A | B |
Kaiser Wilhelm II | King of Germany |
Sarajevo | site of the assassination that started the War |
Archduek Franz Ferdinand | Heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne - assassinated |
Alsac- Lorraine | territory in France that Germany seized in the Franco-Prussian War |
Shlieffen Plan | Germany's plan to win the war quickly |
Belgium | Neutral country which Germany army marched thoruh in order to attack France |
U-Boat | German submarine |
Gallipoli | Scene of Battle where allies attempted to attack Germany through Turkey |
Nicholas II | Czar of Russia |
Woodrow Wilson | American President |
Lusitania | cruise ship that was sunk by Germann U-Boat |
Huns | Propaganda term for Germans |
Somme | bloody battle along Western front |
militarism | the building up of a country's armed forces |
reparation | payments demanded by winner from the loser |
War Guilt clause | part of the treaty which decleared the war Gerany's fault |
Triple alliance | France England Russia |
Triple entente | Germany, Austro-Hungary and Italy |
14 Points | Wilson's plan for a fair peace treaty |
George Clemenceau | President of France |
David Lloyd George | Prime Minister of Britain |
Winston Churchill | Chancellor of the navy - came up with idea to attack Gallipoli |
Dreadnought | oversized and expensive battleship |
The Black Hand | Serbian terrorist organziation behind the assassination |
Blank check | Wilhelm's support for Austria's plan to punish Serbia for their role in the assassination |
Armenian Genocide | Instituted by the Turks, allies of the Germans |