WW1 Flashcards
(39 cards)
How long did WW1 last
1914-1918
nickname for WW1
Great War
nickname for WW1
War to end all wars
big 3 countries on the central power
France Britain and Italy
big 3 countries on the allied power side
Germany Austria-Hungary and Ottoman Empire
What does MAIN stand for
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, and nationalism
small description for militarism
Militarism is build up of military to avoid an attack
Small description for alliances
an agreement between 2 nations
Small description of imperialism
Colonization of the world
Small description of Nationalism
Patriotism of steroids
What was spark that led to WW1
The killing of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Who was Princip
The killer of Franz Ferdinand and a Serbian nationalist
What was the first country to go to war with each other
Serbia and Austria-Hungary
Why did they create a zigzag patter when first creating the trench
so that the enemy could stand at one end and not fire more than a few yards
what were the conditions in trenches
It was bad there was lice rats and trench foot
what was life like for the allied powers in the trenches
it was bad everything was wet and it was unsanitary
What country invented phosgene gas
Germany
What was the MP-18
machine gun that could fire 500 rounds a minute
What 2 countries created the first prototype for tanks
Britain and France
What was the 1 big advantage of using tanks in WW1
Broke stalemate
What is a stalemate
no progress
What were the 2 reasons that the US entered the war
Unrestricted submarine warfare and the US intercepted a telegram that invited Mexico to go to war with us
When did the US enter WW1
1917