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4547942846General Joffre:Head of the allied troops during the war0
4547942847Franz Ferdinand:Heir to the Austria-Hungarian throne, murdered which sparked the war1
4547942848Franz Joseph:The emperor of Austria Hungary2
4547942849Black Hand:Terrorist group responsible for the death of the archduke3
4547942850Gavrilo Princip:the guy that assassinated franz ferdinand4
4547942851Pan-Slavism:desire to have an all-slavic balkans5
4547942852Alsace-Lorraine:area on german/french border6
4547942853Unrestricted submarine warfare:another reason the Us entered the war, shoot anything and everything except the allies7
4547942854Zimmerman telegram:one of the 3 reasons the USA entered the war, note that was intercepted by the US and was sent from Germany to the german ambassador in mexico promising an alliance between them. They said if Mexico helped them control the US then they would give them back Mexico, Texas, and Arizona8
4547942855Schlieffen plan:Germany's plan to win the war in four months9
4547942856Contraband:war materials, typically stolen or illegally traded10
4547942857Trench warfare:type of fighting practiced on the western front, each side fights out of trench with no man's land in the middle11
4547942858No man's land:area between the trenches, typically with barbed wire12
4547942859Serbia:one of the original countries that started the war13
4547942860u-boatssubmarines14
4547942861War of attrition:fighting to kill and wear down the other side15
4547942862War Guilt Clause:the part of the treaty that blamed the entire war on Germany16
4547942863Compromise: the compromise during the war was the treaty of versailles17
4547942864Reparations:war debts18
4547942865Big Four:four countries who ran the paris peace conference--USA,France,United Kingdom,Italy19
4547942866Paris Peace Conference:representatives from all of the victorious countries came together to make a treaty that would formally end the war.20
4547942867Treaty:a compromise between all victorious nations21
4547942868Cordon Sanitaire:new nations created as a buffer zone between Russia, Germany, and the rest of Europe22
4547942869League of Nations: an intergovernmental organization formed after the PPC and the goal was to maintain world peace23
4547942870Cordon Sanitaire:new nations created as a buffer zone between Russia, Germany, and the rest of Europe24
4547942871League of Nations:an intergovernmental organization formed after the PPC and the goal was to maintain world peace25
4547942872Fourteen Points:points made by woodrow wilson that were said to bring a lasting peace if followed26
4547942873Woodrow Wilson:USA President and representative a PPC who wanted peace27
4547942874George Clemenceau:French representative at PPC who wanted revenge28
4547942875David Lloyd George:British representative at PPC who worried the treaty was too harsh29
4547942876Vittorio Orlando:Italian representative at PPC30
4547942877Russia:allied power who was not invited to the PPC31
4547942878causes of ww1Alliances Militarism Imperialism Nationalism32
4547942879NationalismThe Slavic people of the Balkans wanted to become independent countries33
4547942880imperialismGermany and Russia wanted control of the Bosphorus and Dardanelles.34
4547942881militarismBritain made sure that her navy was always larger than the combined navies of her 2 greatest enemies.35
4547942882alliancesAlthough Britain and France were not fond of Russia, they agreed to work together should any of them be attacked by Germany or Austria-Hungary36
4547942883Fighting countries:Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Ottoman empire, Italy, Russia, Great Britain, France, Serbia, USA, Belgium37
4547942884Where they fought:Eastern Front-Russia and Germany, Western Front-France, Germany Belgium38
4547942885New weapons of WWI:tank, machine guns, gases, barbed wire, U-boats39
4547942886Battle of the MarneThe first battle-It signified the end of the Schlieffen plan and proved that the war would be a slow one40
4547942887Battle of TannenbergProved that Russia isn't fit to fight41
4547942888Battle of YpresIt ended in a draw. The first battle that involved poison gas.42
4547942889Battle of VerdunTrench warfare begins43
4547942890Battle of the SommeTank is introduced44
4547942891Gallipoli CampaignDisaster for Brits so they retreat45

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