•Political map-Map that shows political units, such as countries and states.
•The Rhineland- was the most industrialized part of Europe.
•Rhine river- most important river system of industrial transport in the world.
•Became one of the most polluted rivers in the world because of industrial waste.
•Nationalism- Devotion to ones nation or people, sometimes led to hostility toward other nations
•Imperialism- European imperial powers competed to extend their empires by seizing territory
Militarism- For decades, European countries had been building up military power and adopting
Warlike attitudes.
•Alliances- Countries agree to defend one another from attack.
•Arms race-is a competition between two or more parties to have the best armed forces.
Triple entente-Russia, France, great attempt to surround greatBritain.
•Franz Ferdinand – 2nd in line to throne of Austria, assinated and was a major cause of WWI
•The Black Hand-Thought to be the world’s first terrorist organization,
•GavriloPrincip member of the Black Hand, assonated Ferdinand.
Triple entente Russia France United Kingdom
Relative location- a description of how a place is relative to another place.
•Absolute location- is its exact place on Earth, often given in terms oflatitudeandlongitude
•Central powers German empire, Ottoman Empire and AustriaHungarian empire
Trench warfare- is a form of warfare where both combatants have fortified positions and fighting lines are static
Schieflin plan- German attack to control France in six weeks.
No Man’s land- By mid-November 1914, the territory between the opposing front trenches was marked with huge craters caused by the shelling; nearly all vegetation was destroyed. Whenever possible, both sides filled this land with barbed wire to slow down any rapid advances by the enemy. The machine gun and the new long-range rifles made movement in this area almost impossible
•Battle of Gallipoli British led allied attack against the ottoman empire. This battle was considered a disaster.
•Battle of sommeFor a number of months the French had been taking severe losses atVerdun– to the east of Paris. To relieve the French, the Allied High Command decided to attack the Germans to the north of Verdun therefore requiring the Germans to move some of their men away from the Verdun battlefield thus relieving the French.
•Battle of Verdun German tactic was to bleed the allied the allied force into submission. The only thing accomplished by this battle was both sides lost soldiers.
•Vladimir LeninSent there to do one thing and one thing only.Destroy Russia from the inside.the return of the anti-war socialists to Russia would undermine the Russian war effort
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•Red Barron German WWI fighter pilot
•U-boats- German submarines
•Why would a naval blockade hurt Germany? Impact on economy, no imports or exports
•Zimmerman note-Letter intercepted by the british, this letter expressed the desire of germany to become allies of mexico and would fund a Mexican attack of the United States
•Lusitania- passenger liner that was sank by a german u boat. This attack killed 123 americans and lead the United States to enter the war
•Woodrow Wilson- United States president during WWI
• Karl Marx- Father of communism
Communism-Individual owns nothing and the government owns everything and controls all aspects of life.
Adam Smith- Father of capitalism
Capitalism-Individual owns everything government owns nothing and controls very little of everyday life
•Rasputin-advisor to Lenin
•Russian revolution-lenin lead the revolution and Russia fell. This lead to the establishment of a communist country known as the soviet Union.
•Treaty of Versailles- Germany forced to sign this treaty ending the war. This treaty was seen as a slap in the face of the german people.
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