ARCHDUKE FRANCIS FERDINAND
heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne
TRIPLE ALLIANCE
GIA = Germany, Italy, and Austria-Hungary
HOW DID THE WAR ON THE WESTERN FRONT QUICKLY TURNED INTO A STALEMATE?
[see page 806, column 2, paragraphs 2-3]
ALFRED VON SCHLIEFFEN
architect of Germany's military plan
BRINKMANSHIP
diplomacy based on threatening to go to war
[this question will not be on the test] LIST THE POST-ASSASSINATION EVENTS WHICH LED TO WAR. HINT: WHAT COUNTRIES WERE INVOLVED?
[see page 804, column 2, and page 805, column 1, paragraph 1]
BELGIUM
neutrality violated by Germany
TRIPLE ENTENTE
aka the Allies
aka FRoG = France, Russia, and o' Great Britain
WHAT WERE THE GERMAN WAR PLANS AT FIRST? WHAT COUNTRY/ES WERE THEY TARGETING?
[see page 805, column 1 paragraph 2, and column 2]
ERICH MARIA REMARQUE
All is Quiet on the Western Front
ALLIES
aka the Triple Entente
aka FRoG = France, Russia, and o' Great Britain
Did the Aus-Hun gov't care whether or not the Serbian gov't was directly involved in the Archduke's assassination? Why?
[see page 804, column 2, paragraph 3]
where Allies tried to open the Balkan front
TOTAL WAR
a war that requires both military in war zones AND civilians at home (increased gov't power, economic controls, manipulation of public opinion)
WHAT HAPPENED AS A RESULT OF THE FIRST BATTLE OF THE MARNE?
the German advance on Paris, France, was halted