World War One

What is MANIA and what does it stand for

What is MANIA and what does it stand for

Mania is an Acronym for reasons that started WWI

M - Militarism: Belief a Nations has to have a strong military and compete in strength

A - Alliances: If one country was attacked other countries would come to their aid

N - Nationalism: Pride in One’s Nation

I - Imperialism: Domination over another country’s land in a political, economic, or cultural way

A - Assassination: The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Serbia starting war

Central Powers

One side of World War One consisting of:

Germany, Austria-Hungary and Ottomans

Allies

The other side of World War One consisting of:

France, Great Britain, and Russian Empire

What is an Entente

A diplomatic understanding/agreement between nations for the benefit

What is Conscription

Conscription of forces military draft

What are the effects of New Weapons in War

There was an increasing number in deaths and injury because of new weapons like artillery and machine guns. Also, numerous health issues became present after the use of chemical warfare. Lastly, tanks and airplanes were now being used

What is propaganda and what is it used for

Propaganda is technique used to influence people’s opinions over a certain decision.

It was used for getting people to do their part in war like joining or not eating bread.

What was the Schlieffen Plan

The Schlieffen Plan was a German military strategy developed before World War I to quickly defeat France by going through the unguarded France-Belgium border instead of going to France directly Belgium instead of directly

What is the Western Front in the War

The Western front is the unofficial border between the two attacking sides made up of Trenches for trench warfare, and prolonged times of standing still in these places.

What is Trench-warfare

Trench Warfare is the use of trenches in the ground during war for cover and creating a barrier that the enemy cannot enter easily

What is the Eastern Front

The Eastern Front is the side of the war between the Central Powers and Russia.

What was the Role of Women in World War I

The role of women were to replace men in factories to keep manufacturing goods for the overall popular or weapons for war.

What was the role of Colonies

The colonies played the role of funding resources to their parent country. They also played a role of showing more land control

What is the USA Isolationist Policy

The Policy that America should mind its own business and not interfere with the war.

What was the Zimmerman Telegram and why is it important

A Telegram message to Mexico telling them to attack America, but was intercepted by the British.

The British told the United States leading them to join the war effort.

How did America enter World War I

America entered the war in 1917 after American submarines were attacked by German submarines and when they received notice of the German telegram to Mexico

Describe Russia’s effort in the war

Russia had a fast mobilization into war, but struggles a lot in the war. Russia was also going through its own civil crisis causing a revolution among Russia people.

What is Shell-Shock

An old term referring to psychological trauma from past events.

What is Armistice

An Armistice is a civil agreement between two fighting countries to start warring and have a ceasefire.

What was the Paris Peace Conference

A conference between 3 big leaders in the war Wilson, David Lloyd George (Britain) and Georges Clemenceau (France) for peace

What was the Treaty of Versailles

A treaty between warring nations that ended in major reparations on Germany

What are Reparations

Reparations are compensation from a “losing” country in war towards the victors

What is the League of Nations and when was it made

The league of Nations was one of Woodrow Wilson’s ideas for peace and an international cooperation between countries for peace. This was created between 1920-1946

Who is Gavrilo Princip

Princip was the assassinator of Archduke Franz Ferdinand leading to WWI

Who is Franz Ferdinand

Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the Prince of Serbia that was murdered in Austria. His death would spark WWI

Who is Kaiser Wilhelm

Wilhelm was the last Prussian and played a major role in WWI

Who is Woodrow Wilson

Woodrow Wilson was the United States President during WWI. He imposed many ideas for peace and led United States to war