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World War I (AKA The Great War) Flashcards

World War One: People, Places, Battles, etc

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61545950Triple AllianceThe alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy (didn't last)0
61545951Otto von BismarckGerman, set up the Triple Alliance, had pact with Russia1
61545952William IIGerman, ignored Russia and Triple Alliance,2
61545953Schlieffen PlanGerman plan to make a swift attack on France through Belgium3
61545954BelgiumTried to remain neutral, had a relationship with Britain4
61545955Triple EntenteFriendly agreements between Britain, France, and Russia (called the Allies), Japan and Italy joined in as well5
61545956Ottoman Empire"sick man of Europe", Greece won independence (1829), Slavic areas in the north gaining independence, part of the Central Powers6
61545957Archduke Franz FerdinandAustria-Hungary, visited Sarajevo, Bosnia in 1914 and was shot and killed7
61545958Gavrilo PrincipA 19 year-old Serbian nationalist who shot Archduke and his wife8
61545959Central PowersThe alliance between German, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire9
61545960United StatesDeclared neutrality (isolationism), joined Allies when German sunk The Lusitania and the Zimmerman telegram was intercepted10
61545961IsolationismThe policy were a country is neutral during a war and focuses on its own internal affairs.11
61545962New TechnologySubmarines12
61545963The LusitaniaA British passenger liner sunk by a German submarine in 1915. Killed over 100 Americans.13
61545964The Zimmerman telegramA secret message sent between German diplomats suggesting that Mexico might want to join forces with Germany and in return regain lands lost to the US14
61545965Women Suffrage MovementWomen took the roles of men at war. This revved up the movement and became the basis for a successful push by women in Britain and the US to gain the right to vote.15
61545966Treaty of VersaillesBrought the end of WWI, France and Britain wanted to punish Germany (war reparations, release territory, and downsize military), divided Austria-Hungary, the treaty weakened Germany's economy and created resentment among the Germans.16
61545967United States President WilsonCreated the Fourteen Points, more focused on establishing future peach and a workable balance of power, 14th point was the17

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