History
List the 5 causes of WWI. (MAINA)
Militarism, alliances, imperialism, nationalism, Assassination.
peace treaty took Russia out of the war at great costs to the country.
peace treaty took Russia out of the war at great costs to the country.
was a mode of war on the Western Front beginning with th Marne in 1914.
Trench Warfare
Article 231 of the Versailles Treaty contained the
"war guilt clause".
During WWI, Italy switched sides from the Triple Alliance to the side of the Triple Entente or
allied powers.
Define nationalism and explain how it helped cause WWI.
the belief that people should be loyal mainly to their nation.
was the leader of the Russian Bolsheviks
Lenin
Germany's first objective in World War I was to strike a crushing blow against
France
During WWI, the Russian, Austrian and Ottoman empires were
destroyed
was a decisive battle for Germany against Russia on the Eastern Front.
Tannenberg
Define militarism and explain how it helped cause WWI.
a policy of glorifying military power and keeping a standing army prepared for war.
Woodrow Wilson, David Lloyd George, Orlando, Clemenceau
The "Big Four"
was a message that was intercepted to Mexico from Germany asking for support.
The Zimmerman Note
was a ceasing of hostilities in order to begin peace negotiations.
Armistice
Germany's first objective in the war was to strike a crushing blow against
france
Define imperialism and explain how it helped cause WWI.
a policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries politically, economy, or socially.
assassination was the spark that started WWI.
Franz Ferdinand
was a Frenchman who wanted to exact revenge on Germany in the Treaty of Versailles.
Clemenceau "The Tiger"
is blamed for turning public opinion against Tsar Nicholas II.
Rasputin
Rasputin became powerful with the Romanov family in
russia
What countries made up the Triple Alliance?
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy
established a League of Nations to maintain international peace, put an end to secret agreements and freedom of the seas.
Woodrow Wilson's 14 Points
Be familiar with weapons used during World War I. Such as
tanks, poison gases, machine guns and hydrophones.
were payments made by the losers in a war to the winners for war costs.
Reparations
Woodrow Wilson said, "The world must be made safe for
democracy