Alliances
Name the three main members of the Triple Entente
Great Britain, France and Russia
This was a truce agreed to on the western front to stop fighting for one night in winter of 1914 that angered German High Command
The Christmas Truce of 1914
Why did Russia Exit the war in 1917?
Due to the Russian Revolution
Due to Internal Conflicts
Due to the citizens of their nation revolting against the practices of the government
Name two other countries who fought in WW1 that were not located in Europe
Canada, Australia, Africa, Japan, United States of America
The Maximum Machine gun could fire how many rounds pre minute?
600 rounds per minute
This was the Member of the Triple Alliance that swapped sides to the Entente in the middle of the war
Italy
Name one thing that soldiers in WW1 trenches had to deal with as a result from the living conditions in the trenches
Trench Foot
PTSD
Shell Shock
This was the document shared with the United States government that Germany had tried to stir up the Mexican Government against them and start a war.
The Zimmermann Telegram
This was the Battle plan created by the Germans in the early 1900s that was their solution to having to fight a two front war with France and Russia
The Schlieffen Plan
The Standard Infantry Rifle of WW1 on both sides that could fire multiple rounds per minute
Lee-Enfield .303
This is the term for when a country begins to gather their forces and build them up into one place - preparing them for a upcoming conflict.
Mobilization
This was the Group of Serbian nationalist that killed the Archduke Franz Ferdinand
The black hand
Why was the Lusitania Sunk?
-Germany had been practicing unrestricted Submarine Warfare
- America had been shipping military supplies on civilian craft to bypass the German submarine blockade.
What was the real reason the Germans were able to push so far into France during the first part of the war?
Because they went around the Maginot line by invading through Belgium - Not because the French were unprepared or helpless.
This was the new Armored Vehicle that the British used to breakthrough German defenses
Landship Mark 1 or Mark 5
During the war, Governments extended their power over their people to help support the war effort. Name two areas of everyday life the government extended their power to during this time
- Gas consumption
- Food consumption
- Rent prices
- Wage prices for Jobs
- Transportation systems
Why did Russia Support the Serbian government to begin with?
- Russian influence in the region / looking to prove themselves powerful
How did Vladimir Lenin Return to Russia after being in Exile?
The Germans returned him by train to create havoc in the Russian Empire and possibly even remove them from the War.
This was the Battle where German forces were stopped 50 miles from Paris in Spring of 1918
The Second Battle of Marne
What made the Fokker Endicker plane so revolutionary in the field of war?
This plane had a synchronized gear that only allowed the machine gun to fire when the propeller wasn't in front of it.
What does Total War mean? What makes it different than other types of war?
involving a complete mobilization of resources and people. Many more men and supplies were needed to continue the war. To meet these needs, governments expanded their powers. Civilian Factories are turned into Military factories and everyone is involved in the war, whether on the front line or back home
This was the name of the Serbian Nationalist that shot the Archduke of Austria
Gavrilo Princip
Who were the Bolsheviks?
The Working Class of revolutionaries who Vladimir Lenin used to overthrow the Russian Government
This is the Battle that the Germans called "the black day" which was a major breakthrough by the Entente during the 100 days offensive.
The Battle of Amines
Woodrow Wilson said that ww1 was a peoples war against what two things?
Absolutism and Militarism