WWI History Flackcards

What were the causes of the war?

Alliances, imperialism, militarism, nationalism

What was the event that ignited these causes into war?

Black Hand assassinated the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary

Why was trench warfare so unsuccessful?

The development of armored warfare and combined arms tactics permitted static lines to be bypassed and defeated, leading to the decline of trench warfare after the war.

What new weapon made this type of warfare unsuccessful?

Machine guns

What was the name given to the area of conflict between the trenches?

“No Man's Land”

What use of this new weapon of WWI would eventually be outlawed by most nations of the world?

Chemical Weapons

Who were the members of the Triple Alliance?

Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy

Triple Entente(Allies)?

Great Britain, France, and Russia

What passenger ship, sunk by German U-Boats in 1915, almost got the U.S. into the war?

The Lusitania

What event would eventually motivate the U.S. to get involved?

Zimmerman note, is a coded message sent to Mexico, proposing a military alliance against the United States

What was Germany’s military plan for defeating France early in the war and bringing the Entente to the negotiating table?

The Schlieffen Plan

What was Wilson’s main goal for his 14 points and the League of Nations?

To undermine the Central Powers' will to continue, and to inspire the Allies to victory

Day one of this WWI battle is widely considered the worst day in British Army history?

Battle of the Somme

What military operation involving tons of Australians and New Zealanders was a major defeat for the Allies (Triple Entente)?

Battle of Gallipoli

How did the Treaty of Versailles punish Germany?

Loss of territory, massive reparations payments and demilitarization

What happened in 1905 in Russia? How did the Czar respond?

There was a revolution against Czar Nicolas II. The Czar science anyone who spoke against him

The works of this German social and political philosopher motivated the Russian Revolution?

Karl Marx, created Communism

Who were the Bolsheviks? Who was their leader?

They were members of a wing of the Russian Social-Democratic Workers' Party. Their leader was Vladmir Lenin

During the Russian Civil War/Revolution who were the two sides?

Bolsheviks were known as “red” and those who opposed them were “white”

How did the U.S. government respond to the news of the Treaty of Versailles and the League of Nations?

Wilson did not like the peace treaty and instead wanted his 14 point plan, The United States never joined the League

What was the political result of the Russian Revolution?

It paved the way for communism to rise and the Soviet Union

How did the Russian Revolution impact U.S. foreign policy during most of the 20th Century?

American government began to fear that the U.S. was in danger of its own communist revolution and cracked down on political and labor organizations