WWI Flashcards
Name the 3 countries of the Triple Entente
Great Britain, France, Russia
Name the 3 countries of the Central Powers
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire
What nation was led by Kaiser Wilhelm II?
Germany
Why did Great Britain join the Allies in WWI?
Because Germany invaded neutral Belgium
What were the details of the Schlieffen Plan in WWI was the German military strategy to
Quickly defeat ______ and then focus on ______ in the east
France, Russia
Which member of the Triple Alliance did not become part of the Central Powers once WWI broke out?
Italy
Although the Allies won the War, what country did not enjoy the benefits because it surrendered to Germany almost a year before Germany was defeated?
Russia
Russia mobilized for war when what country was invaded?
Serbia
The spark that started the War occurred when the future leader of what region was assassinated?
Austria-Hungary
What was the nationality of the man who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
Serbian
On which front did the Germans battle the French?
West
Know the following nations created out of the Austro-Hungarian Empire after WWI:
Yugoslavia
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Austria
Hungary
Know the estimated human costs on the WWI battlefields according to your book:
8.5 million dead soldiers, 21 million wounded
What treaty between the Allied powers and Germany was signed exactly 5 years after the assassination of Francis Ferdinand?
Treaty of Versailles
On which front was trench warfare most common?
West
Two important Allied victories were won at this place (in 1914 and in 1918)
Marne
What was the event that first turned U.S. public opinion against Germany prior to the U.S. entering WWI?
The Sinking of the Lusitania
What was the final straw that brought the U.S. into WWI against Germany? What was the name of the message from Germany to Mexico?
Zimmerman Note
Know the 3 reasons why the United States joined the war on the allies’ side:
American ships were sunk in the Atlantic
The Zimmermann Note
U.S. had a good trading relationship with Great Britain
WWI was the first truly “industrial war”, and know the following new weapons of war introduced during WWI:
Machine gun
Tank
Airplane
Poison gas
New heavy artillery
Submarine
European countries competed to have the biggest and strongest armies and navies.
Militarism
European countries were divided into 2 major camps (or sides). Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy were on one side, and France, Great Britain, and Russia were on the other side
Alliance System
The people living in Europe often gave their greatest loyalty to those who share their history, culture, and language.
Nationalism
Countries in Europe competed with each other for colonies in places like Africa and Southeast Asia.
Imperialism
