AP Notes, Outlines, Study Guides, Vocabulary, Practice Exams and more!

WWI Flashcards

Terms : Hide Images
1418214240Triple EntenteA loose confederation of of Russia, France, and Great Britain before WWI0
1418214241June 28, 1914Archduke Franz Ferdinand was killed on this day. Setting off the chain of events leading to WWI.1
1418214242AlliesGreat Britain, France, U.S., Russia, Belgium, Serbia2
1418214243StalemateLarge numbers of troops lost on both sides without major gains3
1418214244Total WarA war in which all of a country's resources are devoted to the fighting.4
1418214245Vladimir LeninLeader of the Bolshevik Party. Returned to Russia to lead the Bolsheviks to victory during the Russian Revolution and the civil war that followed.5
1418214246Paris Peace Conferencethe event at which the Allies met to discuss the fate of Europe after WWI6
1418214247Treaty of VersillesThe treaty that ended WWI and blamed the Germans for the war. Putting into place the following against Germany: 1. Responsible for War 2. Smaller army and Navy 3. No air force 4. Territory returned to France 5. Land given to Poland 6. Demilitarized zone by France7
1418214248BolsheviksA party of revolutionary Marxists, led by Vladimir Lenin, who seized power in Russia in 1917.8
1418214249Joseph StalinRussian leader who succeeded Lenin as head of the Communist Party and created a totalitarian state by purging all opposition.9
1418214250League of NationsA world organization established in 1920 to promote international cooperation and peace. It was first proposed in 1918 by President Woodrow Wilson during the Paris Peace Conference.10
1418214251November 11, 1918Armistice was signed stopping the fighting during WWI11
1418214252June 28, 1919Treaty of Versailles was signed officially ending WWI.12
1418214253July 28, 1914Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia and starts WWI.13
1418214254Genocidea deliberate and systematic extermination of any ethnic, race, religious, or political group.14
14182142558,000,000the number of people killed during WWI15
1418214258Archduke Franz FerdinandWhose assassination in 1914 started World War I?16
1418214259Members of the Central PowersOttoman Empire (Turkey), Germany, and Austria-Hungary17
1418214261This area was known as the "powder keg of Europe"the Balkans18
1418214262Germany's leader during World War IWilhelm II19
1418214263Germany's leader after World War 1Adolf Hitler20
1418214264What was the Schlieffen Plan?In order to keep from fighting a two foront war, Germany invaded France by going through neutral Belgium.21
1418214265Why did America enter the war?Zimmerman Telegram, similarities with Allies, German's use of submarines22
1418214266During WW1 the Ottoman Empire destroyed what group of people?Armenians23
1418214267Who killed Archduke Ferdinand?Gavrilo Princip24

Need Help?

We hope your visit has been a productive one. If you're having any problems, or would like to give some feedback, we'd love to hear from you.

For general help, questions, and suggestions, try our dedicated support forums.

If you need to contact the Course-Notes.Org web experience team, please use our contact form.

Need Notes?

While we strive to provide the most comprehensive notes for as many high school textbooks as possible, there are certainly going to be some that we miss. Drop us a note and let us know which textbooks you need. Be sure to include which edition of the textbook you are using! If we see enough demand, we'll do whatever we can to get those notes up on the site for you!