Understanding World War 1

*Front:* Battle of the Somme

• One of the largest battles, over 1 million casualties

• A minor skirmish with few casualties

• A naval battle with no land forces involved

• A battle fought in the Pacific theater

Fourteen Points

• Wilson's plan for post-war peace

• A treaty signed in 1919

• A military strategy during World War I

• A speech given by Franklin D. Roosevelt

*Front:* Lusitania

• A famous ocean liner sunk by a German U-boat in 1915

• A naval battle fought in the Atlantic Ocean

• A British warship that sank in World War I

• A German U-boat that operated in the North Sea

*Front:* Trench Warfare

• fighting style on the Western Front

• a naval strategy used in World War II

• a type of aerial combat

• a form of guerrilla warfare

*Front:* Armistice Day

• November 11, 1918, marked the end of fighting

• December 7, 1941, marked the end of World War II

• July 4, 1776, marked the signing of the Declaration of Independence

• September 1, 1939, marked the start of World War II

*Front:* Allied Powers

• Britain, Russia, Italy, United States

• Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria

• France, Spain, Portugal, Greece

• Japan, China, India, Brazil

*Front:* Central Powers

• Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria

• Germany, Italy, Japan

• France, Russia, United Kingdom

• United States, Canada, Australia

Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

• the beginning of World War 1

• the end of World War 1

• the start of the Cold War

• the signing of the Treaty of Versailles

*Front:* Militarism

• A policy of aggressive military preparedness

• A diplomatic strategy to avoid conflict

• The economic impact of war on society

• race and military buildup before the war

*Front:* Imperialism

• for colonies and global dominance

• for economic independence

• for cultural exchange

• for military alliances