Chapter 24 Flashcards
Pre WWI Alliances:
Triple Alliance?
Germany, Austria, Hungary, Italy.
Pre WWI causes?
- Nationalism
- Imperialism
- Militarism
Pre WWI alliances;
Triple Entente?
France, Russia, Britain
Direct cause of war?
Assassination of Archuduke Francais Ferdinand.
Archduke Francis Ferdinand was murdered by?
A terrorist from Serbia.
World War I alliances;
Allied powers?
Great Britain, Russia, U.S, France…
World War I alliances:
Central powers?
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottman Empire….
New Technology for WWI?
- planes
- mustard gas
- submarines
- machine guns
U.S neutrality?
The U.S stays neutral at the start of the war. This helped the U.S because we could provide products for both sides. Both sides sent propaganda to the U.S supporting their side.
Germany and Submarines?
Germany used them to sink boats they thought were bringing supplies to the allies.
*by law they were supposed to surface and check to see if the ships had weapons. The Germans would not do this!
May 7th 1915:
Lusitania?
British passenger liner sunk by a German submarine. Killed 1200 passengers including 128 Americans.
Sussex Pledge?
Germany promised to surface and check for weapons. They failed to keep this promise.
Why did the U.S join the war?
- Allied propaganda
- German submarine warfare
- Russian revolution
Preparing for war:
Selective service act?
All males 21-30 had to register for the draft.
Preparing for war:
Food Administration?
Provided food for soldiers.