WWI terms part 1

Great Britain, France, Russia, Japan, Italy

Land that France lost in Franco-Prussian War(1870)

Austro-Hungarian assassinated by Gavrilo Princip(Black Hand) on June 28,1914 in Sarajevo, Bosnia.(wife, Sophie also assassinated)

Agreement to stop fighting between new German Gov. and Marshall Foch. Sighned in railway car near Paris on nov 11, 1918. End of War

large guns.

Beginning of War
Shells(to kill via shrapnel)
Shells(to break up barbed wire)
Phosphorous Flare
Signal Flares

New
Creeping Barrage(soldiers follow behind steady fire)
Targeted Barrage(lure in enemy by first shooting at them, while you point extra guns at their artillary, stop, and when enemy goes back to surface, shoot them)

Central European country, not very industrialised. Central Power.

Area near Med. sea. close to Dardanelles(Russia wants it)

Ice Port. Russia, Germany, Sweden share it.

Invaded by Ger. after they refused to allow Ger. soldiers to pass through to attack France's unprotected northern border.

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most Influencial Delegates at th eparis Peace Conference.
Woodrow Wilson(United States)
Georges Clemenceau(France)
David Loyd George(Great Britain)
Vittorio Orlando(Italy)

Secret society commited to ridding Bosnia of Austrian Rule.(Gavrilo Princip member)

Sea between Russia, Ottoman Empire, and Balkans

In 1917 Ger. experienced food shortage as reult of a crop failure and a British naval blockade. Germany announces that their submarines will sink, without warning, any boat in waters around Britain.

IOUs issued by governments to raise money. You pay money now and it it will be redeemable for more money later.

Balkan(Slavic) Country annexed by Austria. Serbia(supported by Russia) wanted rule them. This caused tension between Russia, Serbia, Bosnia against Austria-Hungary, Germany

Russian offers Germany a truce after V.I. Lenin seizes power. March 1918 signed between Russia and Germany. Bad for Russia who lost Finland, Poland, Ukraine, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.

Highly Industrialized nation with great Navy and Nat. resources. Allie

Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire

Draft

Key strategic area in Balkans. part of Ottoman Empire. Slavic, conflict. Conquering it would ensure access to Russia and a supply line(Warm water port)

British Rep. at Paris Peace Conference.
Member of big four

Canadian soldier,
Poet

POEM, Brutal and horrific depiction of war.
condems war
"translate"

Attacked(russia) second in schlieffen Plan after France b/c Russia would be slow to mobilize.
included Russia, Austria-Hungary, other eastern European countries

1918, Woodrow Woilson drew up a series of proposals outlining the establishment ofa just and lasting peace. Guiding idea was "Self Determination".

included:
-End to secret treaties
-Freedom of the seas
-Free trade
-Reduced national armies and navies
-Adjustment of colonial claims with increased fairness to colonial peoples.
-(rest) changing borders and creating new nations

Ally, Western Front, Battle of the marne, see countries PPT

Austro-Hungarian, Vienna, Talks about lack of anxiety and romanticized idea of war during its beginning, also Nationalism

Effort to take Dardanelles by Brits, Aussies, Kiwis and Frenchies, in 1915.

Assassin of Franz and Sophie Ferdinand

Geopolitics is the art and practice of using political power over a given territory.
analysis of geography, history and social science with reference to spatial politics and patterns

French Prime minister (one of Big Four)

Highly industrialized nation run by Kaiser Wilhelm

French Soldier, wrote aboiut artillary barrage and front

Jewel in G.B.'s crown

med. Nation, not vary industrialised. part of Triple Alliance

German Kaiser. Siezed power from Bismark.proud and stubborn. self righteous

Int. Association whose goal was to keep peace. Inc. U.S., G.B., Fr, JP,IT as exec. council. gen assembly consisted of 32 nations excluding Germany, and Russia. Created as part of 14 Points

metaphor for pointless death and suffering of war.
8.5 million died
21 million wounded