WWI Flashcards
(14 cards)
Causes of the War
William James Bryan - because of the sinking of the American ship
Central Powers
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Ottoman Empire
Bulgaria
Allied Powers
France
Britain
Russia
(Japan, US, Italy, etc…)
Schlieffen Plan
Defeat France quickly and then focus on Russia in a two-front war
Make sure they didn’t join together
David Lloyd George
Minister for Munitions
- Organizing and inspiring war effort
Vittorio Orlando
Represented Italy in the PPC
“Premier of Victory”
- Defeated the Central Powers
Georges Clemenceau
Represented France in the PPC
Minister of War
- his own cabinet
- pushing until Allies achieved victory over Germany
Woodrow Wilson
14 Points
Went to Versailles in France
American Involvement
Remained neutral for a while
Joined the Allies in the end
AEF (American Expeditionary Force)
A force of US soldiers sent to Europe to fight in World War I, primarily on the Western Front
First Russian Revolution
February
Overthrew the imperial gov
Second Russian Revolution
October
Placed the Bolsheviks in power
Treaty of Versailles
Germany had to pay for reparations
League of Nations
Henry Cabot Lodge
The one saying no to Wilson, the Treaty, and the League of Nations
