Chapter 25 Flashcards
(17 cards)
What is the Triple Entente?
Allied Powers: England (Prime Minister Lloyd George), France (George Clemenceau), Russia (Czar Nicholas II), Italy (Vittorio Orlando), America
Why did Italy join the Allies?
To gain land
What is the Triple Alliance?
Central Powers: Germany, Austrian-Hungarian Empire, Ottoman Empire
How was the Ottoman Empire referred to?
The Old Sick Man
What were the causes of World War I?
Nationalism, Imperialism (Imperial rivalries), Entangling Alliances, Militarism (Germany’s rise as a world power)
What event sparked World War I?
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophia
What new technology was used to break the stalemate?
The tank, Chemical Weapons, The Flamethrower
What was the greatest battle of attrition in history?
Verdun
What was one of the bloodiest and most futile battles in history?
The battle of the Somme
What were the reasons for American involvement in World War I?
Economic reasons, Unrestricted submarine warfare, Anti-German propaganda
What does USSR stand for?
The Union of Soviet Socialists Republics
When was the Armistice signed?
November 11, 1918 at 11 am
What did the Germans call the signing of the armistice? Hitler will skillfully call it ___ (Jews, Communists, Democrats)
Stab in the Back, The November Criminals
Ethnic groups should be able to decide for themselves what nation they would belong to
Self Determination
Point 14: General association of nations to guarantee the security of great and small nations alike
The League of Nations
Who were the Big Four?
America (Woodrow Wilson), France (George Clemenceau), England (Prime Minister Lloyd George), Italy (Vittorio Orlando)
This clause forced Germany to accept responsibility for the war. In doing so, Germany was forced to pay
War Guilt Clause, Reparations (war damages). Germany was forced to give up 13% of its land to the allies and all its colonies (Germany’s desire to reclaim lost lands). Germany was forced to give up 80% of its navy, air force and reduce its army to 100,000 soldiers (Germany’s desire to be strong and great again). Germany had to accept a ‘demilitarized zone’ in the Rhineland which is next to its industrial heartland the Ruhr (Germany evokes its right to defend itself).
