World war 1

Imperialism

A policy where a country expands its power by taking over others.

Millitarism

The policy of glorifying military power and keeping an army prepared for war

How did imperialism + millitarism lead to world war 1

Imperialism caused the countries mistrust in each other to deepen, and militarism caused all of the countries to want to show of their weapons in war. Which raised stakes higher.

Whos Franz Ferdinand and what were facts abut his assasination

He was the heir of the austro-hungarian throne. He was killed bhy a terrorist group known as the black hand because they saw him as a threat to freeing Bosnia+Herzegovina. He was kled at June 29, 1013 at Sarajevo

Explain Schlieffen Plan

plan for waging a 2 front war with Russian and a surprise invasion of France

Explain what trench warfare was like

ATTACKS WOULD USUALLY BEGIN WITH AN ARTILLERY BARRAGE, THEN SOLDIERS WOULD COME UP OUT OF THE TRENCHES (CALLED "GOING OVER THE TOP") AND ADVANCE ACROSS NO-MAN'S-LAND TOWARD THE ENEMY TRENCHES.

Battle of the Somme

battle between German and British forces. Germans lost and retreated. 1.25 million men killed or wounded - and the first use of tanks in warfare.

What is meant by unrestricted warfare

A tactic where millitary+non millitary means were used to achieve victory

Why did Russia leave in 1917 and who took over

They left due to the Russian revolution and Vladmir Lenin took over

Whats mobilization

the process of assembling troops and supplies for war

Examples of new WW1 technology

Tanks, Machineguns, Poison gas, and aircraft

What was 14 point peace plan+ who can up with it

It was a plan so that wars would never happen again and it was made by president Woodrow Wilson

What is meant by over the top

When enemies fo avove the renches

When did WW1 end

November 11, 1918 at 11:00 AM

What were new countries made from WW1

Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, and Turkey.

What were the Allied powers

Great Britain, France, Russia

What were the central powers

Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire

Reasons U.S entered war

Unrestricted Submarine Warfare, Zimmerman Telegram, Lusitania

Describe 4 provisions from Treaty of Versaiilles and 14 P.P plan

Versailles established the league of nations and blamed Germany for starting the war and paying the cost. The 14 P.P said open diplomacy and no more secret treaties in Peace or war, and Freedom of navigation which says sea should be free in peace and war.

Short and Long term causes of World War 1

Austria giving Serbia its ultimatum caused the Assassination of Fernindad, which caused the everyone to join the war because of the alliances and go against another. and Imperialism, Militarism, and Nationalism started long before war + escalated it by fostering tensions and creating a climate ripe for conflict

Define Propaganda + study propoganda

spreading of ideas to promote a cause or to damage an opposing cause.

Describe prespective of soldires and how the war changed from beginning to the end

At the beginning, they were excited, adventurous, and uncertain. In the middle, they were hopeless, horrified, and overwhelmed. At the end, nothing really changed much but they had some hope that it would end soon.