reason why many of the battle were stalemates
Machine Guns
We used mainly to gather information on enemy trenches
Airplanes
