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  • Otto Van Bismark

    Otto Van Bismark

    Otto Van Bismark was a Prussian minister president and imperial chancellor from 1862-1890. Bismark is still one of the most well-known political figures in Germany.
  • Franco-Prussian War

    Franco-Prussian War

    German states defeated France. The war marked the ending of French hegemony in Europe and produced a unified Britain.
  • Kaiser Wilhelm

    Kaiser Wilhelm

    Wilhelm ll was a German emperor and a Prussian king. He served as the king of Prussia from 1888-1918. He had a reputation of a swaggering militarist.
  • First Balkan War

    First Balkan War

    The First Balkan War occured from October 1912 to May 1913 and involved actions of the Balkan League against the Ottoman Empire. Balkan won and got the Treaty of London.
  • Second Balkan War

    Second Balkan War

    The main reason there was a second Balkan War was Bulgarian retention of Macedonia. Bulgaria had just won against the Turks in the First Balkan War. Bulgaria won and received the Treaty of Bucharest.
  • Archduke Franz Ferdinand

    Archduke Franz Ferdinand

    Archduke Franz Ferdinand gave up his own kids rights to the throne to marry the lady-in-waiting.He tried to build back up Austro-Russian relations. A Serb nationalist assassinated Archduke in 1914.
  • Schlieffen Plan

    Schlieffen Plan

    A battle plan created to allow Germany to wage a successful two-wage war. The plan was modified by Helmuth Von Moltke. The plan was to envisage a major attack through the low countries into northern France.
  • Gavrilo Princip

    Gavrilo Princip

    Born as a Bosnian Serb, Princip was taught terrorism. The Black Hand wanted to destroy Austro-Hungarian rule in the Balkans and uniteSouth Slavs. He believed assassination of a member of the Habsburg family was the first step. He found out Franz Ferdinand was paying a visit to Sarajevo in June 1914, they waited on him and assassinated him.
  • Pal's Battalions

    Pal's Battalions

    A unique British phenomenon. After war broke out it was clear that the small professional British army was not large enough for a global conflict. On August 21, 1914 the first Pal's Battalion started to rise from the stockbrokers of the City of London.
  • Battle of Tannenberg

    Battle of Tannenberg

    World War l battle fought at tannenberg. The battle ended in victory of the Germans of Russia.
  • Battle of the marne

    Battle of the marne

    What happened at the marne caused the demise of Germany's aggressive two-front war strategy. The First Battle of Marne marked the end of the German sweep through France. The Germans won by capturing a large amount of the industrial north east of France.
  • Kitchener's Army

    Kitchener's Army

    An army appointed by Kitchener. He made posters to recruit people to his army. His posters were asking fro "skilled workers". The most iconic posters included Kitchener face and upper body.
  • Gallipoli Campaign

    Gallipoli Campaign

    The Gallipoli Campaign occurred from February 1915-January 1916. An Anglo-French operation against Turkey.
  • Battle of the Somme

    Battle of the Somme

    A battle that occurred during WWI. British Empire and French Third republic against the German Empire. British and French acheived a great win againest the German Empire after 18 months.
  • Battle of Verdun

    Battle of Verdun

    One of the longest, bloodiest wars that occurred during WWl. Over 300,000 soldiers were killed.
  • Unrestricted Submarine Warfare

    Unrestricted Submarine Warfare

    Germany retaliated by using its submarines to destroy neutral ships that were supplying the allies. They were Germany's only weapon of advantage as Britain effectively blocked German ports to supplies.
  • Zimmermann Note

    Zimmermann Note

    A coded telegram sent by German foreign secretary Arthur Zimmermann to the German minister in Mexico. The note was informing of a plan to renew unrestricted submarine warfare
  • Lord Herbert Kitchener

    Lord Herbert Kitchener

    Lord Herbert Kitchener was the secretary of state for war at the beginning of WWI. He served from 1914-1918. He organized armies in British history and became a symbol of the national will to victory.
  • Sedition Act of 1918

    Sedition Act of 1918

    This act curtailed the freedom of speech right to U.S. citizens during the war.
  • Battle of Belleau Wood

    Battle of Belleau Wood

    The battle occurred over 100 years ago in the first World War. Germans hoped the influx of 50 divisions would overwhelm theAllied forces in France making the war end.
  • Wilson's 14 Points

    Wilson's 14 Points

    A proposal Woodrow Wilson made in a speech in front of congress to end war and prevent it from occurring again.
  • Armistice

    Armistice

    The armistice is what ended the hostilities between Allies and Germany. On November 11, 1918 the agreement occurred. THe armistice didn't completely end WWI, but it led there.
  • The Big Four

    The Big Four

    "The Big Four" are a group of men that tried to establish peace term to end war. This group consisted of U.S. president Woodrow Wilson, British Prime Minister David Lloyd George, French Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau, and Italian Prime Minister Vittorio orlando.
  • War Guilt Clause

    War Guilt Clause

    Article 231, also known as the "War Guilt Clause", was a statement that Germany was responsible for starting WWI.
  • The Treaty of Versailles

    The Treaty of Versailles

    A treaty forcing Germany to surrender colonies in Asia, Africa, and the Pacific.
  • Gen. John J. Pershing

    Gen. John J. Pershing

    One of the nations most popular Military commanders. Pershing's military career consisted of a stint with the University of Nebraska Military Department from 1881-1895. He died in 1948.