WWI Beginning
a union or association formed for mutual benefit, typically between countries or organizations
What is an alliance?
The side that includes France, Britain, Italy, Russia, Japan, and the US
Who are the Allied Powers?
Germany's plan to fight a two-front war
What is the Schlieffen Plan?
a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force - was a competition to see who would be the most powerful in Europe
What is imperialism?
The American president who tried to keep the US out of the Great War for as long as possible
Who is President Woodrow Wilson?
the front where most of the trench fighting happened
What is The Western Front?
Love of one's country and the belief that your country is superior to others.
What is nationalism?
Germany's tactic to control the Atlantic Ocean and stop help from getting to Great Britain
What is unrestricted submarine warfare?
When neither side really progresses. Both sides are sort of stuck in the same position
What is a stalemate?
This new armored vehicle was first introduced by Britain in World War I to break through trench lines.
What is a tank?
The spreading of ideas to promote a cause or to damage an opposing cause
What is Propoganda?
When one side went "over the top" they charged onto this
What is No Man's Land?
What is the Gallipoli Campaign?
This failed Allied campaign from 1915–1916 attempted to capture the Dardanelles and knock the Ottoman Empire out of World War I.
This September 1914 battle stopped Germany’s advance toward Paris and led to the beginning of trench warfare on the Western Front.
What is the First Battle of the Marne?
This 1916 battle lasted nearly a year and became a symbol of French resistance against Germany.
This 1916 battle lasted nearly a year and became a symbol of French resistance against Germany.