Battles
First and hard-fought American victory over the Germans in France in 1918
Battle of Belleau Wood
the treaty imposed on Germany by the Allied powers in 1920 after the end of World War I which demanded exorbitant reparations from the Germans
Treaty of Versailles
A policy of glorifying military power and keeping a standing army always prepared for war
Militarism
This Central Power empire during WWI, started the war after the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand on June 28, 1914 . After World War I it split up into several nations.
Austria-Hungary
A strategy drawn up by Germany to avoid fighting a war on two fronts
Schlieffen Plan
Only real naval battle of the WWI. May 1916. German Baltic fleet met Brits of coast of Denmark. Germans inflicted heavy British losses but failed to break British blockade. German fleet retreated to Baltic and stayed there. British naval supremacy confirmed but British were unable to defeat German fleet completely in order to service Russia through the Baltic.
Battle of Jutland
Treaty that stripped the Ottoman Empire of all of its land except for Turkey.
Treaty of Sevres
A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country
Nationalism
A small Balkan Country that was involved in the plots that began world war 1.
Serbia
British passenger ship sunk by a German U-boat --> 1198 dead including 128 Americans. key issue: American right to sail on belligerent ships. Germany had to stop U-boat attacks, respect neutral rights. Sec. of State William Jennings Bryan resigned (real neutrality did not exist)
Lusitania incident
A major French victory against the invading German army at the start of WWI. Stopped the Germans before they could reach Paris
Battle of the Marne
Treaty between Austria and the Allied Powers of World War I
Treaty of St. Germain
A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.
Imperialism
France, England, and Russia
Entente (Allies)
A telegram Germany Sent to Mexico to convince Mexico to attack the U.S.
Zimmerman Telegram
This battle was a German victory against the Russian, the Russians were crushed
Battle of Tannenberg
The treaty that gave Turkey back some of its independence after Mustafa Kemal Ataturk beat back the allied nations
Treaty of Lausanne
A formal agreement between two or more nations or powers to cooperate and come to one another's defense
Alliance System
Austria-Hungary, Germany, Ottoman Empire
Central Powers
The Nation that rose from the collapse of the Russian Empire. Worlds first communist country.
The Soviet Union
(1916) the longest battle of World War I; it ended in stalemate, with both sides suffering hundreds of thousands of casualties
Battle of Verdun
Was the treaty of Versailles fair, why or why not?
Well thought response with reasoning.
What are the four main causes to the war?
Militarism, Nationalism, Imperialism, Alliance System
A form of warfare in which opposing armies fight each other from deep lines dug in the battlefield.
Trench Warfare
A form of warfare in which opposing armies fight each other from deep lines dug in the battlefield.
Trench Warfare