WW1 Vocab
sense of national pride to such an extent of exalting one nation above all others
Munich Conference
1938 conference at which European leaders attempted to appease Hitler by turning over the Sudetenland to him in exchange for promise that Germany would not expand Germany's territory any further.
Who is Franz Ferdinand?
This Archduke's assassination in Sarajevo is considered the spark that started WWI.
What is Pearl Harbor?
The Japanese attack on this naval base brought the United States into WWII.
This specific plan was designed by Germany to avoid a two-front war by quickly knocking France out before turning to Russia.
the Schlieffen Plan
Triple Alliance (Central Powers)
An alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy in the years before WWI.
Invasion of Poland
Germany invaded, breaking their agreement, so Britain and France declared war, starting World War II
What is 1917?
The United States officially entered the war in this year.
What is D-Day?
This massive Allied invasion of Normandy, France, took place on June 6, 1944.
At this 1938 meeting, Western leaders allowed Hitler to take the Sudetenland in hopes of maintaining "peace in our time."
the Munich Conference
Schlieffen Plan
Germany's military plan at the outbreak of World War I, according to which German troops would rapidly defeat France and then move east to attack Russia. PLAN TO FIGHT ON TWO FRONTS
Allied Powers
Great Britain, France, Italy, Russia, and later the US
What is the Lusitania?
This British passenger ship was sunk by a German U-boat, killing 128 Americans.
Who is Benito Mussolini?
He was the dictator of Italy and the leader of the Fascist Party during the war.
This Soviet victory in 1943 is considered the definitive turning point of the war in Eastern Europe.
The Battle of Stalingrad
What is Total war
A conflict in which the participating countries devote all their resources to the war effort
Axis Powers
Germany Italy Japan
What is the Zimmermann Telegram?
This intercepted telegram from Germany proposed an alliance with Mexico against the U.S.
What is the Battle of Midway?
This 1942 naval battle is considered the turning point of the war in the Pacific.
This was the name of the Turkish peninsula where Allied forces suffered over 250,000 casualties in a failed 1915 campaign.
Gallipoli
What is Trench Warfare
A form of warfare in which opposing armies fight each other from trenches dug in the battlefield.
blitzkrieg
"Lighting war", type of fast-moving warfare used by German forces against Poland, Denmark, Norway, and France
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
He was the President of the United States during World War I.
What are Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
The U.S. dropped atomic bombs on these two Japanese cities to end the war.
This treaty ended the war between Germany and revolutionary Russia, allowing Germany to move all its troops to the Western Front.
the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk