WWI/Prohabitiin Terms Flashcards
World War I
1914-1918
primarily involving European powers. Triggered by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the war saw intense trench warfare, the use of new military technologies, and massive loss of life. It ended with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, which redrew borders and imposed heavy reparations, setting the stage for World War II.
Allies
Victorious allies in ww1&2 Britain, France, Italy, Russia, US
Central powers
Germany and allies(Australia hungry Ottoman Empire) ww1
Great War
Common name for ww1
League of nations
International organization founded after ww1 trying to keep the peace(Woodrow Wilson)
Lost generation
Young adults of Europe & America during ww1 delusional with world
Titanic
British can liner sink first voyage in 1912 Atlantic Ocean.
Treaty of versatilities
Treaty that ended ww1 signed at palace of versatilities in France. Britain pm David Lloyd George Woodrow Wilson, France George Clemenceau
Doughboys
Us infantry soldiers on ww1
Ellis island
Island in the harbor of NYC chief immigration station
Flappers
Young women who refused to wear corsets cut hair short skirts and drinking etc
Warren G Harding
Political leader after Woodrow, return to normalcy, died in office.
Herbert Hoover
President, relief work in Europe after the Great War, great depression
Jazz age
1920 into jazz and stuff
Mafia
Criminal organization originated in Sicily, brought by Italians to us
