Study Flashcards
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What and who made the Schlieffen Plan?
Germany’s plan for fighting France and Russia.
Where was the assassination that triggered WWI?
Bosnia.
What were the causes of World War I?
System of alliances, imperialist competition, European nationalism, and the stockpile of weapons.
What is imperialism?
Trying to build up an empire by taking control of smaller nations.
What is stalemate (deadlock)?
When neither side is able to defeat the other.
What was the first country that made a declaration of war?
Austria-Hungary.
What is nationalism?
Having pride in your country (you are willing to defend it).
What is an alliance?
Agreement or promises to defend and help another country.
What is no man’s land?
The area between the trenches during WWI.
What were the weapons of mechanized warfare during WWI?
Airplanes and tanks.
Why was it difficult to gain an advantage over the enemy in trench warfare?
The machine guns made it nearly impossible for troops to advance.
What were the two fronts that Germany had to fight?
Russia on the east and France on the west.
What were the ships called by the Allies and what did they overcome?
Convoys, German U-boats.
What caused WWI to be more destructive?
Modern weapons.
What was the longest lasting battle?
The Battle of Verdun (lasted 10 months).
What was the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk?
Allowed Germany to concentrate all of their troops on the western front.
What was Germany’s insistence correct about?
Lusitania carried arms on board as its cargo.
What did the Russian Revolution end?
Russia’s involvement in WWI.
What is an armistice?
An agreement to stop fighting.
The Zimmermann telegram turned Americans against whom?
Germany.
What did women keep going during WWI?
Nations’ economies.
What is total war?
All the people and resources, and imposing censorship of the press.
How did the involvement of the USA help the Allies?
To achieve the breakthrough they sought in WWI.
What is a war of attrition?
One’s enemy is worn down to the point of collapse.
