Woodrow Wilson's
peace plan, set out
before war ended,
helped bring it to and
end because it helped
Germans look
forward to peace and
be willing to
surrender, was easy
on the germans
punishment for war.
Points included:
poeple all over the
world are to
determine their own
fate, (selfdetermination)no
colonial powers
grabbing nations, free
trade, no secret pacts,
freedom of the seas,
arms reduction,
creation of world
organization/League
of Nations.
14
Points
2.
Alliances
An agreement between
nations to aid and
protect each other.
3.
Alliance
System
defense agreements
among nations
4.
Allied Powers
World War I alliance of
Britain, France, and
Russia, and later joined
by Italy, the United
States, and others.
5.
AlsaceLorraine
Land that was taken
from France by
Germany
6.
Arbitration
settlement of a dispute
by a 3rd party
7.
Archduke
Franz
Ferdinand
an heir to the Austrian
throne, he was shot by
young Serbian men.
Shots that started WWI
8.
Assembly
Membership: All
nations, 1 vote per
nation
Purpose: to deal with
international issues
9.
AustriaHungary
Declared war on Serbia
because Gavrilo
Princip, a member of
the Black Hand,
assassinated Archduke
Franz Ferdinand.
10.
Balance of
Power
Distribution of military
and economic power
that prevents any one
nation from becoming
too strong.
11.
Belgium
Was attacked by
Germany when they
were trying to knock
out the west
12.
Big Three
Great Britain, United
States, Soviet Union
13.
Blank Check
Germany swears to
support AustriaHungary in any actions
it takes against Serbia.
14.
Blockade
an action taken to
isolate an enemy and
cut off its supplies
15.
Buffer Zone
a neutral area between
two hostile forces
16.
Causes of
World War
One
The assassination of
Archduke Franz
Ferdinand of Austria,
and the forming of the
Triple Alliance.
M: Militarism
A: Alliances
I: Imperialism
I: Industrialization
N: Nationalism
17.
Central
Powers
in World War I the
alliance of Germany
and Austria-Hungary
and other nations allied
with them in opposing
the Allies
18.
Collective
Security
the principle of mutual
military assistance
among nations
19.
Council
Membership:permanent
5: GB, France, Italy,
Japan, USA, and 4
rotating nations
Purpose: threats to
world peace
20.
David Lloyd
George
the prime minister of
Great Britain.
Wanted:
-$$ from Germany
-Germany's colonies
21.
Disarmament
The reduction of armed
forces and weapons.
22.
Ethiopia
...
23.
France
Germany couldn't fight
a 2-front war, so
according to the
SCHLIEFFEN PLAN,
they attacked France,
through Belgium, to
knock out the west.
24.
George
Clemenceau
French prime minister
Wanted:
-Protection from
German attack by
League of Nations
-Alsace-Lorraine
-Reduction of German
Troops
25.
Germany
Gave Austria full
support for "whatever"
with a BLANK
CHECK.
26.
Great Britain
In 1830 GB promised
to protect Belgium if it
was attacked, they also
signed the Triple
Alliance with France
27.
Great War
WWI, was originally
called the Great War,
because it was the first
war to involve that
many nations
28.
Imperialism
A policy in which a
strong nation seeks to
dominate other
countries politically,
socially, and
economically.
29.
Italy
Joined because GB and
France promised them
that Italy would get
back the land Austria
stole, where
ITALIANS lived.
30.
League of
Nations
International
organization founded in
1919 to promote world
peace and cooperation
but greatly weakened
by the refusal of the
United States to join. It
proved ineffectual in
stopping aggression by
Italy, Japan, and
Germany in the 1930s.
(763)
31.
Manchuria
...
32.
Mandate
an authoritative
command, formal
order, authorization; to
issue such an order
33.
Militarism
glorification and buildup of the military
34.
Nationalism
Love for one’s country
and the belief that it is
superior to any other.
35.
National SelfDetermination
Is the free choice of
one's own acts without
external compulsion?
36.
Pan-Slavism
A movement to
promote the
independence of Slav
people. Roughly started
with the Congress in
Prague; supported by
Russia. Led to the
Russo-Turkish War of
1877.
37.
Reparations
payment for damages
after a war
38.
Rhineland
Area demilitarized after
WWI that Hitler takes
back in 1936
39.
Russia
Mobilized troops just
in case of war because
they sympathized with
Serbia.
40.
Sanctions
ceasing to trade with a
nation
41.
Secretariat
Membership: clerical
workers from all
nations
Purpose: manage
business of the league
42.
Serbia
Gavrilo Princip, a
Serbian nationalist,
assassinated the heir to
the Austrian throne, so
Austria declared war.
43.
Treaty of
Versailles
Created by the leaders’
victorious allies
Nations: France,
Britain, US, and signed
by Germany to help
stop WWI in 1920. The
treaty stripped
Germany of all Army,
Navy, Air force,
Germany had to repair
war damages, Germany
had to acknowledge
guilt for causing WWI,
and Germany could not
manufacture any
weapons.
44.
Trench
Warfare
Fighting with trenches,
mines, and barbed
wire. Horrible living
conditions, great
slaughter, no gains,
stalemate, used in
WWI.
45.
Triple
Alliance
Alliance between
Germany, Italy, Austria
Hungry. It said "if one
of the three nations is
attacked, the other two
must fight on their
side"
46.
Triple Entente
An alliance between
Great Britain, France
and Russia in the years
before WWI. It said "if
one of the three nations
goes to war, the other
two must fight on their
side"
47.
Ulrich Von
BrockdorffRantzau
German representative
in the Treaty of
Versailles Conference
Wanted:
-Keep loss of money
minimal
-To keep Germany a
whole, don't lose land
-admittance to League
of Nations
48.
Vittorio
Orlando
Italian representative at
Versailles, just wanted
to have their land back.
49.
Why did the
US never join
the League of
Nations?
Woodrow Wilson
could not get enough
support from the senate