Maniac and names Flashcards
(26 cards)
M
Militarism
A (1)
Alliances divided Europe
N
Nationalism
I
Imperialism
A
alliances caused diplomatic failures
C
Competitions of colonies
Kaiser Wilhelm II
From Germany, Emperor, Manchester
Archduke Franz ferdinand
From Austria, archduke, Assassinated June 28, 1915
Tsar Nicholas II
From Russia, King, his nickname was bloody nicholas
Woodrow Wilson
United states, President, 28th US president
Vladimir Lenin
From Russia, “architect” of the soviet state, attended Kazan University
David Lloyd George
United Kingdom, Prime minister, President of the board of trade
Georges Clemenceau
France, Prime minister, Journalist
S
Serbian Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
Poison Gas
Made and used by the Germans, 1915, easy way to kill and harder to avoid
Machine guns
1884, US, WWI, Only relied on energy from retreating cartridges
Airplanes
20th century, WWI, Bigger guns and wider space
Tanks
1915, WWI, Helpful for war, but got stuck in trenches easily and weighed 14 tons
Submaines
US, used during WWII, made in 1900, Under water exploration, and battle
Outcomes and global effects
- Colonies demands for independence
- End of Russian, Ottoman, German and Austria-Hungary empires
- Cost of the war= lives, property, and social disruption
Treaty of Versailles
Reparation$ forced on Germany
Allies took German land and limited German military
Wars Guilt was forced on Germany
Peace process, the pope reaches out
Pope Benedict the XV
In 1914 he called for Christmas truce
Peace without victory “The peace of Christ”
League of nations
International cooperative organization
Prevent future wars
US not a member
Did not have to enforce its decisions
Us peace process-The US plan
US sided with Germany in WWI- Changes?- Unrestricted submarine warfare- Atrocities and Zeppelin attack- President Woodrow Wilson had tried to negotiate a peace treaty but was ignored by both sides- Germany reached out to Wilson and allied powers seeking peace but did not agree to peace terms- Terms= reparations, loss of land, breaking up of the Austro Hungarian empire-