WWI Flashcards
What does MANIA stand for?
Militarism Alliance Nationalism Imperialism Assassination
Militarism
Policy of building up and glorifying a strong military in preparation for war
Alliance
Pledge to defend each other if conflict arose
Nationalism
Extreme pride in one’s country
Imperialism
Domination of my be country by another
Assassination
Murder of a political leader
Triple Entente
Great Britain
France
Russia
Triple Alliance
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Italy
Examples of new weapons used in World War I
Rapid-Fire Machine Guns
Long Range Artillery
Poison Gas
Tanks
Aircraft
-airplanes
-pilots known as aces had dogfights over battlefield
-zeppelins
Submarines(unterseeboot) u-boatsWhat was Schlieffen’s Plan?
Designed to avoid two front war
Idea was to move quickly against France before Russia could mobilize
Why did Schlieffen’s plan fail?
Russia mobilized for war faster than Germany thought
British and French troops pushed Germans back
Conscription
Required military service. All must sign up for “the draft”
Propaganda
Spreading ideas that promote a cause or damage an opponent
War fatigue
Tired of results from fighting
- casualties
- shortages
- failure to win promised victories
Stalemate
Neither side was able to defeat the other
Allied Powers
Great Britain
France
Russia
Italy
Central Powers
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Ottoman Empire
How was the US involved
USA declared war on Germany and joined the Allied Powers because of cultural ties, Germany broke promise, and the Zimmerman note
US turned the tide for allies
Push Germans back and force their surrender
What happened at the Paris Conference?
Paris: wanted to weaken Germany so it could not invade France
GB:wanted Germany to pay reparations
Italy: wanted territorial gain promised
USA: wanted 14 points especially League of Nations
Who was not allowed to participate in the Paris Conference?
Central Powers because they lost
Russia because they left the war early
How was Germany Punished?
Had to pay massive reparations
Severe limits on German military
Germany lost territory
What was the outcome of the peace settlement?
League of Nations Created w/o USA
Why did the USA not joined and what were the consequences?
US lawmakers voted against joining because they did not want to be involved in more wars. Not having the USA weakened the Leagues power. League had no power to stop war.
What were the fourteen points
Freedom of the sea
Free trade
No secret alliances
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
