WWI+Vocabulary


 * Allied Powers** consisted of the almost 30 nations allied against the Central Powers during World War I. The principal Allied Powers were France, Britain and its Empire (including Canada Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and India), Russia, Japan, Serbia, Belgium, Rumania, and the United States.


 * Central Powers** **-** Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire (Turkey), and Bulgaria formed the Central Powers of WWI

[|**Eastern Front**] **-** The Eastern Front of World War I was where the Central Powers of Germany, Austria-Hungary and Bulgaria bordered on the Allied Powers of Russia and Rumania.
 * doughboy -** Nickname for the American soldiers of World War I. The name actually came from the buttons on Army uniforms of the Civil War era that seemed to resemble doughnuts. The English called American soldiers "Yanks" or "Sammies" for Uncle Sam


 * //Lusitania//-** British luxury liner sunk off the coast of Ireland, May 7, 1915, by a German submarine. Over 1200 people died including over 120 Americans.


 * no-man's land** - The land between the two trenches of the opposing sides where the fire was thickest and the fighting was at its worst.


 * Somme, The** **-** River in northern France that became the site of a major battle beginning on July 1, 1916 and broken off in November, 1916. The Battle of the Somme was the most costly battle of the war for Britain.


 * Tommy -** Nickname for the British soldiers of World War I taken from the name "Tommy Adkins"


 * Verdun** **-** Site of the World War I battle that is still the largest battle in world history based on the troops involved. The battle was begun by a German attack on the French town of Verdun and its surrounding forts in February 1916 and lasted until December 1916. It is considered the greatest and lengthiest battle in world history.

[|****Western Front****] **-** The Western Front of World War I stretched from the North Sea to the Swiss border across Belgium and France. Along this front the German Army fought the armies of France, Britain, Belgium, and eventually the United States.


 * Ypres** **-** Small town in Belgium in the medieval region of Flanders that was the focus of some of the most violent combat during World War I. Several major battles were fought in or near Ypres. The British soldiers called it "Wipers".


 * Schlieffen Plan** : devised by Schlieffen of the Germany Army before the war. The plan = Russia would take 6 weeks to get her army ready. In this time, Germany would attack France, defeat her and then turn the full force of her army against the Russians. It failed.