Military History - Chapter 3

commander of the British expeditonary forces in the ww1

Gen. Douglas Haig

the battle on Cuba which led to Spanish surrender

San Juan Hill

naval battle which gave U.S an undisputed advantage in the Carribean

Battle of Santiago Bay

Britain

The German invasion of Belgium forced this _____ to join WW1

principal of war

emphasis placing units to be disadvantage to the enemy

the date WW1 began

August 4

battle led to failure of both plan 17 and Schlieffen Plan

Battle of Marne

commander of french army in 1915

Joseph Joffre

battle began July 1916

intentions to wear out the German army in a battle of attention

Serbian assassin often blamed for starting ww1

Gavrilo Princip

Britian most effective weapon in ww1

naval blockade

Treaty of Versailles 1919

The treaty that ended WW1 and was a major cause of WW2

Nationalism

tremendous ethnic and religious diversity that often led to armed conflicts.

Treaty of Paris

signed in December 1898

heir to the Austrian throne

and his wife

Commanders France

Joseph Joffre

commanders United States

John Pershing

Russia commander

Alexei Brusilov

Germany commander

West: Helmuth von Moltke

Chateau-Thierry / Belleau Wood

battle, American forces halted the German advance & arguably turned the tide of war.

group responsible for defending Little Big Horn

Lakota Sioux

Treaty that removed Russia from WW1.

Treaty of Brest-Litovsk