Details Title: 10th Grade WWI Description: First 10th grade history test Total Flash Cards: 24 Created: 09/25/2005 12:43:14		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional History Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term Entente Definition - an agreement to follow common policies, not as formal as a treaty -Britain signed one with France and with Russia (the Allies) Term Militarism Definition - glorification of the military - made people more eager to fight for their country Term Pan-Slavism Definition -Russian belief that all Slavic people should stick together -policy caused Russia to help Serbia Term Imperialism Definition - competition for colonies and expanded influences -the fight for colonies in Africa caused France and Britain to ally more against Germany Term Nationalism Definition - Pride in one's race and country -France was angry at Germany for the Franco-Prussian War -Germany took pride in it's new empire -peoples of common race vied for their own nations Term Alliances Definition - countries pledging to work together - done to create large powers that no one would want to fight, but it just created two sides (Allies and Central Powers) Term Austria-Hungary Definition -Central Power -Attacked Serbia after Serbia assassinated the archduke (triggered the war) Term The Balkans Definition -new states arose in this area and threatened controlling empires (A-H and Ottoman Empire) -Greece, Albania, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia Term Franz Ferdinand Definition -Archduke of A-H and heir to the throne -Was assassinated in Serbia Term Blank Check Definition -Germany mailed a blank check to A-H and said that they would support it's war efforts in any way they could -One of the reasons why Germany was considered the bad guy of the war Term Schlieffen Plan Definition -designed to attack France and avoid fighting Russia on the opposite border at once -German troops took a direct root through Belgium to France -Invading Belgium drew Britain into the war (Britain had a treaty w/ Belgium) Term Trench Warfare Definition -get in trenches and shoot at each other, then run at machine gun turrets -stupid battle plan used in most of world war one -what happens when medieval tactics meet modern weapons Term U-Boat Definition -German subs that could sneak up on ships and torpedo them Term Total War Definition -devoting a nation's entire resources to war (Money, population, etc.) -countries in world war one did this Term Battle of Verdun Definition 1916: France held of Germany's attack for 11 months, but at the cost of 500k deaths. Term Battle of Somme Definition 1916: Allied offsensive - 60k British wounded or killed in one day; over a million died in the course of 5 month; no one gained anything Term Gallipoli Definition - An attempt made by the allies to open up the Dardanelles (important strait connecting the Mediterranean and the Black Sea) -Allies gave up after 200k deaths Term Lawrence of Arabia Definition -British colonel led Arba guerrilla raids against Turks; eventually causing the empire to lose a lot of Arab territory Term Ottoman Empire Definition - joined Central Powers in 1914 Term Russian Revolution Definition -1918: Russia taken over by Stalin -signed the Brest-Litovsk Treaty to get Russia out of the war Term Lusitania Definition -British cruise ship carrying American passengers -sunk by Germany; angered America Term Zimmerman Telegram Definition -intercepted letter sent from Germany to Mexio -Told mexico that if they attacked America, they would get Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico -Made America mad; America joins Allies Term Woodrow Wilson Definition -President who brought America into war -wrote the 14 points of peace at end of war Term Fourteen Points Definition - what germany & Wilson wanted to be the basis of the treaty -reduce military -adjusting colony control -leave Russian territory -Leave France and return Alsace -Italy gets its land back from A-H -independent poland -freedom of the seas