German's Schiefflen Plan
Failed because Russia mobilized more quickly than expected, generals shifted troops to east, and weakening their forces in the west
Stalemate
A deadlock where neither side is able to defeat the other
Shrapnel
Flying debris from artillery shells killed or wounded even more soldiers than the guns
Poison Gas
Blinded or chocked its victims or caused agonizing burns or blisters, could be fatal, most dreaded hazards of the war, uncertain weapon that could shift from winds
Tanks
Mounted with machine guns that were designed to move across no man's land, especially through barbed wire and over the rough terrain
Aircraft
Utilized to observe enemy trop movements
Zeppelins
Large gas filled balloons were sent from Germany to bomb the English coast
U Boats
Submarines that did tremendous damage to the Allied side, sinking ships carrying vital supplies to Britain
Trench Warfare
Soldiers ate, slept, and fought here
Convoys
Groups of merchants ships protected by warships
Central Powers
Bulgaria joined this and helped defeat its old Balkan rival SerbiaBritish and French forces later helped stop this group from advancing into Italy
Dardanelles
A vital straight connecting the Black Sea and the Mediterranean
Husayn ibn Ali
Led Arab nationalists and declared a revolt against the Ottoman rule
TE Lawrence
British government sent Colonel, later known as Lawrence of Arabia to support Arab revoltLed guerilla raids agianst the Turks and eventually the Ottoman empire lost a great deal of territory to the Arabs