People
Heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne whose death is said to have caused the outbreak of the First World War
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Type of land warfare that consisted of long, deep ditches dug as protective defenses which was developed during the First World War
Trench Warfare
Most important countries at the Versailles Conference, popularly known as "The Big Three"
United States, France and Great Britain
Country that did not join the League of Nations, despite the idea of the organisation coming from the leader of that nation
United States
-The Great War
-The War to End all Wars
-The War of the Nations
Leader of the Germans in WW1
Kaiser Wilhelm II (William II)
Battle plan first proposed in 1905 that was designed to allow Germany to wage a successful two-front war.
Schlieffen Plan
Clause of the Treaty that established that Germany had to accept the blame for starting the war
League of Nations treaty to ensure collective security in Europe that was drafted in 1924 after the Corfu incident in 1923
Geneva Protocol
Fascist leader who ruled Italy from 1922 to 1943
Benito Mussolini
U.S. president who presented a document stating principles for peace that was to be used for peace negotiations in order to end World War I
Woodrow Wilson
Bloodiest Battle of the First World War
Battle of the Somme
Amount that Germany had to pay for reparations
£6.6 billion / US$33 billion / 132 billion German marks
Four main aims of the League of Nations
-to encourage countries to co-operate, especially in business and trade
-to encourage nations to disarm
-to improve the living and working conditions of people in all parts of the world
Name of the government of Germany from 1919 to 1933
The Weimar Republic
Leaders of France and Great Britain during the First World War
Georges Clemenceau and David Lloyd George
Year and reasons why USA joined WW1
-1917
- Sinking of American merchant ships and Zimmerman TelegramThe
Region of Germany that was invaded by French and Belgian troops in 1923 because of German deficiencies in the coal and coke deliveries to France required by the reparations agreement after World War I.
The Ruhr
Name at least three groups that were part of the structure of the League of Nations
-Secretariat
-Assembly
-Council
-Permanent Court of International Justice
-International Labour Organisation
-Mandates Commissions -Refugees Committee -Slavery Commission -Health Committee
Russian leader whose poor handling of the country's role in WW1 was highly criticised
Tsar Nicholas II
American banker whose plan in 1924 successfully resolved the issue of World War I reparations that Germany had to pay
Charles G. Dawes
Name of the peace treaty signed by Germany and Russia in 1918
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
What did the Disarmament clause of the Treaty of Versailles establish?
What territory did Germany have to return to France?
-Alsace-Lorraine
What were the two conflicts (and main countries involved) from the 1930s that further weakened the League and showed how ineffective it was to deal with international disputes.
-Manchurian Crisis (Japan-China)
-Abyssinian Crisis (Italy-Ethiopia/Abyssinia)
Name of military situation in which neither side can win a clear victory
Name of military strategy consisting of belligerent attempts to win a war by wearing down the enemy to the point of collapse through continuous losses in personnel and materiel
-Stalemate
-Attrition warfare