vocab
Strong devotion to one's national group or culture, increases in late 1800's
what is nationalism
The president of the u.s. during wwi
who is Woodrow wilson
warfare in which the opposing armed forces attack, counter attack, and defend from relatively permanent systems of trenches dug in the ground
what is trench warfare
Sept. 10, 1919
The treaty included 'war reparations' of large sums of money, directed towards the Allies (however the exact amount has never been defined and collected from Austria), as well as provisions for the liquidation of the Austro-Hungarian Bank
what is the Treaty of Saint-Germain
This event sparked the beginning of WWI, considered the "breaking point" of all the reasons WWI happened
What is the assassination of archduke Franz Ferdinand
Organization of nations created to promote peace and cooperation among nations, in hope to prevent future wars
what is the League Of Nations
emperor of Austria in 1914, assassinated
who is archduke franz ferdinand
In the beginning of WWI they were used to take pictures and get visuals of the other teams set ups and tactics, later in the war bombs and missiles were attached to cause more damage
what are WWI aircrafts
Nov. 27, 1919
required Bulgaria to cede various territories, after Bulgaria had been one of the Central Powers defeated in World War I
what is the Treaty of Neuilly
This country withdrew from WWI following the Russian Revolution
What is Russia
a formally concluded and ratified agreement between countries, a document detailing how the countries will resume relations and what territories or moneys should be exchanged to achieve this
what is a treaty
emperor of Germany during the war, fled to the netherlands
who is wilhelm II
fully automatic shooting, rifled, auto-reloading firearms capable of bringing rows of soldiers down at a time.
what are machine guns
June 4, 1920
Hungary had to accept the breakup of Austria‐Hungary. It was forced to cede Slovakia and Ruthenia to Czechoslovakia, Croatia to the new Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes (Yugoslavia from 1929), and Transylvania to Romania
what is the Treaty of Trianon
This country joined the war alongside the Allied powers in 1917, eventually tipping the balance in their favor. Gets a lot of credit for "stopping" the war.
What is the United States
an agreement to cease the actual military engagement
what is and armistice
german diplomat, created the zimmermann note
who is arthur zimmermann
A relatively new weapon at the time, described as a yellow-green cloud, responsible for killing thousands of soldiers.
what is poisonous gas
Aug. 10, 1920
ceded large parts of Ottoman territory to France, the United Kingdom, Greece and Italy, as well as creating large occupation zones within the Ottoman Empire
what is the Treaty of Sèvres
Secret message sent by German diplomat Arthur Zimmermann, meant for Mexico, but intercepted by Britain
What is the Zimmermann Note
Lloyd George of Britain, Vittorio Emanuele Orlando of Italy, Georges Clemenceau of France, and Woodrow Wilson of the U.S.
who are the big four
french general, marshal of France, drew up germany's armistice, stopping conflict, evacuating german soldiers, releasing hostages, and making germany hand over all weapons
who is marshal ferdinand foch
Introduced by the British, used to cross trenches, battlefields, and wires
what are tanks
June 28, 1919
Treaty that officially blames Germany for WWI and outlines the harsh punishment towards Germany, established by the Big Four
what is the Treaty of Versailles
The armistice agreement took effect at this time on November 11th, 1918
What is the 11:00 AM/What is the 11th hour, of the 11th, day of the 11th month