gs wwi

what agreement did britain and france sign in 1904 to following common policies?

Entente Cordiale

which nations were in the triple alliance, created by otto von bismark?

germany, austria-hungary, italy

which was the first nation to declare war in wwi?

austria hungary on serbia

what were the names given to each side fighting in wwi?

central powers and allies

total war

devoting all of a nations resources to a war effort

what attacked the lusitania pushing america closer to entering the war?

german submarine (U-boat) U-20

who were the rulers of britain, germany, and russia?

Britain- King George V

Germany- Kaiser Wilhelm II

Russia- Tsar Nicholas II

their gma was queen victoria

intercepted transmission which implied german involvement in mexico

zimmerman telegram

the Schlieffen Plan

germany’s plan to quickly end the war

which nation on each side suffered the most casualties in battle?

Austria and Russia

militarism

the glorification of military and war

propaganda

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

atrocity

horrible acts against innocent people

armistice

agreement to end fighting

no man’s land

the area between opposing trench lines

trench warfare

vast system of trenches between which soldiers fought for territory

zeppelins

gas-filled balloons used to bomb the english coast

pandemic

spanish flu pandemic following wwi (killed 50 million)

reparation

payment for losses during a war

radicals

individual that saw collapse of european gov as an opportunity to make major changes

collective security

goal of the league of nations

mandate

idea that france and great britain could modernize until they could be independant

what were some of the human, economic, and political costs of the war?

* 8.5 million people died. twice that number had been wounded
* famine in many countries
* infrastructures destroyed
* people were shaken/disillisioned
* govs. collapsed in russia, germany, austria-hungary, and ottoman empire

how did the goals of the big 3 leaders conflict at the paris peace conference?

us- wanted woodrow wilson’s 14 points

gb- interested in world dominance

france- germany to be punished

why were german delegates suprised when they read the treaty?

* forced to assume full blame
* huge reparations
* limit size of german military
* lost territory and colonies

why did the league of nations fail to accomplish wilson’s dreams?

did have much power

what situation was created on the western front as a result of the two-front war?

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conscription

mandatory military service

whos assassination began wwi? who assassinated him?

arch duke francis ferdinand, gavrilo princip

treaty that forced germany to accept blame for the war and pay war reparations

treaty of versailles

list that included freedom of the seas, free trade, reduction of arms, and no secret treaties

fourteen points

who developed the 14 pts

woodrow wilson

what is the phrase for the battlefield area between opposing trenches?

no man’s land

name three new countries formed after wwi

czechoslovakia, finland, poland

name the 3 major leaders representing us, britain, and france at the paris peace conference

us- woodrow wilson

gb- david lloyd george

f- georges clemenceau

when did fighting in wwi end? what was this called?

nov. 11, 1918 ; armistice/veterans day