WW1 Test Review Flashcards
What is no-man’s land?
The space between the trenches in trench warfare.
Describe the 5 main causes of World War I
Alliances, Militarism, Imperialism, Nationalism, and Rivalry were the five main causes of WW1.
What country lost the Alsace-Lorraine territory to Germany?
France in the Franco-Prussian War.
Who was the German leader during WWI?
Emperor Kaiser Wilhelm ll who forced Otto von Bismark to step down.
What is the Schlieffen Plan?
The Schlieffen Plan was a strategic plan to win a possible war against France and the Russian Empire, using a lightning attack to defeat France in the West and then focusing its military resources east and defeating the Russian Empire in turn.
What nations were in the Triple Entente?
Britain, France, and Russia were in the Triple Entente.
What nations were in the Triple Alliance?
Germany, Italy, and Austria-Hungary
What led to the formation of the Triple Alliance and Triple Entente?
Germany formed the Triple Alliance to keep France weak, because Germany wanted peace and they thought France wanted revenge after the Franco Prussian War. The Triple Entente was formed when Germany started to make a bigger navy and Great Britain got scared, so they decided to make an alliance with France and Russia.
Why did the US get involved in WWI?
Germany took a couple of ships down with US citizens in them, and then Germany threatened the US by telling Mexico that they would help them get their land back from the US. This made the people of the United States ticked off and then they joined the war.
What was the short-term cause of WWI?
The assisnation of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary when a Serbian killed him and his wife.
Why do they say WWI was “total war”?
Countries devoted all their resources to WW1. These countries include Britain, Germany, Austria, Russia, and France.
What were the Fourteen Points? (you don’t have to list each of them…what were they all together?)
A plan by President Woodrow Wilson of America on how to achieve a just and lasting peace.
In what country did the major battles of the western front (Verdun, Somme, Marne) take place?
On the western front in France.
What was the purpose of trench warfare?
To protect soldiers from enemy fire.
What was the goal of the Gallipoli campaign?
The Allies’ plan to attack the Dardanelle strait in the Ottoman Empire to allow the Allies to have ships go through there and knock the Ottoman Empire out of the war.
