AP History Test 15 WWI stuff Flashcards
What was trench warfare like?
Two fortified trenches with “No man’s land” in the middle.
Soldiers would rush “Over the top” and try to conquer the enemy’s trench, often running straight into machine gun fire
Overall, was the treaty of Versailles lenient or harsh to the losers?
Harsh. It was not like the congress of Vienna by comparison
What was the purpose of the league of Nations? (2)
Being a forum where all countries could meet and talk about world issues
Collective security: to end all future wars by the whole world attacking any “aggressor” country
Which 3 notae countries were not in the league of Nations when it started?
Soviet Union (Russia surrendered early and no one trusted the communists), USA (congress voted it down), Germany (lost the war)
What was a common opinion about after WWI? How did it relate to the league of Nations?
People questioned the warfare in general and they were war weary and didn’t want to fight a huge war again
The league of Nations was formed to stop any future wars (collective security idea) and many people thought it would work
What government was mostly discarded after WWI
Monarchy (Technically absolute monarchy. The Ottoman Empire, Russia, A-H, and Germany all lost their monarchs)
What happened to Austria-Hungary as a result of the treaty of versailles
It ended and dissolved into several smaller countries
What happened to Germany as a result of the treaty of Versailles
Lost some borderlands and its entire overseas empire
Forced to have only very weak military
Forbidden from joining the league of Nations
Had to pay $$$ reparations for the war
Signed a document admitting the was was all Germany’s fault
Became a republic (Weimar Republic)
How did the Ottoman Empire become Turkey
Lost WWI, lost all land outside Turkey, fought a civil war ending in 1922
How was Turkey different than the Ottoman Empire when Mustafa Kemal took over?
More secular (less conservative Islam), pro-European culture, banned fez hat, adopted Turkish alphabet, “Father of Modern Turkey”
