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World War 1*
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Complaceny- Since 1814-1815 what had not occured in Europe? | The major battles. |
| What is imperialism? | Its when they set up collinies interily. |
| China was no longer an empire (1914). Who were the largest empires by then? | French and the British. |
| (1914) Which country/countries desired to be more powerful? | Germany |
| What was wrong with Russia? | They were backwards, and were loseing land, and were slow with technology. |
| Who was the "sick man" of Europe? Why? | Turkey, Because they were getting weaker and loseing land. |
| Loss of "splendid isolation" by... | The British government |
| What was the System of Alliances? | It created competition in central powers and allies. |
| Who was in the System of Alliances(who was in the war)? | Italy, Germany, Austria, France, British, and Russia. |
| What is Revanche? | Revenge |
| What is Alsace-Lorraine? | Land Lost in 1871, that the French wanted. |
| What is Prussia? | Germany |
| What is the Franco-Russian Alliance? | The alliance between France and Russia. |
| What is "Entente Cordiale"? | French and British Allies |
| Assination of Archduke Ferdinancd of Austria:Germany? | Germany backs up Austria |
| Assination of Archduke Ferdinancd of Austria:Russia? | Backs up serbia |
| Assination of Archduke Ferdinancd of Austria:France? | Wants revenge on Germany |
| Assination of Archduke Ferdinancd of Austria:Belguim? | Belguim gets attacked by Germany. |
| Assination of Archduke Ferdinancd of Austria:Britain? | Backs up Belguim |
| Term used by Sergant Carter.. | Early "Campaigns" |
| First "campaign"... | Takes back Alsace Lorraine, Revenge to Germans. |
| Second "Campain"... | Go through Belguim, make some french people surrendor, then get to paris and WIN!!!(This was Germans plan, but it did not work)> |
| Third "Campain"... | Battle of the Marne, becomes 4 day battle |
| What is "Trench" warfare? | When soldiers stay in safe places such as ditches. |
| What are some inventions(some "adapt") and use of Colonies? | Submarines, Camafloge(dead body), Tanks, Gas/Chemical Attacks, Explosives/snake bomb, airplanes, hand granades, Periscopes, kites |
| What are some Women/Home front changes? | Women want more money. |
| Examples of Camoflauge? | Tree, Dead bodies. |
| Eastern front? | The Russians Lose. :( |
| Who does turkey(ottoman Empire) side with? | The Central Powers(Italy later sides with Entente instead) |
| Who were the Central Powers? | They were the original triple alliance(Italy Anglo-French) |
| What did the Triple Alliance attempt? | Italy anglo-french attemted to supply Russia by sea and land operations against new german ally *Turkey* |
| Why would the Muslim world have a tendency to oppose the Triple entente (British/France/Russia)? | Russia was trying to take land from them and britian and france are too powerful. |
| Who is the Triple Entente? | British, France, Russia |
| Use of submarines to block British blokade are seen as "negative" and cause U.S. to join the war:Artois/Champagne | 250,000 Dead |
| Use of submarines to block British blokade are seen as "negative" and cause U.S. to join the war:Verdun | 250,000 Dead |
| Use of submarines to block British blokade are seen as "negative" and cause U.S. to join the war:General Nivelles | 270,000 Dead |
| Generals Petain (Verdun), Foch (Marne River), new leader Georges Clemenceau- | No more massive attacks. |
| League of nations was established | In an attempt to avoid future wars |
| A magjor problem that occured | Was the inability of the major proponent of such, President Wilson, to get the US to join |
| All German colonies became "mandates" | (area to be managed, at least temporarily, by other countries (mostly by Britain & France) |
| Alsace-Lorraine returne to French control | other land areas of Germany given to other countries (in 2 cases, by votes of citizens) |
| Danzig (present-day Gdansk) | becomes a "free city" and a " Polish corridor" separates East Prussia from the rest of Germany |
| Prohibition against allowing the new individual nation | of Ausria from joining Germany(in 1938, this does occur regardless) |
| Allied(primarily French)occupation | of coal-rich and industrial Regions of Germany (Saar region and the Rhineland) |
| Reparations(payment for damages) of $30 billion | from Germany |
| Military limitations on Germany | no draft (100,000 limit army),no aircraft, heavy artillery, gas, tanks, or submarines for Germany, and naval vessels limited to under 100,000 tons |
| Nine New nations(ten once Turkey is settled later) | establishe |
| Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War | Fititng for the "whites" againstthe "Reds" (Communist) |