19.2 Flashcards
- Why did Germany declare war on Russia in August of 1914?
Russia moved troops close to the German border and Germany viewed this troop
mobilization as a declaration of war)
The major waring alliances at the start of WWI that made up the Allied Powers
were led by Britain, ___ and Russia.
france
The major waring alliances at the start of WWI that made up the Central Powers
were led by Austria-Hungary, ___ and the Ottoman Empire.
Germany
The Germans believed that the ___ Plan would allow them to avoid a two-front
war because they thought that Russia would take a long time to mobilize for war
Shlieffen
Although it was only the first major battle in the Western Front, the First Battle of
the ___ was perhaps the single most important event of the war, and it led
Germany to believe that a quick victory in the west no longer seemed possible.
Marne
In trench warfare, soldiers fought each other from trenches and armies
traded huge losses of life for ___ gains in territory
small
Throughout the war the ___ armies were short on war material due to
insufficient industrialization
Russian
- As World War I raged on, fighting spread beyond Europe to Southwest and
Southeast Asia, as well as to ___
Africa
The deadlocked region in northern France become known as the
Western Front
The area that was a stretch of battlefield along the German and Russian
border was called ___
Eastern front
Germany,Aurstira-Hungary and other nations who fought on their side
central powers
Great Britian, France, Russia, and other nations who fought on their side
allies
region of northern France where much fighting took place
Western Front
Germany’s plan for winning the war on two fronts
Schlieffen Plan
fighting from trenches dug in the battlefield
trench warfare
