World War 1

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1. WORLD WAR 1 VOCABULARY By C-Town Wednesday, January 11, 12
2. WORLD WAR 1 28 July, 1914-18 November, 1918 Wednesday, January 11, 12
3. THE POWDER KEG OF EUROPE World War 1 began after the Archduke of the Austro-Hungarian empire was assassinated in Sarajevo on June 28, 1914. Began over the Balkins Serbia and Hungary are the first two countries involved Wednesday, January 11, 12
4. ALLIES VS CENTRAL POWERS Wednesday, January 11, 12
5. THE SCHLIEFFEN PLAN The Schlieffen Plan was created by Count Alfred von Schlieffen Germany wanted to attack and take over France but at the same time avoid a war on two fronts. Wednesday, January 11, 12
6. TOTAL WAR Total war is when all resources and manpower is dedicated to the war. A stalemate is where no one can possibly win. Trench warfare is war that is fought in trenches, not very effective. Wednesday, January 11, 12
7. KEY WW1 BATTLES First Battle of Marne happened at the Marne River with the British and French battling against Germany The Second Battle of Marne also occurred at the Marne river but with the US and Italy with the UK and France with the Alliance defeating the Germans. The Gallipoli Campaign occurred at the Gallipoli Peninsula with the British Empire and France against the Ottomans, Germans and Austria-Hungary The Battle of Somme occurred at Pas-de-Calais, France with the Allies against the Germans fighting for more land. The Battle of Verdun happened at Verdun-sure-Meuse, France with the Allies against the German Empire with the French winning the battle... The Germans wanted more land still Wednesday, January 11, 12
8. Bolshevik Revolution The Bolshevik Revolution, Aka “ The Red October”, was a political uprising in Russia around 1917 in November. Russia was eventually forced to pull out of the war to deal with the Uprising of October . Wednesday, January 11, 12
9. THE US ENTRY IN WAR America entered on two counts: With the first being the Russians needed a replacement for the Allies and the second with the sinking of American ships by Germans. The President during WW1 was Theodore Roosevelt. The Us was with the Allies during the war. Happened around 1915-1916 Wednesday, January 11, 12