Chapter 14 Flashcards
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what was trench war fare
a style of war conducted from a system of ditches protected by barbed wire, a defensive strategy that was implemented during ww1
what did the fourteen points do and who were they proposed by
they were proposed by woodrow wilson for means of peace and it asserted people’s right to self determination
who made up the triple entente
france , great britain, and russia
who made up the triple alliance
germany, austria hungary, and italy
who was lawrence of arabia
a british official who encouraged princes in the middle east to revolt against the ottomans
what is a war of attrition
a war based on wearing the other side down with constant attacks and heavy losses
what was the league of nations
an international peacekeeping organization created at the end of ww1, and it was proposed by the united states (although they never joined it)
what is total war
the complete mobilization of a nation’s resources and people where all efforts and attention of the country shift toward winning the war
what was the bolshevik revolution
the uprising in 1917 that led to russia’s withdrawal from ww1
what is an armistice (truce)
an agreement that brings an end to fighting
what happened as nations began mobilizing for war
tensions rose drastically among european countries after 1900
why was austria hungary angered
serbia tried to form its own independent state
what were the first nations to get involved in the initial conflict between serbia and austria hungary
germany and russia
what was the war effort on the western front characterized by early on
trench warfare that kept both sides in the same position for four years
what did the allied and central powers do in an attempt to gain more money and supplies
sought new allies as the war progressed
why did civil war break out in russia after the beginning of ww1
many people opposed the bolshevik government
what led to complicated negotiations at the paris peace conference
territorial disputes among the Big Three
why was germany opposed to certain articles of the treaty of versailles
it laid most of the blame for ww1 on germany and austria, requiring them both pay reparations
what was a major cause of the bolshevik revolution
czar nicholas’s failed military and economic policies
what was one long lasting impact of ww1
the breakup of the ottoman empire
