WW1 Begins: Flashcards
Prussia and Germany:
They started to form alliances that started in 1871 when the German Empire began. At this time, the German Empire was the most powerful.
Alsace Lorriane:
northeastern region of France that belonged to Germany at the time.
Triple Alliances:
Germany started to make more allies. One ally was known as Austria-Hungary. This was known as the Triple Alliance (allies w/ Prussia)
Triple Entente:
The allyship between France and Russia. Russia worried they would be attacked. Then the two became allies with GB (Great Britain) (also included the U.S).
Imperialism is…
the ideology that a country can increase in wealth/power by controlling everyone else’s with force.
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand:
He was visiting Bosnia with his wife at the capitol and was shot. Just before then, there was a bombing that injured some people who were near them. Gavrilo Princip, a bosnian serb, was the one who performed the terrorist attack, hoping to bring down the Austro-Hungarian empire.
Schlieffen Plan- Why didn’t it work?
It was a german plan that was meant to take over parts of France. They would try to invade Belgium and surround Paris. Russia and France just ended up reducing the size of their army
The “Rape of Belgium”:
A series of systematic war crimes that were committed on Belgium people. The killed babies, children, women, and pretty much anyone who wasn’t in war.
Battle of Marne:
First battle that was fought in the war. The germans succeeded when trying to take over northeastern regions of France.
Battle of Verdun:
It was one of the most horrific battles in WW1, estimating around 800,000 casualties. It was a surprise that anyone survived at all. Most soldiers went because they were sick of living in the trenches.
