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WWI

World War I....that's about all I know to say to describe it...

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Western FrontLine of fighting on the French side
Eastern FrontLine of fighting on the Russian side
Alexander KerenskyLeader of a group of a group of moderate reformers to set up a provisional government
Leon TrotskyThe leader of the Bolshevik military units in the Oct. Revolution
Central PowersGermany, Ausrtia-Hungary, Turkey (made up what power)
Allied PowersFrance, Russia, Great Britian, Serbia, United States, Italy, Japan (made up what power)
They wanted to advance Jap. interest in the Pacific and wanted control of some German-held island in the PacificWhy did Japan enter WWI?
Battle of the Marne Rivera battle: Sept. 5, lasted 5 days, Frech general Joseph-Jaques-Cesaire Joffre, first major battle..allies stop the advance
"Unrestricted Submarine Warfare"_____ is no rules on sub fighting..anything goes
April 6, 1917date that Americans declared war on Germany
Treaty of Brest-LitovskTreaty that takes Russia out of the war
"October Revolution"Revolution in which Bolshevik military units seize power by storming government offices
Stalemate(1914-1916) name 1 out of 3 sections in the war
Crucial Year(1917) name 1 out of 3 sections in the war
Year of Victory(1918) name 1 out of 3 sections in the war
Allies--Due to Great Britianthe _____ Were stronger at sea..(a power) why?
Allies--B/c of Russiathe _____ were Stronger at land (a power) why?
Battle of the Marne River--dug in: trench warfareThis battle established the "Western Front"...both sides dug in here..(litterally--meaning??)
Schlieffen PlanGermany's Plan to win the war
Battle of JutlandGreatest Sea Battle, May 1916
GermanyThis country dominates the Eastern from 1915-1918
LusitaniaBritish cruise ship is sunk by a U-boat..128 Americans die,May 7, 1915
Sussex PledgeGerman's pledge not to sink passanger ships
secret alliances, militerism, nationalism, imperialsim4 major causes of war
June 28,1914 Franz Ferdinand____ is killed in Sarajevo in _____
captian of BosniaFerdinand was who
Gaurillo Princep_____ kills Frdinand and his wife
BlackhandPrinceo was in a group called _____
Triple AllianceItaly, Germany, Austria-Hungary are in what alliance
Entente CordialeBritian and France make up the_______
Triple EntenteRussia, Britian, France make up the _____
Charles DarwinHis theories were applied to millitary might of countries
July 28, 1914year that the war breaks out
Battle of VerdunA German attack (Feb-July 1916)
Battle of the Somme RiverFall of 1916, an allied counter attack (a battle)
new weapons, no forts, trench warfare, dog fights (use of airplanes)4 changes in warfare
Zimmerman NoteThis gets the US into the war
Russia gets out of the war and the US entersCrucial Year (2 things that happen)
selective service act or the DRAFTwhere young men (age 18 and above) are selected to go fight in the war
Battle of Chateau-ThierryGermans attempt to break western front and fail
Battle of Belleau Wood2nd attempt for Germans to break western front
Battle of the Meuse-Argonnelast major battle of war
Sgt. Yorkbecomes hero in the Meuse-Argonne
Armistice....ceased firesigned on Nov. 11...it did what?
Peace Conferenceheld in Paris from Jan 1919-June 1919 all allies were invited
US-Wilson, Great Britian-Lloyed George, France- Clemenceau, Italy- OrlandoThe "Big Four" consited of what countries and who are their leaders
"Fourteen Points"Wilson's plan for Peace
Germany--responsible for starting warwho was "the war-guilt cause"--why
reparationsGermany had to pay _______
Black HandA secret Serbian nationalist society
mobilization________ is preparation of arms forces for war
propagandaideas, facts, or rumors spread dilberately to further a cause
trench warfarefighting w/ trenches
U-BoatsGerman submarines
Dirigiblesgas-filled air ships that carried passangers and bombs
tankarmored tractor
Marshall Ferdinand Fochallied supreme commander
contrabandwar material supplied to a country's enemy
Woodrow Wilsonpresident at time of war
poison gas, tanks, subs, flame-thowers4 new weapons of WWI


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