Vocab
Ideas spread by goverments to influence public opinion for or against a cause.
Propaganda
The alliance formed in 1882 between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy
Triple Alliance
These were long, narrow ditches protected by barbed wire where soldiers lived and fought
Trenches
This term describes a conflict involving the complete mobilization of all national resources and people
Total war
He was the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne whose assassination in Sarajevo served as the spark that started the war.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
This is the process of assembling troops and supplies to get ready for war, which was considered an act of war in 1914
Mobilization
Alliance was formed in between France, Great Britain, and Russia
Triple Entente
This was the name for the dangerous, shell-holed strip of territory that separated the two opposing armies' trenches
No-man's-land
To ensure enough supplies for the military, governments implemented this system of limiting food and materials for civilians
Rationing
He was the 19-year-old Serbian nationalist and member of the Black Hand who shot the Archduke
Gavrilo Princip
A war based on wearing down the other side through constant attacks and heavy losses
War of attrition
What does the acronym MAIN stand for?
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, and Nationalism
This German military plan called for a two-front war against France and Russia, starting with an invasion of neutral Belgium
The Schlieffen Plan
Because so many men were at the front, women moved into these industrial roles to manufacture weapons and ammunition
Munitions workers
This British officer urged Arab princes to revolt against their Ottoman overlords in the Middle East
Lawrence of Arabia
A military draft, which many Western countries established to increase the size of their armies
Conscription
This was a competition between nations to build up the largest and most advanced military forces, specifically between Germany and Britain
Arms Race
At this battle, the French military halted the German advance toward Paris in September 1914
First Battle of the Marne
These were the German airships that bombed civilians in Allied counties.
Zeppelins
Who was the leader of Germay during WWI?
Kaiser Wilhelm II
This geographic region was known as the "powder keg" of Europe due to its intense nationalism and ethnic tensions.
The Balkans
This specific poisonous gas was first used by the German army at the Battle of Ypres in 1915. It was a distinct yellow-green color mentioned in Dulce et decorum est.
Chlorine gas
These were established by governments to direct and control the economy specifically for the war effort
Planned economies
Who was the leader of Russia during WWI?
Czar Nicholas II