Ch.9 World War 1 Flashcards
Nationalism
A feeling of intense loyalty to ones country or group
Ethnic group
People who share a common language or tradition
Archduke Fran’s Ferdinand
Archduke of Austria-Hungry who was later assassinated which sparked the war
Militarism
Increasing military and naval strength
Alliance system
When a country formed an alliance
Germany 1st declares war on
Russia
Germany 2nd declared war on
France
Germany invaded Belgium which caused Britain to
Declare war in Germany
New technology for the war
Improved canons
Poison gas
Tanks
Fighter planes
U-Boats
U-Boats
German submarine
Propoganda
Information used to influence opinion
Lusitania
A German U-Boat blew up the ship Lusitania
128 US citizens died
Zimmerman telegram
Offered an alliance with Mexico if they attacked America
Was intercepted
Angered the US
Vladimir Lenin
Lead a communist group (Bolsheviks) who wanted to pull out of the war to focus on a communist state
John J Pershing
Put in charge of the American army in Europe
Battle of Argonne forest
1 million soldiers joined the battle
Was seven weeks
Soldiers struggled in the forest
Last battle of the war
Mobilization
The gathering of sources and the preparation for war
Pacifist
People who opposed violence and war
Ration
Limitation of use
Great migration
Thousands and f Mexicans migrated the the US
Espionage act
Prohibited spying
Sabotage act
Illegal to write negative or criticize the government
National self-determination
The right of the people to decide how they should be governed
Reparations
Payments for damages caused in wars
