CAUSES
what are the four main causes of the war?
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism & Nationalism
List 2 of the weapons improved or created during WWI?
Machine Guns
Tanks
Planes
Zeppelins
Chemical Warfare
What impact did alliances have on the Great War?
Dragged the other countries into war → blank checks → creating a global war
Which countries were in the Triple Alliance?
Germany, Austria Hungary, Italy
Which country intercepted the Zimmerman Telegram?
Great Britain
Which group assassinated the Archduke Franz Ferdinand and why?
the black hand because they wanted to be free from Austria-Hungary and be a part of a greater Serbia
What were dog fights
Combat in the air
What impact did Wilson hope the Leauge of Nations have on the world?
Collective security
Prevent future wars, encourage peace
What could Italy achieve by joining the allies?
Desire to conquer land to the north (A-H territory); better luck with allied leaders
How did the war end?
An Armistice
Which countries issued AND received ‘blank checks’'?
France → Russia
Germany → Austria-Hungary
What front did the Christmas truce occurred on and why was it significant
Christmas truce occurred on the Western Front. Showed how trench warfare increased the length of war; many thought war would be over; did not represent conditions of fighting
What was the impact of the Schlieffen Plan?
Brought British into the war.
Surprise attack France - caused them to fall to Germany quickly
Two front war
Why was the timing of the US entering the war important?
Morale boost and Russia just pulled out of the war
Why did Mexico want to join the war?
To gain land back from the US and Germany was going to help them
Why did France join the alliance and be in the war?
Taunting from Germany
In support of their ally Russia
Bitter about losing the Franco-Prussian War
Who introduced chlorine and mustard gas?
Germany
Who was to blame for the war? Why (2 reasons)?
Germany; Blank check w/ A-H, Schlieffen Plan, unrestricted submarine warfare, Zepplein raids, taunting US (Zimmermann note), France, Britain
List the Allies and the Central Powers
CP: Germany, A-H, Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire
Allies: Italy, Britain, France, US (also Japan), Russia
Name one disease Trench warfare caused.
Trench foot
Trench fever
Dysentery
Typhoid Fever
Influenza
What was the reason Russia entered the war and what treaty took them out of war?
Russia qants to protect Serbia due to Pan-Slavism/ Pan-Serbism interests and Austria declared war on Serbia.
Treaty of Brest Litovsk took them out of the war.
Zeppelins are blimps sent by Germans to bomb British cities, slow moving and huge, high casualties.
Chemical warfare were used cuz treaties banned poisonous weapons in war.
What impact did the US have on the war?
Aid to allies; financial stability; helped on the western front; morale booster; weapons
Why did the US support the allies and why did they enter the war?
Zimmerman Note
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare caused the Lusitania to sink.
Cultural ties, language, financial help
They had to give a ton of money, reduce its military, loose its territories