click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
global studies 9
World War 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| World War 1 | 1914-19818 "the great war" |
| World War 2 | 1939-1945 |
| Imperialism | when a country increases thier power and wealth by brining additional territories under control |
| Nationaliam | pride and loyalty in one's country played aport inthe war |
| Triple Entente (Allies) | Great Britian, France, Russia, Serbia, US-1917 |
| Triple Alliance (Central Powers) | Germay, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire |
| Archduke Franz Ferdinand | and his wife were assassinated by a serbian nationalist (Black Hand) on june 28, 1914 |
| Sinking of the Lusitania | repeated sinking of US ships. 1915- British passenger liner sunk by Germans in waters by Ireland. |
| Zimmerman Telegram | Sent by German foreign minister Arthur Zimmerman to the German minister to Mexic. Telegram offered US territory to Mexico in return for joining Germany in the war. |
| Trench Warfare | Long trenches protected by mines and barbed wire. Resulted in incredible death and destruction. Would become absolete with advancement inairplanes, tanks and submarines during WW2. |
| Treaty of Versailles | "unhappy compromise" was signed June 28, 1919 in Versailles, France. |
| Reparations | money for war damages. |
| Armistice | (agreement to stop fighting) signed November 11, 1918 today called Veteran's Day. |
| United Nations | in 1945 maintain international peace. |