WWI History

What was the Schlieffen Plan

Germany’s plan to defeat France by marching through Belgium

The battle of Somme had ______

the most casualties

War of Attrition

the slow wearing-down process

Total war

channeling of a nation’s entire resources into a war effort

Propaganda

the spreading of ideas to promote a cause or damage an opposing cause (positive or negative)

Atrocity

a horrible act committed against innocent people

Armistice

an agreement to end fighting

When did WWI start

When did WWI end

November 11th, 1918

Who won the battle of Tannenberg

Central powers

Why were Russian soldiers poorly equipped

they lacked rifles and were poorly trained and fed

Who won the battle of Caporetto

Central powers

what does M.A.I.N. stand for

militarism, alliances, imperialism, nationalism

What countries are a part of the Central Powers

Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Germany, Ottoman Empire

What countries are a part of the Allies

Serbia, Russia, France, Britain, Japan, USA

What country switches from the Central powers to the Allies and why

Italy switches because they were promised land that they didn’t get (1915)

Reason 1 on why WWI is considered a global war

countries outside of Europe were involved

Reason 2 on why WWI is considered a global war

fighting occurred outside of Europe

Reason 3 on why WWI is considered a global war

colonies were involved outside of Europe

Who won the battle of Gallipoli

Central powers

Why did the colonies fight in the war

they hoped to gain full citizenship rights/independence

Who was Alfred Noble

He won the nobel peace prize for peace workers and invented dynamite

Militarism is…

celebrating the military

Alliances is…

when more nations will get involved with the war once their friend nations are involved

Imperialism is…

when nations fought one another of territories

Nationalism is…

having so much pride in one’s country that they were willing to fight to spread their influence

Examples of technology during the war _________

machine guns, poison gas, zeppelins, u-boats, tanks, planes

What was Germany running out of

soldiers

What is Britain running out of

money

What is France running out of

leaders

What is Italy doing in 1917

running away

Treaty of ____________ ends Russian War participation

Brest-Litovsk

What impact does the treaty of Brest-Litovsk have

the treaty ends fighting on the eastern front and Russia is forced to give up 3 baltic states

David Lloyd George (where)

Britain

Woodrow Wilson (where)

USA

Georges Clemenceau (where)

France

Who took full blame for WWI

Germany

List the terms for ending WWI

freedom of the seas, free trade, reduction of arms, end to secret treaties, favors self rule,

What started the Great War (1917)

Germany returned to unrestricted submarine warfare and sank 3 US merchant ships

What did Gavrilo Princip do

he assassinated Francis Ferdinand and his wife

Stalemate is…

deadlock in which neither side is able to defeat the other

Why were the Balkans called the “powder keg”

there was so much tension in the area that a spark of conflict could start a war in the region

What were some negative effects of the Treaty of Versailles

loss of land, reduction of soldiers,

Kaiser Wilhelm II did…

led the German troops in war; stepped down in November of 1918 because Germany was tired of the war

Trench Warfare is…

fighting between troops on opposing sides that fight from in trenches

Zimmerman Telegram states that…

Britain pledges aid to Mexico if Mexico goes to war with the US

League of Nations…

was based on mutual protection, which meant that if one member of the League of nations was attacked, then the other members would defend them

What was the 14 Points and who issued it

Woodrow Wilson issued it to promote a plan for peace

Why did the Black hand want to assassinate Francis Ferdinand

They wanted to break away from Austria-Hungary and become part of a south slave state

what was propaganda used for in WWI

it was used to support the war and get money and resources