WWI

Militarism

glorifying military power

Alliances

Triple entente- Britian, France Russia

Central powers- Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy

Imperialism

a policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries politically, socially, and economically

Nationalism

deep devotion to ones nation

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

heir to the throne of Austria; assasinated by Gavrilo Princip

Gavrillo Princip

19 year old, serbian nationalist member of the black hand organization

Otto Von Bismark

freely used war to unify germany; goal was to isolate france and leave it without allies; formed the Dual alliance with austria-hungary and Germany, added Italy, became Triple Alliance

Kaiser Wilhem II

ruler of germany, forced bismark to resign

George Clemenceau

Prime Minister of France during WWI, known as a journalist and activist. lead to allies victory

Woodrow Wilson

US president during WWI, established league of nations

Triple Entente

military alliance between France, Russia, and the UK, formed in response to the formation of the Triple Alliance

Triple Alliance

formed in 1881; Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy

new military weapons in WWI

poison gas, machine gun, tank, submarine, airplanes

Powder Keg

balkan regions in southeastern europe

Balkan Region

bottom right corner of Europe, includes Greece, Ottoman Empire, Montenegro, Albania, Bulgaria, Hungary, and Austria

Total War

type of warfare where a country mobilizes all of its resources and population to support the war effort

Rations

limiting purchases of war-related goods

War guilt clause

Germanys agreement to take blame for casue of the war and loose territory

Trench warfare

armies fighting from trenches

Treaty of Versailles

signed by Allies and Germany in June 1919, creates league of nations, blames war on Germany and forces Germany to pay for damages, league to rule German colonies until earned independence

Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

peace treaty signed between Russia and Central Powers that ended Russia’s participation in WWI

League of Nations

international organization to keep peace; created by treaty of versailles

Propaganda

one sided information to build morale and support for the war

Zimmerman note

effort to enlist Mexico in war against the United States

Armistice

end of fighting, signed November 1918

Fourteen Points

proposed by Wilson, an outline for world peace, calls for free trade and and an end to alliances and military buildups

Gallipoli Campaign

allies move to capture Ottoman Dardanelles, Central Powers ally in hope to defeat Ottoman Empire, want to open a supply line through russia, ends in costly ally defeat

First Battle of the Marne

Germany is forced to retreat, Schifflein Plan failed because Germany was forced to fight a two front war.

Sarajevo

city where Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated

Unrestricted submarine warfare

germany halts this policy after sinking U.S ship, Lusitania