All Flashcards
What were the Allied powers?
France, Russia, Great Britain, America
What were the central powers of the war?
Austria-Hungary and Germany
What are the MAIN causes of the war?
Militarism, Allies, Imperialism, Nationalism
What was the treaty of Versailles?
Peace settlement of World War One
What were Wilson’s 14 points?
List of specific proposals for postwar peace.
What was the League of Nations?
International assembly of the nations
How did United States citizens help during the war?
Started cutting back on food so soldiers could have a good supply
What was Russia’s impact on the war?
Russia helped fight on the allies side, giving them lots of power, but they eventually backed out, which caused the allied forces to decrease greatly
What event(s) brought the US into the war?
Sinking of the Lusitania
Which country declared war 1st?
Austria-Hungary declared war in Serbia
How was warfare different now?
Trenches, poisonous gas, land mine, submarines, tanks
2 ways the US supported the war before joining
- merchants still traded with European nations
* US banks invested $2 billion in European war bonds
Name of boat that was sunk by German u-boat
Lusitania
What was the Zimmerman note and why did it anger Americans?
Letter sent to Mexico by Germany saying they can get back their land.
Americans didn’t want them taking their land back
3 main factors that led to shortage of labor
- American factories were working nonstop to produce weapons and supplies
- war almost cut of immigration
- many young men who would normally work in factories went to war