World History Final Part 3: World War 1 (1914-1918)

Nationalism

pride or love of one’s country

Militarism

glorification of military and readiness to go to war

Alliances (as a cause of WW1)

divided Europe into 2 armed camps

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

(heir to the Austrian throne) was assassinated by Gavrilo Princip on June 28, 1914

Gavrilo Princip

member of a Serbian Nationalist group who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand leading to the outbreak of WW1

Schlieffen Plan

strategy used by Germany to try to quickly defeat France before Russia could mobilize

stalemate

many losses but neither side was winning

contraband

weapons or supplies sent by a neutral nation to a nation at war - sent by U.S. to the Allies

Lusitania

British passenger ship that was sunk by Germany

Results of the sinking of the Lusitania

1200 died - 128 were Americans

U.S. warned Germany but did not enter the war

Battle of Verdun

longest battle of WW1 that lasted 10 months

Major German offensive against the French

Battle of Verdun Results and Significance

French victory saved Verdun from takeover and boosted French morale

800,000 casualties on both sides

Battle of the Somme (3)

largest and most destructive battle of WW1

Main Allied offensive against Germany

Over 3 million soldiers fought on both sides

Battle of Somme Result

over 1 million casualties

Czar Nicholas II

last Czar who was overthrown during the Russian Revolution of 1917 in WW1

Woodrow Wilson

Wrote the “14 Points” which was about the U.S. war goals and his plans for post-war peace

Armsitice of WW1

November 11, 1918

Armistice = cease fire - agreement to stop fighting until a treaty is signed

Treaty of Versailles

Allies treaty with Germany