Chapter 29 Flashcards
Why did the united states enter the war? (3)
- German sank british ship which had american passengers in it
- German ships sank 3 americans ship after they agreed to stop unrestricted submarine warfare
- German wrote a telegraph to mexico stating they would help them reconquer their land they lost to US
Why did united states enter the war?
2
- American felt a strong bond with england due to common lanugage and ancestry
- American economic tied weere stronger with the allies
Militarism
Glorifying military power and keeping an army prepared for war. This lead to a arms races
Alliances
The triple Alliance consisted of german italy and austria-hungry and the triple entente consisted of Britain, russia, and france. It left europe divided
Imperialism
Seizure of a country or territory by a stronger country. This increased sense of rivalry and mistrust of one another. And competition
Nationalism
Deep devotion to ones country. This increased markets and territorial disputes also minority groups trying to create new nations
What was the immediate cause of the war?
The assassination of austrian archduke by an serbian extreme nationalist and austria wanted to punish serbian giving them ultimatums but the refused.
What are the immediate effects of the war?
- Collapse of Austrian, german, russia, & ottoman empries
- New counties created
- Govt power increased
- League of nations created
What was the long term effect of the war?
Problems that helped cause the war remained such as nationalism and competition
When did the US enter the WW1?
1917?
