Pre - War
This leader of Germany felt alliances was the way to go when it came to isolating their enemy, France.
Who is Otto von Bismarck?
The Western Front was made up of Germany and this country.
What is France?
This is the idea that a country devotes all of their resources to the war effort.
What is total war?
This leader is the creator of the Fourteen Points.
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
The Triple Entente was formed because Germany wanted to have as powerful of a navy as these guys.
What is Great Britain?
The Dual Alliance ( Germany & Austria - Hungary ) changed Triple Alliance when this country joined.
What is Italy?
These two countries were part of the Central Powers at the start of WWI.
What is Germany & Austria-Hungary?
This is the name of the sunk passenger ship that, despite being British, angered America due to the 100+ American casualties.
What is the Lusitania?
Factories changed during wartime, as the governments often told the factories this.
What is:
- how much of a product to make
- what products they needed to make
New technology was introduced during battle, with this being a good example.
What is:
- armored tanks
- machine guns
- poison gas
This is the name of the 19 - year old assassin that assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
Who is Gavrilo Princip?
This was the name of Germany's main plan, where they would attack / defeat France, then rush east to fight / defeat Russia.
What is the Schlieffen Plan?
This intercepted document showed communications between Germany & Mexico and proposed an alliance against the United States.
What is the Zimmermann Note?
These two countries were not part of the Big Four, doing peace negotiations, due to civil war issues in their countries.
Who is Russia & Germany?
This is the idea that people are able to decide what kind of government they want to live under.
What is self - determination?
This was a major reason that tensions were rising in Europe.
What is the European Arms Race?
This first battle occurred right outside of Paris in the valley of the Marne River & became the hiccup in the Schlieffen Plan.
What is the First Battle of the Marne?
This is the full term ( and Germany's policy ) that stated any ships around Britain would be sunk by German submarines without warning.
What is unrestricted submarine warfare?
Under the Treaty of Versailles, two things were decided: that the League of Nations was to be created & that Germany needed to do this.
What is:
- pay reparations
- pay money for causing the war
At the beginning of the chapter, we talked about the M.A.I.N. factors of WWI, which stands for this.
What is:
- Militarism
- Alliances
- Imperialism
- Nationalism
This is the exact date that Austria - Hungary declared war, marking the beginning of World War I?
What is July 28th, 1914?
This battle took place in France & had the highest of casualties out of all the battles we covered ( 500,000+ ).
What is the Battle of the Somme?
In 1917, Russia experiences some changes due to an impending Civil War: in March, their czar steps down & in November, this leader takes control.
Who is Vladimir Lenin?
After the war, Austria- Hungary experienced some downsizing & broke into four countries: Austria, Hungary, and these two.
[ only name one ]
What is:
- Czechoslovakia
- Yugoslavia
In the first few moments of the war:
Aug. 1st: Germany declares war on Russia
Aug. 3rd: Germany declares war on France
Aug. 4th: This happens
What is:
- Great Britain declares war on Germany