History WW1

militarism, alliances, imperialism, nationalism

compulsory enlistment into military service.

extending a country’s power and influence through colonisation, military force, or other means

an extreme form of patriotism marked by a feeling of superiority over other countries

the belief that a country should maintain a strong military and be prepared to use it to aggressively defend or promote nationalist interests

a group of countries, political parties, or people who have agreed to work together because of shared interests or aims

the imperialist foreign policy adopted by Germany, designed to transform Germany into a global power

crisis of domestic policy in Germany at the end of 1913, caused by political unrest in Alsace-Lorraine

a failed strategy for Germany to win WW1, outlining a strategy for Germany to avoid fighting at both eastern and western fronts simultaneously

stretch of land through France and Belgium through the Swiss border to the North Sea; the decisive front for WW1

line of fighting along the eastern border of Germany with Russia

Australia New Zealand Army Corps

strait separating European and Asian Turkey

Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy

France, British Empire, Russia

assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Austria-Hungary declared war against Serbia

Allies begun to attack the Dardanelles

ANZAC troops landed in Gallipoli

Battle of the Somme begun

attack on Fromelles begun

attack on Pozieres begun

plan to crush costal defences; force passage through the Dardanelles

ANZACs landing in Gallipoli Peninsula

Ottomans won; ANZACs evacuate, coordinated with front-line trenches

the state of being confined as a prisoner, primarily for military or political reasons

forged after the events of WWI

the peninsula of turkey at which the ANZACs fought

more efficient export of goods from/to Russia from other Entente nations; quicker surrender from Turkey; securing supply route to Russia

unpleasant, uncomfortable; rodents everywhere; exhausting and rough conditions

primary fighting style in WW1

armistice that officially ended WW1; blamed Germany for war, forced Germany to repay with reparations to other involved countries

Entente forces attacked German forces in Somme Valley, France; battle ended in a stalemate

battle on the western front designed to keep German reserve forces from joining the southern offensive;

Serbian nationalist party that killed the Archduke