Beginnings of war
heir to the Austrian Hungarian throne, reason why WW 1 started
Franz Ferdinand
This country switched sides during the war
Italy
Which country was essentially blamed for the war?
Germany
How did the Brest-Litosk treaty impact Germany and foreshadow the end of the war?
Germany now held too much land which they obtained from Russia. They did not have enough men to hold onto these newly acquired areas
when did WW 1 end
Nov 11th 1918
The Great War
These series of battles happened on a certain river and were between Italy and Austria Hungary
Isonzo River
Name one type of technology that was introduced during WW1
barbed wire, machine gun, tank, poison gas
What was the Zimmerman telegram?
foreign secretary who proposes to slow down America’s involvement by trying to create a war with Mexico
What year was The Treaty of Versailles written?
1919
The names of the two alliances
Central Powers and Allies
also known as Triple Alliance and Triple Entente
This battle ended the Italian offensive in WW1
What type of warfare was used on the Western front?
trench warfare
What was the purpose of The Treaty of Versailles?
1919- dictated the terms of WW 1 which some say were too harsh
terms of peace dictated by winners (the allies)
What was the Lusitania and how did it contribute to America's involvement in the war?
The Lusitania was attacked by a German torpedo which had 128 Americans on board
Name a country on each side of the alliance
Central Powers- Austria Hungary, Germany
Allies, England, France, USA, Russia
Name a reason why America got involved with the war
Zimmerman telegram, democracy, trade ties with Britain and Lusitania
Why did Russia leave the war and how does this reflect Animal Farm?
They left because there was a civil war (Russian Revolution)
What was the Balfour Declaration and how did it affect the problems in the current Middle East?
carved up the Middle East, British were shady (were in secret negotiations with the French)
Arabs thought they were promised an independent Jewish state, but their land was actually carved up
What is Zionism?
wanted to create an independent Jewish state
Why did Britain declare war on Germany
because of the Schlieffen Plan, Germany was exhibiting too much power and willingness to conquer France
2 million troops involved
Germany attack on France
France pushed back
Name something that happened as a result of WW 1
Deaths- 16 million
8-10 million military
Set up League of Nations
Austria-Hungary separate states
Germany forbidden to unite with Austria
New countries -Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia
Started rise of political parties like Nazis
What were the terms of The Treaty of Versailles?
-Reparations for Germany included: 400 billion dollars, killed Germany’s economy, limited German army to 100k men, could not have submarines/U boats, stripped of territory, Poland carved out, loses colonies
What was the Schlieffen Plan>?
Germany's plan for a designated attack on FRance which led to Britain getting involved