World War 1 Flashcards
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What sides were in the war?
The Allies or Triple Entente and the Central Powers
What year did the Great War start?
1914
What countries were in the Allies?
France, Great Britain, Russia, Serbia, Belgium, Italy and the US
What countries were in the Central Powers?
Austria-Hungary, Germany, Belgium and Ottoman Empire
What were some of the causes of World War 1?
Political, territorial and economic conflicts among the European powers, militarism, complicated alliances, imperialism and nationalism and the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
What was the precipitating event that started WW1?
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
What occurred as the result of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
The alliances between European countries became complicated and soon started the First World War
What was Germany’s strategy in the beginning of the war?
The Schlieffen Plan: a surprise attack through Belgium designed to outflank the French armies. Then fight the Russians and knock out both France and take the Russians to fully mobilize
What was the attitude of the U.S. in the first year of the war?
Americans wanted to remain neutral in the war but soon became fearful that their economy would go down due to the war
What were new technologies in WW1 and what were their results?
Poisonous gases: used later on in WW2
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How did Germany use its Navy?
Expansion of naval territory, quality and people, possessed about 22 pre-dreadnoughts, battleships, and u-boats
What made the U.S. interested in the war in 1915 & 1916?
Unauthorized German submarines in the US coast, economic complications between British and French if the Allies were to lose, the threat that Germany would help Mexico fight back against the U.S., the Zimmerman Telegram and the sinking of Lusitania
What was happening in Russia during the last years of the war?
There was a Russian Revolution. An uprising by he Bolsheviks (led by Vladimir Lenin) refused German terms until they accepted the Treaty of Brear-Litivsk
What impact did the U.S. soldiers have on the war?
The U.S. supplied weapons for the Allies
What date was the end of the fighting?
11 November 1918
What did Wilson get from the Treaty of Versailles?
The League of Nations
What did France want from the treaty?
He wanted Germany to suffer and pay all losses and damages, to weaken Germany militarily
What did Britain want from the treaty?
He wanted to compromise US and Britain’s wants in the treaty, to expand the British Empire, maintain British control of the seas and to increase Britain’s trade
What did Italy want?
Italy wanted the Adriatic Coast
What year was the Treaty of Versailles signed?
1919
What year did US sign a separate treaty with Germany?
1921
Who is William Borah?
Prevented the US from joining the League of Nations and the World Court
Who is David Lloyd George?
Persuaded the Royal Navy to introduce the convoy system and unification of Allied military to command under French general Ferdinand Foch
Who is Ho Chi Minh?
Revolutionary in Vietnam who led Vietnamese in movement for independence and pushed to evolve into a communist nation.
