American History test Flashcards
Nationalism
A feeling of intense loyalty to a country or group
Archduke Franz Ferdenand
And his wife of Austria-Hungary were killed.
Austria-Hungary blamed Serbia for
the assanation
A-H declared war on Serbia on
July 28, 1914.
One of the first major battles was
the Battle of the Marne
This battle made it clear that
neither side could win the war quickly or easily.
Stalemate
Neither side could make progress against the other
New weapons caused many
injuries and deaths
President Wilson believed
the U.S. should be neutral and not fight in the war.
Great Britain and France
borrowed billions of dollars from the U.S. to pay their war debts
On May 7, 1915
a German U-boat torpedoed a British passenger liner called the Lusitania near Ireland
More than 1,000 died including
128 U.S. citizens this angered American people.
In January 1917 British agents
intercepted a secret telegram sent by the German foreign minister Arthor Zimmermann
The message was headed to Mexico to offer an alliance if the U.S.
entered the war
In March the Germans
attacked four U.S. merchant ships.
On April 6, 1917
the U.S.joined World War I.
Congress passed the Selective Service Act, Setting up the draft for men
aged 21-30 to register to fight.
The American entry into the war had immediate impact because of
needed supplies and troops.
On October 4, 1918
the Germans asked President Wilson for an armistice to stop fighting
On November 9, 1918
Germany agreed to the terms of the armistice
Mobilization
The gathering of resources and troops in preparation for war
The armistice began on November 11, 1918
at the 11th hour, on the 11th day, on the 11th month.
During the war people
were encouraged to ration
Ration
Limit the amount of certain goods
The allies met at Versailles to discuss
the treaty at the end of the war
The Big Four
dominated the meeting
The treaty of Versailles was signed June 28, 1919 with Germany accepting full responsibility for the conflict
they had to pay the allies billions of dollars.
