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Mobilization is the process of assembling troops and supplies for war. Later it was considered "an act of war"
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trenches dug for shelter, protected by barbed wire. This is why there was a stalemate between the Germans and French.
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Archduke Ferdinand was the heir to the Hapsburg throne of Austria-Hungary. A group conspirators attempted an assassination but failed. Later, a second attempt, turned into success, by Gavrilo Princip. Princip shot both Ferdinand and his wife.
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2,000 French troops in taxicabs stopped Germans on their advancement to Paris. Stalemate. (Sept. 6-10)
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The Central Powers were made up of Bulgaria, Germany, Ottoman Empire, and Austria-Hungary. Allied Powers were made up of France, Russia, and Great Britain.
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The area between the two opposing sides trenches
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Set up by European nations; systems directed by government agencies
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United States enter the war because of Naval war between Germany and Great Britain.
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Russian revolution begins; unprepared for World War One for many reasons. No military leaders, no military or technology, and more. They suffered heavy loses
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Prices of bread raised, and so did the anger of women. Women in Russia led strikes in Petrograd in March and demanded "Peace and Bread".
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Prime Minister of Great Britain. Decision maker for Germans to pay for the war.
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Directed Social Democrats; announced the creation of a Democratic republic.
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Guided Military operations. Wanted to break the stalemate in the west.
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A policy used to ensure regular supplies for the Red Army
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Northern German town where sailors refused to work
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A truce; an agreement to end the fighting signed by the new German Government.
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In Great Britain, 650,000 women were unemployed. Many women had taken over jobs that men had usually run, but men left for the war and women filled the slots. When the men came back, the women lost their jobs.
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Premier of France. Wanted Germany's weapons stripped from them.
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Germany was told at the Paris Conference that they had to pay reparations to cover all costs.
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This Treaty included the defeated nations; Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and Turkey. Was a peace settlement of Paris. Called a "harsh peace" by Germans.
