1/19/23 Flashcards
1
Q
Why did U.S enter ww1?
A
- Unrestricted sub-warfare
- Lusitania (British ship) is torpedoed by Germany (kills 128 Americans)
- Sussex (french ship) is torpedoed by Germans
- Zimmerman Note
2
Q
What is the Lusitania?
A
A British Battleship
3
Q
What is the Sussex?
A
A French Battle ship
4
Q
What is the Zimmerman note?
A
A note intercepted by British that Germany wants to get an alliance with Mexico
5
Q
What is the Sussex Pledge?
A
- Passenger ships will not be targeted
- Unarmed merchant ships will not be targeted
- Merchant ships searched before sinking 4.passengers will be removes before sinking
6
Q
Anti-War Propaganda
A
I didn’t raise my boy to be a soldier
7
Q
Pro-war propaganda
A
Over there song
8
Q
What was the convoy system?
A
Teams that escort merchant across the Atlantic
9
Q
Election of 1916
A
Dem. Wilson vs. Rep. Hughes. First democrat to serve consecutive terms since Jackson
10
Q
All fronts:
A
Western Front: between France & Belgium/Germany
Eastern Front: between Russia & Germany/Austria Hungary
Italian Front: between Austria Hungary & Italy