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WWI
Flashcards from WWI section
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What new nations were created? | Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia |
| What were the results of the war? | 9 million soldiers dead, 21 million wounded, 13 million civilians dies of disease of starvation |
| When was the armistice signed? | November 11, 1918 at 11:11 |
| How do the allies win? | They defeat Germany at the Western Front |
| Why does Russia withdraw from the war? | Communists take control and sign treaty with Germany to leave war |
| What 3 things emerge? | Rationing, propaganda, women begin working real jobs |
| What is total war? | Nations devote all buildings and resources to the war |
| What causes the US to join the fight? | Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare sinks the Lusitania and Germany tries to get help from Mexico |
| Which countries lost the most people? | Germany, Russia, then France |
| Battle of Gallipoli? | Unsuccessful attempt to control the sea route from Europe to Russia, Ottoman Empire vs Britain, France, Central powers win |
| Battle of Jutland? | A Naval battle where Britain defeated Germany |
| Who were the "Big Four" who met? | Woodrow Wilson, Georges Clemenceau, David Lloyd George, Vittorioi Orlando |
| First Battle of the Masurian Lakes? | Part of the Eastern Front where Germany destroyed Russia |
| Battle of Verdun? | German surprise attack on France, French quits but no one wins |
| The Western Front? | War of attrition in France that had no real winner |
| Battle of the Somme? | Germany vs Britain and France, Britain introduces the tank |
| Who were the main central powers? | Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire |
| What was the Schlieffen Plan? | A plan by Alfred von Schlieffen to take Paris, but failed |
| Why did Germany introduce U-Boats? | Britain blockaded all German ports |
| New warfare technology? | Poison gas, tanks, machine guns |
| How did England get involved? | Germany invaded Belgium who had an alliance with Britain |
| Why did England and France sign the Entante Cordiale? | To work together against Germany |
| Who dominated the Congress of Berlin? | Otto von Bismark |
| What country first upset the balance of power? | Germany |
| What was the Reinsurance treaty? | A treaty between Germany and Russia to not let Russia have an alliance with France |
| What sparked the war? | A Serbian man killed Archduke Francis Ferdinand, heir to the Austrian throne |
| What was the "Blank Check"? | Germany promised to support Austria-Hungary in any war |
| What were the "Willy Nicky Letters"? | Letters between William II (Germany) and Nicholas II (Russia) who were cousins |
| Who were the main allied powers? | Britain, France, Russia, eventually United States |
| Battle of the Marne? | Between France and Germany, but France won and saved Paris |
| What does President Woodrow Wilson write? | The Fourteen Points, suggested the League of Nations but declined to join |
| To be safe from the French, who did Germany form an alliance with? | Austria-Hungary and Russia |
| Who made up the Three Emperor's League? | Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Russia |
| What did Russia do after the Congress of Berlin? | Terminated the Three emperor's league, signed the Triple Alliance with Austria-Hungary and Italy |
| Who was in the Triple Alliance? | Austria-Hungary, Italy, Russia |
| What happened when Kaiser William II dropped the Reinsurance policy? | France and Russia signed an alliance |
| Causes of WWI? | Alliances, Nationalism, Imperialism, Militarism, Anarchy, Leadership |
| Battle of Ypres? | Germany vs France, Britain, Canada; Germany introduced poison gas but Allies eventually win |
| Battle of Tannenberg? | First month of WWI, Russia vs Germany, Germany won, Eastern front, Russia destroyed |
| What 2 countries were placed under Austrian care at the Congress of Berlin? | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| What were some of the things decided by the Treaty of Versailles? | Reduced German army, stopped creation of major weapons, Germany lost colonies and had to accept blame and pay for war |
| What 3 countries were declared independent at the Congress of Berlin? | Serbia, Montenegro, Romania |
| What was the Bosnain Crisis? | Austria annexed Bosnia and Herzegovina, made Serbia mad, Russia supported Serbia, Germany intervened and upset Russia |
| Eastern Front? | Germany and Austria-Hungary wanted to remove Russia, Russians have low morale |
| What leads to Nazism? | Resentment among the German people |
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