WW1 terms and people Flashcards
kaiser wilhelm
the last german emperor. he was envious of the british navy and spent his early years as kaiser trying to build up the german navy
czar nicholas
the last russian emperor. he was overthrown and the russian revolution occurred to create the united socialist soviet republic
gavrilo princip
assassinated the archduke franz ferdinand. 19 y/o member of the Black Hand society
woodrow wilson
28th president of the USA. did not want to giver germany a harsh punishment and wanted a world of peace through his 14 point plan… league of nations.
lloyd george
minister of munitions for britain and was in beween due to minimal damage but huge war loss
george clemenceu
minister of war of france. wanted the worst possible punishment for germany by having them pay for reparations and minimizing their army to ensure that they could not touch france again
dreadnought
revolutionary battleship made by the british navy and was used once in the battle of Jutland
spanish influenza
the war fosted disease that evolved into a killer of global proportions
sam hughes
former canadian minister of militia abd defence. responsible for moving canadian troops to europe at the beginning of WW1
shell shock
the state of a soldier being broken down under the strain of war. this may result in a blank stare and anxiety attacks.
triple entente
britain, russia, france
triple alliance
germany, italy, austria-hungary
jean jaures
anti-militarist who tried to use diplomatic means to prevent WW1
otto dix
german artist who fought in the war and created art to demonstrate the turmoil of WW1
schlieffen plan
germans rapidly infiltrate and defeat france and go back east to defeat russia.
france has defences os germany attacks belgium which is a neutral country.
britian declares war on germany for attacking a neutral country.
