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| no man's land | stretch of ground between opposing trenches |
| Princip | assassinated the Austrian Archduke and his wife |
| Triple Alliance | Germany Italy and Austria-Hungary |
| Triple Entente | France Russia Britain |
| tanks | were first used at the battle of Somme |
| Lusitania; U20; Captain Turner's mistakes and the U88 | British passenger ship sunk by a German uboat (U20)- be able to explain what happened to the Lusitania, include the U20 which is the uboat responsible for her sinking. Also include two things Captain Turner did that put the Lusitania in harms way. Include information about the U88 - Check out the website under the picture of the Lusitania in your notes. I also have links provided in Haiku about the U20 and U88 |
| Lenin | leader of the Bolsheviks |
| Red Baron | deadliest flying ace of WWI |
| ace | any pilot who shot down at least five planes |
| Who killed the Red Baron | Be able to back up your claim of who killed the Red Baron. You need three supports. |
| John J. Pershing | head of the U.S. troops in Europe |
| Lawrence of Arabia | British agent who encouraged the Arabs to rebel against Turkey. He led raids on military bases and attacked trains, etc. |
| Bolsheviks | the followers of Lenin who overthrew Kerensky and took power in Russia |
| Wilson's fourteen points | American War aims after WWI |
| July 28, 1914 | Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia |
| August 1, 1914 | Germany declared war on Russia |
| August 3, 1914 | Germany declared war on France |
| April 6, 1917 | the U.S. declared war on Germany |
| June 28, 1919 | Germany signed the Treaty of Versaillles |
| Italy | left the Triple Alliance when war broke out |
| Belgium | when Germany invaded this neutral country, Britain declared war |
| Jutland | only major naval battle in WWI |
| order of surrender of Central Powers | Bulgaria, Turkey, Austria-Hungary, Germany |
| Two important outcomes of the Battle of Jutland | 1.The German fleet never came out to fight again. 2.Britain kept control of the seas and was able to continue the blockade. |
| Weapons and counter measures | Be able to list three new weapons Germany came up with to try and end the war quickly and be able to list the counter measure the Allies used to off set the weapon. |
| List any four reasons the U.S. turned against Germany and finally entered the war. | 1. invasion of neutral countries 2.use of poison gas 3.sinking of unarmed ships 4.German secret agents blowing up munitions factories and freight ships in the U.S. 5.Zimmermann telegram to Mexico 6.unrestricted submarine warfare |
| 1. Explain how the Germans were able to defeat the Russian army. | German plan to defeat the Russian army – They would take on the two Russian armies separately, one after the other. In this way they could use maximum force against the enemy. The Russians had two main armies, one commanded by Samsonov, and the other by Rennenkampf. The two generals hated each other and would not tell each other where they were. The Germans took on the Russians one at a time and defeated them. |
| Allied powers | Be able to name any six allied powers 1. England 2. France 3. Russia 4. United States 5. Italy 6. Serbia 7. Canada 8. Japan |
| What was the taxicab army? | Germans reached the Marne River, 15 miles from Paris. The battle lasted five days. It looked like the Germans would win. French commanders called for help from Paris. Then an amazing thing happened. From the streets of Paris came a long line of taxicabs and buses, headed for the front. French troops were piled into this strange taxicab army. The tide of the battle turned with these reinforcements. |
| Treaty of Versailles | the treaty made in Paris by 32 allied nations, led by the Big Three, which ended WWI. |
