World War One terms

Militarism

policy of glorifying military power and keeping the army prepared for war

Bismarck

started alliance system

Alsace-Lorraine

territory given back to France after Treaty of Versailles

Triple Alliance

consisted of Germany, Italy, and Austria

Central Powers

new name of the triple alliance minus Italy

triple Entente

consisted of France, GB, and Russia

Allied Powers

new name of triple Entente and consisted of many more countries

Kaiser Wilhelm II

german leader during WWI

the Balkans

located near mediterranean Sea

Franz Ferdinand

austrian leader who was assassinated

The Black Hand

secret society committed to ridding Bosnia of Austria

Gavrilo Princip

person responsible for archduke assassination

western front

german boarder with France - trench warfare occurred here

the Lusitania

boat sunk by a German U-Boat

Total war

when all efforts and resources go toward the war effort

Schlieffen Plan

german battle strategy designed by Alfred Graf Von Schlieffen - didn't work because the war was going to be too long

Battle of the Marne

huge turning point for the war - Germany realized it was not going to be quick

No Man’s Land

stretch in between each side’s trench

Battle of Verdun

huge battle with 600,000 deaths, GER advanced 4 miles, FR advanced 5 miles

Battle of the Somme

most deadly war in WWI

Gallipoli Campaign

strategy for the Allies to attack a region in the Ottoman empire called Dardanelles to take over Constantinople

rationing

only allowing a certain amount of items to be purchased

propaganda

one sided information designed to persuade or keep up morale and support for the war

armistice

agreement to stop fighting

Woodrow Wilson

American president during the war

Fourteen Points

written by Woodrow Wilson - peace proposal - introduced the League of Nations

League of Nations

international association whose goal would be to keep peace among nations included - US + RUS not included

Self-Determination

allowing people to decide for themselves under which government they wish to live under

George Clemenceau

french representative for the debate on what to write for the treaty

David LLoyd George

British representative for the debate on what to write for the treaty

Vittorio Orlando

Italian representative for the debate on what to write for the treaty - later backed out because he wasn't getting what he wanted

War Guilt Clause

placed all the blame for the entire war on Germany - redistributed territories and GER has to pay for entire war

Treaty of Versailles

treaty that ended WWI - very unfair

Mandate System

most of GER’s territories would be redistributed and governed by the Allies