Vocab
What were the 4 MAIN causes of WW1?
Militarism
Aliances
Imperialism
Nationalism
This battle between Germany against Great Britain and France had over 1 million casualties
the Battle of the Somme
This man was a French General during the French Revolution. He staged a coup and became the emperor of France. He is known for gruesome wars and invading most of Europe
napoleon bonaparte
This is what officially ended WW1. Made Germany accept responsibility for the Great War
Treaty of Versailles
Who was assassinated and officially started WW1
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Germany had to accept responsibility for WW1. What were the 4 main clauses we discussed?
BRAT
Blame
Reparations
Army
Territory
This was a time in the French Revolution where over 17k people were executed via guillotine prior to Napoleon's rule
Reign of Terror
This was the leader of the Bolsheviks during Russia's Revolution
vladimir lenin
This was US President Woodrow Wilson's idea that he introduced to end the Great War. Not accepted by all of the Allied Powers
Wilson's 14 Points
This law enabled landowners/rich farmers to enclose their land
This made it where poor farm owners needed to travel to industrialized cities for work
Enclosure Act
Great Britain, France, and Russia were members of this alliance in WW1. Also early known as the triple entente
Allied Powers
Primary causes of this included widespread corruption and inefficiency within the czarist imperial government. Twas led by the Bolsheviks
Russian Revolution
This man came up with the 14 point plan during WW1 in order to end the war. The plan was never adopted.
Woodrow Wilson
This was a meeting among European countries to divide up Europe to keep France from becoming too powerful again after Napoleon was exiled
Congress of Vienna
This was a type of battle during WW1 that typically made battle last very long and had many stand stills due to immobility.
Trench warfare
Germany, Italy and Austria-Hungary were part of this alliance in WW1. Also early known as the triple alliance
central powers
This was was caused by disagreements about religion, and discontent over the king's use of power and his economic policies.
English Civil War
This monarch ruled France for 72 years and was coined himself "The Sun King"
Louis XIV (14)
This was a meeting between European countries to divide up Africa and its natural resource among European countries.
Berlin Conference
The Opium wars were caused by Great Britain importing Opium into which country?
China
This was a common belief among Monarchs in the Age of Absolutism where leaders believed their right to rule was given to by God
Divine right
This was Germany's plan in WW1 in order to wipe out France in order to Fight Russia to ignore fighting in two fronts at the same time.
The Schlieffen Plan
This man was often credited for unifying Germany in 1871
otto von bismarck
This treaty between Russia and Germany officially allowed Russia to leave WW1 as Russia was conflicted with its own revolution
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
This was an international organization, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, created after the First World War to provide a forum for resolving international disputes.
Created in the Treaty of Versailles
League of Nations