Chap. 21 Flashcards
Year the war began
1914
4 Cuases (M)
Militarism- glorification of the miliary
4 causes (A)
Alliance system- agreement between countries to aid and support in a another
4 Cuases (I)
Imperialism- building of empires by using outside rule on peoples around the wor
4 causes (N)
Nationalism- feeling of pride in ones nation or ethnic group.
Spark that stared the war
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and the beautiful wife Sophie
New technologies in warfare
Airplanes, armored tanks, rapid-fire machine guns, heavy artillery, poison gas
Zimmerman Telegram
Authur Zimmerman proposed that Mexico join the war on Germany’s side. Germany would help Mexico get back New Mexico, Texas and Arizona.
Lusitania
May 7, 1915, a U boat sank the British passenger liner Lusitania. Nearly 1200 people died, 128 were Americans
Central Powers
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire
Triple Entente (Allies)
Great Britain, France, Russia
Franz Ferdinand
Heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne. Assassinated by a Serbian nationalist
Woodrow Wilson
President of the US of America during WW1
Kaiser Wilhelm
Leader of Germany during WW1
George V
Leader of Britain during WW1
Nicholas ll
Leader of Russia during WW1
Balkan Peninsula
Serbia, Albania, Montenegro, Romania, and Bulgaria
Powder Keg
Barrel of gunpowder (Balkans compared to this because a single spark could easily provoke a major war)
Western Front
German advance halted at the Marne River by the French and British. This became the Western Front.
Stalemate
Deadlock, neither side cold score a clear victory
Trench Warfare
Soldiers fire on one another from opposing lines of dugout trenches
No mans land
Unoccupied territory between the lines
Propaganda
The spread of information designed to win support for a cause
The date the US entered the wae
April 2, 1917
3 big events that chase the US to enter the war
- Sinking id the Lusitania may 1915
- Zimmerman Telegram Feb. 1917
- Russian revolution Mar. 1917
2 sources of labor during the war
Woman and African Americans
Moblize
A country or it’s government prepare and organize troops for active service
Jeannette Rankin
From Montana, first woman elected to Congress. Voted to keep America out of conflict
Carrie Chapman catt
Suffragist and peace activist, who helped secure Americans womans right to vote
Herbert hover
Head of food administration
Committee on Public information
Patriotic speeches, pro war cartoons and posters
Suppress dissent (2 acts) & what it did
Espionage act 1917
Sedition act 1918
Close newspapers, jail for expression of anti war views
Eugene V. Debs
Jailed for expressing anti war views
Liberty cabbage
German sauerkraut was to be called this.
Urge american to conserve food (3)
- Wheatless Mondays
- Meatless tuesdays
- Victory gardens
War Industries board (what & who)
Tells industries what to produce, what to charge, and how to use resources
Head: Bernard Baruch
Convoy system
A large group of merchant vessels sailing together
John J. Pershing
Dedicated general, in command of the American expeditionary force (AEF), led pursuit of Pancho Villia in Mexico
American Expeditionary Force
Name given to American troops serving in Europe during WW1
Vladimir Lenin
Leader of the Bolsheviks that seized the Russian government
Communism
An economic and political system based on the idea the social classes and the right to privet property should be eliminated
Armistice
A halt in fighting that alows peace talks to begin
Date of the war end
Nov 11, 1918 (11/11/18)
Besides Germany what other countries asked for an armistice?
Bulgaria, Austria-Hungary, and Ottoman Empire
Death totals (overall) (American)
10 million military personnel, 50,000 military personnel
4 terms of the armistice with Germany
- Pull back troops
- Cancel treaty of Breat-Litovsk
- Hand over entire fleet of uboats
- Kaiser Wilhelm must step down
Wilhelms U-Boat troops
Woodrow wilson
Proposed league of nations
League of nations
An international organization to promote world peace and cooperation that was created by the Treaty of Versailles (1919)
Big 4 (country, person)
US- Woodrow Wilson
France- Georges Clemenceau
Britain- David Lloyd George
Italy- Vittorio Orlando
Concussion about Germany at the Treaty of Versailles (5)
- Took away some german territory
- Took all colonies
- Accept full responsibility
- pay lots
- Dismantle it’s army’s
(Teagan krups Rapunzel’s patriotic appearance)
How much money did Germany have to pay in war reparations
56$ billion
Who objected the league of nations (one person)
Henry Cabot Lodge
