Ch 11 Flashcards
Industrialism and Imperialism were __________ ___________.
closely linked
Austria-Hungary and Russia’s rivalry for influence over Serbia was an example of _____________.
Nationalism
Imperialism was important to imperial powers because it supplied them with _____________ ______________.
raw materials
France and Germany’s battle over Alsace Lorraine was an example of ____________,
Nationalism
Militarism is __________.
the development of armed forces and their use as a tool of diplomacy
By 1890 the strongest nation was ___________.
Germany
The Triple Entente, later known as the Allies, consisted of _________.
France, Britain, and Russia (who had a separate treaty with Serbia).
The Triple Alliance, later known as the Central Powers, consisted of __________.
Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Italy (who would later change sides in 1915).
On this date, Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated.
June 28, 1914
On July 28, Austria Hungary declared war on _______.
Serbia
The __________ ___________ pulled one nation after another into the conflict
alliance system
Germany invaded the neutral state ________ on ______________.
Belgium; August 4, 1914
The strategy planned by chief of the German General Staff that promised a quick, easy war was called _____________.
The Schlieffen Plan
During the Battle of the _______, the British army lost 60,000 men on the first day alone
Somme
T or F: In 1914, most Americans were eager to join the fight in Europe.
False, most saw no reason to join a battle 3000 miles away
The strategy of using naval strength to prevent supplies from reaching the enemy is called _____ and was used by _______.
Blockade; Britain
To oppose the British Blockade, Germany developed _________ to sink British naval blockade ships
U-boats
In the 1916 presidential election, Democrat ______ fought Republican ______.
Woodrow Wilson; Supreme Court Justice Charles Evans Hughes
The Zimmerman Note ___________________.
was sent by the German foreign minister to Mexico and was meant to form an alliance with Mexico to counter US forces
On April 6, 1917, __________.
the US entered the war
The celebrated American ace who engaged in more than 130 air battles and downed 26 enemy aircraft was ____________.
Eddie Rickenbacker
Alvin York was a ______, a person who opposes warfare on moral grounds.
Conscientious Objector
Bernard M Baruch was the leadership of the __________.
WIB (War Industries Board)
The WIB did what?
it encouraged companies to produce products necessary for war.
George Creel was in charge of the __________.
CPI (Committee on Public Information)
The CPI did what?
As the nations first propaganda agency, the CPI promoted the war to recruit people into the armed forces.
