World War 1 Flashcards

13060584020	The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand	This was the spark that started World War I. Archduke Ferdinand, the Austrian crown prince, was murdered on June 28, 1914, by a Serbian nationalist while visiting Sarajevo, Bosnia. Germany urged Austria-Hungary to fight and they went to war against Serbia; all of this due to Serbia wanting to expand	0
13060584021	Woodrow Wilson	This was the president who was elected in 1912, and led the US into WWI. Later wrote a plan for post-WWI peace known as the Fourteen Points.	1
13060584022	Austria-Hungary	This Central Power empire during WWI, started the war with their invasion of Serbia after the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand on June 28, 1914 . It was made up of Austria, Hungary and several other nations and territories. After World War I it split up into several nations.	2
13060584023	U-boats	This new machinery used by the Germans in sea warfare, to attack British and American supply ships in the North Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.	3
13060584024	Nationalism	This cause of World War I was based on an intense pride in one's nation.	4
13060584025	Allied Powers	This alliance during WWI included the United States, Great Britain, France, Russia and Italy (switched to the Allied Powers in 1915). (The blue countries of the East and West on map above)	5
13060584026	Wilson's Fourteen Points	This is the plan for post-World War I outlined by President Wilson in 1918. This plan called for self-determination (countries in Africa and Asia govern themselves), freedom of the seas, free trade, end to secret agreements, reduction of arms and a league of nations.	6
13060584027	Zimmerman Telegram	This intercepted note from the German foreign minister to the Mexican government offered, territories in Texas, Arizona and New Mexico for Mexico. The note also confirmed the new policy of unrestricted submarine warfare by Germany against the Allied Powers. This helped turn Americans against Germany in WWI.	7
13060584028	Lusitania	This British passenger ship was sunk by German U-boats in 1915, carrying civilians and ammunition to Britain from the U.S. The event turned American opinion against Germany.	8
13060584029	Trench Warfare	This style of warfare was common in WWI, due to the invention of the machine gun and heavy artillery. It included digging long trenches, separated by barbed wire and a no mans land.	9
13060584030	Armistice, 1918	This was the agreement between the Allies and Central Powers that ended the fighting after WWI. It began at 11/11/1918 at 11:11 am. This marked a victory for the Allies and stated that the Central Powers lost. Germans would later look at this as "the stab in the back."	10
13060584031	Reparations	This term refers to the payments and transfers of property that Germany was required to make under the treaty of Versailles.	11
13060584032	League of Nations	This intergovernmental organization lasted from 1919-1946, was founded after the Paris Peace Conference. It did not work effectively to prevent WWII.	12
13060584033	Imperialism	This cause of World War II resulted from the competition among European nations for colonies in Africa and Asia from 1880-1914. This created tension, especially between Germany and Great Britain.	13
13060584034	Alliances	This was a major cause of WWI. Two major alliances formed the Triple Alliance (Germany, Austria, Italy) and the Triple Entente (France, England, Russia). This alliance system made world war likely, by drawing all countries into a small war.	14
13060584035	Triple Alliance	This alliance was made Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy in the years before WWI. IN RED ABOVE	15
13060584036	Triple Entente	This alliance between Great Britain, France and Russia in the years before WWI. IN BLUE ABOVE	16
13060584037	Central Powers	This was a major alliance at the 'center' of Europe during World War I, made up of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and Ottoman Empire. It was formerly known as the Triple Alliance before the war. SHOWN ABOVE IN RED.	17
13060584038	Allied Powers	This was a major alliance during World War I made up of Britain, France, Russia, and the United States. It was know n as the Triple Entente(a French word) before the war.	18
13060584039	Unrestricted Submarine Warfare	A policy that the Germans announced on January 1917 which stated that their submarines would sink any ship in the British waters. Resulted in entry of the US into World War I.	19
13060584040	Militarism	This cause of World War I was a policy of building up strong armed forces to prepare for war.	20
13060584041	Treaty of Versailles	Treaty which ended World War I that included large reparations from Germany, the formation of the League of Nations, and the mandate system.	21