Vocab.
Ideas spread to influence public opinion that had stirred up hatreds before the war.
What is propaganda?
Fighting from ditches protected by barbed wire.
What is trench warfare?
The assassination of this person on June 28, 1914, is what led the Austro-Hungarian government to declare war on Serbia.
Who is Archduke Francis Ferdinand (Franz Ferdinand)?
This country betrayed Austria-Hungary in 1915, officially breaking their alliance.
The country declared guilty of starting WWI and ordered to pay reparations for all damages suffered by the Allies.
Who is Germany?
Compulsory service in the military that was commonly practiced in Europe before 1914.
A war that requires the complete mobilization of people and resources.
What is a total war?
The planned strategy Germany used against Russia and France, which was to defeat France first and then attack Russia with full force.
What is the Schlieffen Plan?
The trenches turned this front into a stalemate for four years with neither side being able to push past the other.
What is the Western Front?
The final peace settlement of WWI.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
The process of assembling troops and supplies and making them ready for war.
What is mobilization?
The terms for councils representing workers and soldiers. (Hint: came to play an important role in Russian politics.)
What are soviets?
Germany and Austria-Hungary were members of the Triple Alliance, while France and Great Britain were members of the Triple Entente. Name the third country that was a member of the Triple Alliance.
What is Italy?
German submarines sank both military and civilian ships, including passenger ships, during WWI in a practice know as what.
What is unrestricted submarine warfare?
The end of WWI also brought about the official end of this empire. France and Britain took control of their territory.
What is the Ottoman Empire?
A war where each side tries to wear the other down.
What is a war of attrition?
The financial compensation or payments that a defeated country was required to make to the victorious Allied nations for the damages and losses sustained during the war.
What are reparations?
What is the Balkan Peninsula? (What are the Balkans?)
The United States entered WWI later than most other countries. Name the month and year the United States declared war on Germany, officially entering the war.
What is April 1917?
Name the members of the Big Three.
Who are the United States, Great Britain, and France?
A truce or agreement to end the fighting.
What is an armistice?
Acquisitions where a country is controlled by another on behalf of the League of Nations, but does not officially own the territory.
What are mandates?
What is August 4, 1914?
The U.S. President who saw all citizens as part of the war effort and wrote his Fourteen Points with hopes of negotiating peace.
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
The date Germany signed an armistice with the Allies and ended WWI. (Month, day, and year.)
What is November 11, 1918?