WWI Flashcards
Who was assassinated
Franz ferdinand of Austria hungry
Sarajevo was the capital of
Bosnia
The area were Europe was known as the Balkans has very fitting nickname was
Powder Keg
What was people’s ethnicity in Balkans
Slavic
Who was a part of the triple alliance
Italy, Austria hungry, and Germany
Who was a part of the triple entente
Frence, United Kingdom, Russia
Why did Italy switcher to the entente powers
Thought Germany was too aggressive
Why was fighting hard in Germany
It was a two front war
What played a huge role in world war 1
French warfare
What were conditions that soldiers had to face
Trench foot, mustard gas, poor conditions, fear
What is no mans land
The space between the trenches
What is unrestricted submarine warfare
Firing without warning- Germany did this
Sinking of the Lusitania
Sailed ship on the Birtish waters, American soldiers on the ship
All resources are put toward the war
Total war
What did women do
They were nurses and worked in the factories
