Key Concepts of World War I and Its Impact

Total war

Population and factories they mobilize for war and produce things used for the war.

Rationing

Food and resources controlled by the government during wartime.

Modern war

Use of new technologies and industrialized war make it more deadly.

Alliances

Fighting drew in other countries.

Militarism

Countries became more powerful.

Nationalism

Compete over pride.

Imperialism

Competing over resources and land.

Isolationism

America joined the war late (1917) because they were Neutral and Isolated.

Triple Alliance

Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy.

Triple Entente

Britain, France, Russia.

Allied Powers

Britain, France, Russia, Italy.

Central Powers

Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire.

Stalemate

A stand still or tie between the two sides of the War on the Western front due to trench warfare.

Trench warfare

Fighting from trench to trench due to the use of advances in technologies such as machine guns, artillery, and gas.

Propaganda

Britain used propaganda posters that exaggerated German actions (submarine warfare, etc.).

The Western Front

The line between France and Germany where much of the hard fighting between trenches happened.

The Black Hand

Serbian Nationalist group responsible for the plot to assassinate Archduke Franz Ferdinand.

Schlieffen Plan

Germany's plan to attack quickly into France to eliminate the Western front first so they could focus on defeating Russia in the East.

Zimmerman Note/Telegram

A note sent from German to Mexico offering to return land in the United States if Mexico allied with Germany and attacked the United States.

Sinking of the Lusitania

Sinking of a passenger ship carrying 128 US Citizens because of Germany's use of Unrestricted Submarine Warfare.

Treaty of Versailles

Ends the War and war is blamed on Germany (US never signs this).

League of Nations

Predecessor to the United Nations, it was made to avoid conflicts and have countries meet to discuss problems.

Fourteen Points

Woodrow Wilson comes up with it to be the basis of Versailles.

Bolsheviks

Leaders of the communist revolution in Russia.

Socialist

Demand that the government controls all means of production.

Gavrilo Princip

Serbian Nationalist that assassinated the archduke.

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Assassinated by the Serbian Nationalist that was part of the Black Hand.

Kaiser Wilhelm I

Germany.

Woodrow Wilson

U.S.

Czar Nicolas II

Russia.

Vladimir Lenin

Communist leader of Russia after the revolution.

Rasputin

Russian mystic advisor to the Crown (Romanovs - Czar Nicolas II Family).

M.A.I.N

Understand how M.A.I.N contributed to WWI - Led to different things building up the war.

Name change from Triple Alliance and Triple Entente

To Allied and Central Powers.

Total War

Industrialized war with countries focusing on manufacturing and all population involvement.

War of Attrition

They would fight to the end and not stop till last man is standing.

Spark that lit the powder keg

Assassination of the archduke.

Countries that started the conflict

Austria-Hungry declared War and Russia and Germany came in.

Trench Warfare

New technology led to trench warfare (new tactics because of trenches, gas, artillery, etc.), some trenches were more prepared than others, slows down the war and makes it a stalemate.

Military Technology

Airplane and Zeppelins, Submarines/Uboats, Tanks, Better Artillery, Poison Gas (Chlorine Gas), Machine Guns and Grenades.

Impact of Technology

Different Countries had more developed technology versus less developed countries which made the fighting more deadly.

US Involvement in WWI

Because Germany sank boats that had US citizens on it (example Lusitania), the Zimmerman telegram was intercepted.

Effect of US Entrance

USA joins in 1917, Industrial might of USA, European Countries had become tired and lost resources, USA brings new fresh soldiers and resources.

Russia during WWI

Russians were angry at the conditions in Russia. Czar Nicholas II doesn't make people happy.

Living Conditions in Russia

Terrible, starvation, poor economy, factory workers mistreated, poor people dying in the war.

Discontent with Russian Government

People were upset due to starvation, poor economy, and mistreatment of factory workers.

Competing Groups in Russia

Bolsheviks (Red Army/Red Shirts) vs. the White shirts (those supporting a constitutional monarchy and democracy).

Support for White Shirts

America and England supported the White Shirts.

Winning Group in Russia

The Red Shirts won and they were led by Vladimir Lenin.

Transition to Communism

They became communist, dropped out of WWI, signed a truce with Germany, and established the United Soviet Socialist Republic (USSR).

Lenin's Policies

Lenin redistributes the land to more people and gives factories to the workers.

Stalin's Rise to Power

Lenin dies and Joseph Stalin seizes power.