Imperialism
what is the expansion of European nations as empires
Imperialism
What are alliances
The behind the scene teams countries decided to create to give the countries more protection and advantages to win the war
What is trench warfare
opposing armed forces attack, counterattack, and defend from relatively permanent systems of trenches dug into the ground.
What is total war
The use of all weapons and soldiers without any hold back or morals in the art of war
What is the US' thoughts on the punishment of germany
To harsh punishment will cause more war and uprises against the punishments
what is a country or area under the full or partial political control of another country, typically a distant one, and occupied by settlers from that country.
colony
What is militarism
The advancements of countries military appliances to rival and compete against the other countries. Caused threat to other countries
What is camoflauge
The act of blending in to surroundings to create stealth and the element of surprise
What was the treaty of Versailles
The most important of the peace treaties that brought World War I to an end. The Treaty ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers.
Who was Germany
The country that had to give up everything gained during ww1 and all of the colonies they had. They also had a limit to their military system
What was the Boxer Rebellion
The Boxer Rebellion, Boxer Uprising or Yihetuan Movement, was an armed and violent, anti-Christian, and anti-imperialist insurrection in China between 1899 and 1901, towards the end of the Qing dynasty.
Which region was described as “the powder keg of Europe” prior to World War I?
Balkan Peninsula
What is chemical warfare
The use of chemicals to kill or damage platoons of soldiers in the trenches
What is the 14 points
President Woodrow Wilson’s speech to Congress made up of fourteen proposals addressing an ending to World War I and a post-war peace settlement
What country got granted their independence after ww1
Ireland
What is the White Mans Burden
A poem created by Rudyard Kipling to tell people that it was the white man's duty to see that all of the other civilizations were civilized to the white man's expectations and that they acted and did the same things
Nationalism
The ego of a country and its civilians
What is a u-boat
newly created ships that were able to submerge underwater to gain stealth and better war tactics
what was the Third Battle of Ypres
Assault on German lines
Between 500,000 and 700,000 casualties
Won by Allies
Artillery shells sank into the mud
How much money was taken from germany in repairs to ww1
$12 billion
What is the opium war
Who was Archduke Ferdinand