World War I Flashcards
(18 cards)
Triple Entente
Great Britain, France, and Russia
They were the center of Allied Powers
Central Powers
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Ottoman Empire
Spark the Ignited WWI
The assassination of the Archduke Frans Ferdinand of Austria- Hungary (Assassinated by Gavrilo Princip)
Internationalists, Interventionists, Isolationists
Trench Warefare
a type of combat in which the opposing sides attack, counterattack, and defend from relatively permanent systems of trenches dug into the ground.
Zimmerman Note
The British intercepted a telegram from Germany sent to Mexico, saying they would help Mexico win back territories previously lost to U.S.
Selective Service Act
All men 18-45 were ordered to enter the draft
Committee for Public Safety/ how did the govt get US ready for war
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Convoys
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Espionage Act
Made it a crime to spy, sabotage, refuse military service if drafted, or obstruct military recruitment
Russian Revolution
Took place during the final phase of WWI, removed Russia from the war, and brought about the transformation of the Russian Empire into the USSR
Doughboys
Nickname for American troops
Reparations
Central powers were forced to give war reparations to the Allied Powers (the compensation for war damage paid by a defeated state)
Lusitania
Germany sank this ship killing over 120 Americans (unrestricted submarine warfare)
General Pershing
Top US General in WWI
Wilsons 14 points
Neutrality and isolationism
Wilson’s proposal for peace that was used for peace negotiation in order to end WWI
The goal was to make sure a war like this would never happen again
Treaty of Versailles
Armistice treaty
Forced Germany and other Central powers to take all blame for WWI
League of Nations
Solves international problems and maintains world peace
