WW1 q Flashcards
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what are the 4 reasons for WW1
- Militarism
- Alliances
- Imperialism
- Nationalism
what is militarism
building of army to make it strong. this caused tension between countries
alliances
alliances caused the war to be a world war and made it bigger than it would have been in the first place
imperialism
other countries wanted to become bigger and take over smaller countries. the smaller countries allies stepped in to protect small countries and tension grew as time went on
nationalism
all nations wanted to assert their power and wanted to be free of other countries rule
new war techniques
zeppelins (blimps), machine guns, trench warfare, tanks, flame throwers, chemical warfare, gas masks, submarines, and bi-planes
event that started ww1
black hands killing of the Austrian archduke to “unite Serbians” living in the Balkans
- Russia allies Serbia
- Germany allies Austria
allied powers (5)
- britain
- us (1917)
- serbia
- france
- japan
central powers (4)
- germany
- austria hungary
- bulgaria
- ottoman empire
triple entente (3)
- france
- britain
- russia
triple alliance (3)
- germany
- italy
- austria-hungary
kaiser wilhelm & pre war views
- aggressive foreign policy
- determined to make Germany a top nation, builds up military
- unrestricted submarine warfare
weapon advancement
- zeppelins (blimps)
- machine guns
- chemical warfare
- gas masks
- trench warfare
- flame throwers
most devastating weapon
artillery
schlieffen plan
Germany plans to defeat France
- attack france in the western front
- plan slowed down as france had built large trenches
- britain gets involved, russia mobilized quicker than expected. caused 2 front war (failed plan)
who lost the most people in WW1
Russia (3.3mil)
germanys unrestricted submarine warfare
- us did not like it
- kaiser said stay away if you dont want us to attack and if you come close we warned you
- Lusitania; about 200 americans killed
- lusitania one of the causes to add america to the war
- british created blockade preventing germany from receiving food/supplies
3 key factors to the us joining
- german u boat attacks
- zimmerman telegram
- bolshevik revelution
zimmerman telegram
germany trying to get mexico to declare war on US for US land
bolshevik revolution
russia is allies with US and needed help on the western front
us neutrality
us wanted to remain neutral by trading with both sides
sussex pledge
germany would stop attacking ships if the us got britain to remove blockade on germany
mobilization
preparing your country for war
- peacetime economy to war economy
- everything focused on war efforts
us mobilization
- food administration rationing food
- war bonds
- propaganda