WW1 Flashcards
Schlieffen Plan
German army would invade Belgium to get the back of France’s army in order to get to Paris and end the fight with France to avoid a two-front war
Triple Entente
France
Britain
Russia
Triple Alliance
Germany
Italy
Austria-Hungary
Liberty Bonds
buy them
money goes towards war effort
after war, government pays back
dogfights
plane fights during reconnaissance
14 Points
Wilson’s plan for peace
League of Nations
a unified group of nations to ensure European peace
Why were the Balkans called the “powder keg” of Europe?
regional tension
nationalism
Austria-Hungary annexes lands
Zimmerman Note
a note from Germany to Mexico proposing an alliance
Mexico would attack US to keep US out of European war
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
German U-Boats violate neutrality laws by sinking ships
women’s roles
filled in jobs that guys did before the war
Allied Powers
US France Italy Britain Serbia Russia
Central Powers
Germany
Ottoman Empire
Austria-Hungary
Bulgaria
new weapons
flamethrowers planes gas guns tanks trenches
Lusitania
a passenger ship sank by German U-Boats
helped convince US to enter war
isolationism
neutral country, nation, state
What occurred after Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia?
Because of their alliance with Serbia, the Russian army mobilized.
War Industries Board
regulated and enlisted and supported the war effort
How did Wilson’s idea of a post-war world differ from the European leaders?
Wilson wanted to be fair to Germany but the European leaders wanted to make them pay huge reparations and destroy their army.
reparations
the losing team had to pay for the war damage
War Guilt Clause
part of the Treaty of Versailles
named Germany responsible for the war
