WW1 notes

Nationalism

The belief that your nation or ethnic group is superior to all other nations or groups

Militarism

Nations (especially Germany) were building huge armed forces equipped with modern weapons

Alliance System

Nations having secret alliances with each other

Schlieffen Plan

Germany ‘s pre-World War 1 strategy to win a 2 front war

Neutrality

Not supporting either side, does not want involvement

Trench Warfare

Battle taking place in the trenches

No mans land

Area between 2 trenches

New warfare technology

Zeplines, grenades, tanks, machine guns, airplanes

Battle of Verdun

Battle between France and Germany, 1916, longest battle in WW1, French wins, French had more soldiers

Battle of the Somme

Battle between the British-French and Germany, Lasted 5 months, First battle with tanks, No progress, 1 million deaths

Mustard Gas

Gas used by the German that caused blindness and lung issues which made people cough a lot. Mostly caused death, had to wear masks to protect themselves

Battle of Gallipoli

British tried to capture the ottoman empire but were defeated by the Turkish resistance

U-Boats

Submarine warfare

Contraband

War materials

Lusitania

British ship that was bombed by the Germans on May 7, 1915, 124 Americans died

Unrestricted submarine warfare

Enemies attack trade and passenger ships thinking they are the enemies

Arabic and Sussex Pledge

2 countries that were both promised by Germany that they wouldn’t sink their boats, but they did sink their boats anyway

Propaganda

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

Zimmermann Note/Telegram

Intercepted message from Germany's side that stated that Mexico will be rewarded by regaining lands last to America after the Mexican-American war

Armistice

Agreement to end the war, November 11, 1918

Fourteen Points

14 ideas that president wilson made to maintain peace

Treaty of Versailles

Treaty Germany was forced to sign taking all blame for the war and paying all repairments

League of Nations

Nations can meet to work out world problems before they turn into open warfare

War Guilt Clause

Germany has to admit blame for the war

Reparations

Germany was forced to pay for war damage they caused

Gavrilo Princip

Acticist who killed Ferdinand

Francis Ferdinand

Archduke who was assassinated and became the cause of WW1

Woodrow Wilson

US president during WW1 who made the 14 points

David Lloyd George

Prime minister of Britain, wanted Germany to be punished

Georges Clemenceau

Minister of France, also wanted Germany to be punished 

Kaiser Wilhelm II

German emperor during WW1