ww1

the dates of ww1

1914 to 1918

the central powers

germany,austria hungary empire,ottoman empire,

allied powers

britain,France,russia,the us joined in1917

where was ww1 fought at

primarily in Europe it also began in the region of Europe known as the Balkans

manfred

the most famous ww1 pilot who was german he was also know as the red baron. he shot down 80 planes in the war

weapons used in ww1

mustard gas,mk2 grenades,barbed wire

how many miles of trenches were there

25-30 thousand miles of trenches dug

what city was the site of the murder of Franz Ferdinand

sarajevo on June 18,1914

what country was blamed for the murder

serbia

the western front

the area of dug trenches between France and Belgium

over the top

meant you had to leave the trench and attack

no mans land

the territory between the trenches and of the opposing sides

trench foot

a disease thats caused by standing in wet socks for a long period of time

statemate

neither side can get an advantage

the schlieffen plan

a German plan to win a war against Russia and france. the primary provisions were

attack and defeat France by invading through the relatively weak country of Belgium

then soldiers would be transported on trains through belgium to the Russian border to fight in the east

who was the president during ww1

president wilson

the Sussex pledge

a german promise to not sink any more american ships but they backed out of it in 1917 because they realized they couldn't win if the us kept sending their ships to countries with supplies

why did the us join the allied powers in ww1

the lusitania ship was sunk, the Zimmerman note which was a secret message from Germany to Mexico saying to attack the us and they get us territory but Britain intercepted it

treaty of Versailles

signed in 1919 between Germany and major allied powers minus the us but the actual fighting ended din 1918 Germany took the blame for the war but France and Britain wanted to give a more severe punishment than forcing them to adapt to a new government the weimer repbulic