chapter 29 Flashcards
causes of ww1
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Militarism
Alliances (sometimes secret)
Imperialism
Nationalism
america fights for
allied powers
america never fights with
germany
allied powers
britain france russia
eventually us
central powers
germany austria hungary ottoman empire
sussex pledge 1916
passenger ships won’t be targeted
german force ships to stop, search the ship for weapons, if found they would sink
ended because us sided w britain too much
zimmmerman telegram
germany trying to get southern neighbors (mexico) to attack them and offer our states
encouraged america to join the war
general john j pershing
sent troops (dough boys) to france
british morale goes up
lever act
all surplus goods crops are purchased by gov and sent to europe
wilson’s 14 points
ultimately became the league of nations
us doesn’t join LON to avoid european wars