Chapter 12 Section 4: The War Ends Flashcards
Why did the U.S. break off diplomatic relations with Germany?
They announced they were resuming unrestricted submarine warfare.
What passenger ship did the Germans sink, killing 128 Americans because of their unrestricted submarine warfare policy?
Luisitania
A secret message from a German diplomat to officials in Mexico, asking Mexican officials to attack the U.S. was called…
the Zimmermann Note
- Why did Russia drop out of the war?
2. How was this an advantage for Germany?
- There were many revolutions and a new government going on at home.
- The Germans no longer had to focus on an eastern front.
The Allies gained huge amounts of land during the…at which battle…
Hundred Days offensive…2nd Battle of the Marne
What is another word for a truce, which ended World War I on November 11, 1918?
Armistice
Woodrow Wilson’s plan for world peace was called the…
Fourteen Points
What were the ideas of the four major Allied Powers?
France wanted to severely punish Germany, Great Britian wanted to as well, but didn’t want to see it weakened, Italy wanted to gain territory
What was the Treaty of Versailles?
Germany was forced to pay a lot of money to the war’s victims, and take full responsibility of the conflict
What was the organization Woodrow Wilson to establish world coolaboration that left Germany out?
League of Nations
What was the Balfur Declaration, issued by Britain in 1917?
It favored the establishment of a Jewish state called Palestine, which would later be Israel.
