World War I Flashcards

1018077699	Francis Ferdinand	Hapsburg archduke, heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, assassinated in Sarajevo on June 28, 1914. A-H delivered severe ultimatum to Serbia • Serbia's refusal to accept it in entirety, led Austria Hungary to declare war on Serbia on July 28. Within a week of this declaration , all powers of Europe were engaged in the war
1018077700	Central Powers	Austria-Hungary and Germany, joined by Turkey and later Bulgaria
1018077701	Allies	Serbia, Russia, Great Britain, France and eventually 18 other nations
1018077702	Triple Alliance	Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy
1018077703	Triple Entente	Great Britain, France, and Russia
1018077704	Woodrow Wilson	slogan, "he kept us out of the war" - president during WW I
1018077705	Lusitania	a passenger boat, was sunk in May 1915 by a German submarine. People protested vehemently
1018077706	4 Reasons US joined WW I:	- Outrage against German subs sinking innocents - Possibility of greater profits if we entered the war - Fear that our security would be undermined if Germany won - Americans felt emotionally closer to GB than to Germany
1018077707	Treaty of Versailles	Peace treaty that officially ended World War I in 1919 - controversial disarmament, war guilt, and reparations clauses.
1018077708	the "Big Four"	Woodrow Wilson, David Lloyd-George, Georges Clemenceau, and Vittorio Orlando