WWI Flashcards
When and where did Prinap kill Ferdinad and his wife?
June 28, 1914 in Sarajevo
Cause of World War I?
June 1914 - Serbian nationalist that hated Austria, Gabriel Prinap killed Austrian arch duke Franz Ferdinad and his wife.
Who did Austria get a pledge of help from?
Germany
Who did Austria claim war on?
Serbia
Who did the Russians give aid to?
Serbia (Slavs)
How did Germany invade France?
Through the neutral nation of Belgium
Did Germany accept Britain’s ultimatum on war?
No
Germany had to withdraw from Belgium or else war. Germany refused and England and Germany declare war on each other
What other nations joined the war?
Central powers joined by:
Turkey in 1914 and Bulgaria in 1915
Allied powers joined by:
Japan because it wanted German colonies
Italy switched sides
Why did the USA declare war on Germany?
Submarine warfare
What is nationalism?
A desire to unite all people under a single government
What did France want to recover?
Alsace-Lorraine
What did Serbia want?
Austrian territory inhabited by Yugoslavs
What country dd France and Germany fight over?
Morocco
What did Russia and Austria fight over?
Colonies in Africa
What is militarism?
Believed problems could be solved by armed strength
What was Germany’s tradition?
Blood and iron
Who encouraged the production of military equipment in France and Germany?
Krupp for Germany and Schneider in France
Who had the largest naval power at this time?
England - Germany saw them as a threat
What was The Hague court of arbitration?
It could not force nations to accept its rulings
What was the armaments race?
Standing armies increased in size and were equipped with new destructive weapons
Who was in the triple alliance?
Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy
When did the Germans surrender?
November 11, 1918 of the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month
What was President Wilson’s Fourteen Points?
The most important one #14: the League of Nations
What was the Treaty of Versailles?
Germany gave Alsace-Lorraine to France, Saar Valley to League of Nations, Danzig is placed under League of Nations as a free city
Who were the big four?
David Lloyd George: England
George’s Clemenceau: France
Vittorio Orlando: Italy
Woodrow Wilson: USA
What were some disarming of Germany?
Army limited to 100,000 volunteers, corruption forbidden (the draft), Rhineland demilitarized, navy had few ships and submarines, military and factories were prohibited
Bosnia, Gabriel and the Black Hand are all associated with what?
Assassination of the Austrian Archduke Francis Ferdinand
Why did a stalemate develop on the western front?
Neither side could decisively defeat the other
What two European nations were involved in naval rivalry?
Germany and Britain
When did Austria declare war on Serbia?
1914
Technology developed during WWI resulted in what?
Increased military casualties in battles fought during the war
