Causes of the War
Define the alliance systems and explain their effect on the war
Nations formed exeptionally strong diplomatic ties with other nations that tied even as far as militaristical bonds, these bonds defined the relationships between big nations. These ties included treaties and pacts that forced nations who were joining the war to pick up sides, such as the USA, until most of the world was involved furthur worsening the prospect of peace
Why did the US join the war late and when did they join
Originally the US decidied to practice their policy of Isolationism- "why should I get involved with their problems" they also had very balanced reasons to join either side of the war, and finally their population at the time was extremely anti-war. so their stance was neutral
List the Central powers
Germany, The Austrio-Hungarian Empire, The Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria
Until ________(date) the German airforce conducted regular air raids with _________airships known as the __________
a.June 1917 b.Zeppelin c. Zeppelin Air raids
A Serbian Group wanted to assassinate Franz Ferdinand. What was the group called
Black Hand Gang
Define Nationalism and explain its effect on the war
it is the ideology of having extreme pride and patriotism in one's own country. In the war all nations involved displayed extreme levels of nationalism wanting to potray their nation as supreme on the world stage in both economic and cultural sectors while also showing as the strongest in pure military might
List the reasons for the US to join either side of the conflict
The Axis Powers:
There were 11 million German-Americans in the US,Irish Americans in the US didn't like GB
The Allies:
Close cultural ties, Shared transatlantic cables, The US loaned them vast amounts for business
List the Allied Powers
Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, Japan, and the United State
Describe the conditions in trenches on the fronts during the war
Wet, Rat infested, Rampant with disease, Cold, Filfthy, No water, struggled to contact loved ones
What was the conscription age? (range)
18 - 41
What is Militarism and explain its role in sowing the seeds of conflict
it is the idea of having the most powerful/influential military. As for the war, all parties involved were competing in an active arms race with each other pushing warfare further
What is the Luisitania incident and how did that effect the US stance on the war
The Germans told US citizens to stay of British civilian vesseles as after both sides decided not to torpedo civilian vessels GB decided it was a good idea to transport ammunition on them, furthermore which was one request that was promtly ignored. The Louisitania was a british ship that had 1200 passengers 128 of whome where american, it was also discovered that the ship had 4200 cases of ammo. After this the US felt more inclined to declare war
Name 2 leaders from either side
Possible Answers:
Tsar Nicolas the II
Woodrow Wilson
Kaisser Wilhelm the II
David Loyd George
List the allies' demands for a ceasefire
Removal of the Kaiser, Withdrawl of France and Belgium, Surrender of all weapons, Release of all prisoners of war, and the surrender of all U-Boats and warships
What was the standard infantry rifle issued by the British. When was it introduced?
Lee Enfield Mark III Rifle and 1907
What is Imperialism and how it affected the war
Imperialism played out as a long term cause of the war, it is the idology in which nations strive for power via the annexation and ultimately to gain control of other nations. As a cause of the war larger nations competed for control and with other powers to try to achive more of it at the expense of smaller nations.
What is the Zimmerman note and how did that affect the US stace on the war
GB intercepted a german coded note to mexico that proposed an alliance to them and in return it promised New Mexico, Texas, and Arizona. The US felt more inclined to declare war
What were the strengths and weaknesses of the Central powers
The Central Powers, such as Germany and Austria-Hungary, benefited from contiguous borders and strong military traditions but struggled with ethnic divisions, a two-front war, and weaker naval capabilites
What is Armistice, and when was it during WWI
Explain how gas was used as a form of chemical warefare
Germans were the first to use it on the eastern front in 1915 against the russian army on a large scale. Types of gas include Mustard and Tear gas to incapacitate troops, and chlorine and phosgene to kill. gas masks were deployed to protect wind either helped the gas attack or sometimes it even backfired with it coming back against the attackers.
Explain the short term cause of the conflict, mention the date, and the expanded explanation of events
The Archduke arrived in Sarajevo,BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA, in 28 June 1914 on behalf of the Austia-Hungarian empire, he was there to oversee military meneuvers but as they were on their way to open a state museum, his convoy was ambushed, serbian nationalists threw grenades at their vehicles trying to hit him but they hit officers behind him, the turned to go see them in the hospital but took a worng turn, where one of them was having his lunch, said assasin took his chance, fatally killing the duke
How much money did the US recieve in 1916 rounded to the nearest 100,000,000 from GB
$1,500,000,000
What were the strenghts and weaknesses of the allied powers
They benifited from Numerical superiority and from waging a 2 front war. Their economic and naval dominace as the british empire had extencive resources however the struggled from Logistical Challenges,and challanges with Coordination and Communication, because of the same 2 front war which made it difficult to coordinate attacks
Explain the Ludendorf offensive
Ludendorf was the leader of the german army and in March 1918 he launched an offencive that shocked the allies, as in december 1917 russia stopped fighting and it would be before the US troops would arrive in the Summer and they almost got to Paris but they were stopped on the River Marne, almost the same place the got to in Sept 1914. and the allies attacked them after careful planing at the battle of Amiens Aug 8, 1918 which Ludendorf called 'a black day for the german army'
When was Cristopher Beechley born and what did he do during the war? What happened to him?
1883 and He emigrated to Western Australia, joined the Australian Imperial Infantry at the outbreak of war. He was invalidated out of the army in 1915