Germany Calls It World War Lost
a devotion to the interests and culture of one’s nation
What is nationalism?
supplied the European imperial powers with raw materials and provided markets for manufactured goods
What are colonies?
the development of armed forces and their use as a tool of diplomacy
What is militarism?
group during World War I led by France, Britain, and Russia
What are the Allies?
group during World War I led by Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire
What are the Central Powers?
a barren expanse of mud between the trench complexes, filled with shell craters and barbed wire
What is "no man's land"?
The strongest nation in Europe by 1890
What is Germany?
had the strongest navy in the world
What is Britain?
heir to the Austrian throne whose assassination touched off a diplomatic crisis
Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
military operations in which the opposing forces attack and counterattack from systems of fortified ditches rather than on an open battlefield
What is trench warfare?
country that regarded itself as the protector of Europe’s Slavic peoples, no matter which government they lived under
What is Russia?
two countries that were rivals for influence over Serbia
What are Russia and Austria-Hungary?
a British passenger ship that was sunk by a German U-boat on May 7, 1915
What is the Lusitania?
a telegram from the German foreign minister to the German ambassador in Mexico that was intercepted by British agents
What is the Zimmermann note?
Allied pilot with the most victories, downing 26 enemy aircraft; called the “American ace of aces.”
Who is Eddie Rickenbacker?
called for a holding action against Russia, combined with a quick drive through Belgium to Paris; after France had fallen, the two German armies would defeat Russia
What is the Schlieffen Plan?
country that declared war on Serbia after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
What is Austria-Hungary?
German air squadron led by the “Red Baron,” Manfred von Richthofen
What is the Flying Circus?
required men to register with the government in order to be randomly selected for military service
What is the Selective Service Act?
the protection of merchant ships from U-boat attacks by having the ships travel in large groups escorted by warships
What is the convoy system?
man who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Who is Gavrilo Princip?
the month and year that the United States formally declared war on the Central Powers
What is April 1917?
led the American Expeditionary Force
armed only with a rifle and a revolver, he killed 25 Germans and helped capture 132 prisoners on October 8, 1918.
Who is Alvin York?
the day that Germany signed the armistice that ended World War I
What is November 11, 1918?