WWI Features Flashcards
1
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Triple Alliance
A
- Formation and membership
- Led to formation of the Triple Entente
2
Q
Triple Entente
A
- Formation and membership
- Friendly agreement
(friendly agreement/informal understanding/moral obligation)
3
Q
Alliance System
A
- Triple Alliance
- Triple Entente
4
Q
Naval Race
A
- Dreadnoughts
- German Naval Laws
5
Q
First Moroccan Crisis
A
- Kaiser Wilhelm’s visit to Tangier
- Algeciras Conference
6
Q
Second Moroccan Crisis
A
- Increased tensions between European powers
- Strengthened Entente Cordiale
7
Q
Bosnian Crisis
A
- Annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Increased tensions in Europe
8
Q
Balkan Wars
A
- First Balkan War
- Second Balkan War
9
Q
Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
A
- Role of the Black Hand
- Led to outbreak of WWI
10
Q
July Crisis
A
- Austro-Hungarian ultimatum to Serbia
- Increased tensions in Europe
11
Q
The Schlieffen Plan
A
- Reasoning and assumptions
- Failure
12
Q
Trench Warfare
A
- Stalemate
- Poor conditions
13
Q
Trench System
A
- Layout
- Features
14
Q
War in the Air
A
- Dog fights
- Effective for reconnaisance
15
Q
Tanks in the First World War
A
- Limitations in battle
- Strengths in battle
16
Q
Battle of the Somme
A
- High casualties
- Introduction of new weapons and tactics
17
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Battle of Passchendaele
A
- Poor conditions
- High casualties and limited progress
18
Q
Allied Leadership in the First World War
A
- The role of General Douglas Haig
- Unity under General Foch at the end of the war
19
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War at Sea
A
- German unrestricted submarine warfare
- British anti-U-boat measures
20
Q
Battle of Heligoland
A
- British victory
- Heavy German losses
21
Q
Battle of Dogger Bank
A
- British victory
- High casualties
22
Q
Battle of Jutland
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- Both sides claimed victory
- Both sides suffered heavy losses
23
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Submarine Warfare
A
- German unrestricted submarine warfare
- British anti-U-boat measures
24
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British Anti-Submarine Methods
A
- Minefields
- Convoy systems
25
Sinking of the *Lusitania*
1. Death toll and losses
2. Responses and international reactions
26
Gallipoli Campaign
1. Failure
2. Evacuation
27
Ludendorff Offensive
1. Germany’s desperation
2. Failure
28
US Entry Into the War
1. Decisive in the Hundred Days’ Offensive
2. Influential in the background
29
German Defeat in the First World War
1. Internal crisis
2. Political turmoil
30
Hundred Days’ Offensive
1. Battle of Amiens
2. Destruction of the Hindenburg Line
