Because they knew that France was resentful after the war, and that they did not attack
Why did Otto von Bismark want to isolate France after the Franco Prussian War?
France, Russia, Britain
Who was the Triple Entente (1893) (Allies) made up of in the beginning?
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy
Who was the Triple Alliance (1882) (Central Powers) made up of?
Bismarck (Germany) wanted to isolate France, so they formed the Triple Alliance
How did these two alliances first form?
1915; because they promised Austrian lands were some Italians lived
When and why did Italy join the Triple Entente?
ethnic diversity caused them to struggle against nationalism and rebellions in the Balkans
What was a challenge of ethnic diversity in Austro-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire?
Pan Slavism
What is Slavic people who shared common nationality?
Balkan Powder Keg
The __________ is Austria Hungary and the Ottoman Empires fear of nationalism and rebellion in the Balkans under their rule.
Archduke Francis Ferdinand, Gavrilo Princip
He was the Archduke of Austria-Hungary. He visited Sarajevo, were many Serbs live, and was shot by _________ on june 29, 1914.
The assassination of Francis Ferdinand
How did the 3rd Balkan War become WWI?
It was devised so Germans didn't have to fight both France and Russia at the same time.
Germany.
It took longer than expected to defeat Belgium, Russia mobilized more quickly than expected, British and France saw the first Battle of the Marne.
Why was the Schlieffen Plan devised? Who was it devised by? Why did it fail?
Trench Warfare
__________ occurred on the Western front.
they linked bunkers, communications, trenches, stored guns, clinics-soldiers roasted in the summer and froze in the winter.
What are some of the main points about Trench Warfare?
Armenians are deported by Turks to Syria, many were killed, other were starved
What is the Armenian Massacre?
Lawrence of Arabia, Arab revolt
Colonel T.E. Lawrence, later know as ________, was sent to support ___________.
Germans, British, Lusitania
In 1915, the ______ attacked a _______ liner called the _______, claiming it carried weapons. Almost 1200 passengers were killed.
Treaty of Brest Litovsk, Lenin
The _________ was signed by _______ to end Russian participation in the war.
Germany, the British, the Germans promised the Mexicans land in the US if they supported Germany in War
Who sent the Zimmerman note? Who intercepted the Zimmerman note? What did the Zimmerman note promise?
1917, make the world safer for democracy
The US gets into the war in ____ to "________________
1918
When did WWI finally come to an end?
President Woodrow Wilson (US) , Prime Minister David Lloyd George (B), Representative Georges Clemenceau (F)
Who were the US, British, and French leaders a the Paris Peace Conference?
Germans were blamed for causing WWI, so they were forced to: pay reparations, limit their military size, lost territory
What were some of the main points of the Treaty of Versailles?
Because of German resentment of the treaty
How did the Treaty of Versailles lead to an even worse war?