Global Competition and World War I Flashcards
Why did the united states want to expand its empire?
They wanted new markets and wanted to be superior
What interests did the united states have in Mexico, Hawaii, and the Dominican republic?
Improvements in economics
What is militarism?
to control or rule by a military class
How did militarism cause WWI?
Europeans who had slaughtered each other could no longer claim superiority
What are alliances?
A close association of nations or other groups
How did alliances cause WWI?
Russia came to aid Serbia and that led Germany to declare war on Russia
What is imperialism?
a system in which a rich and powerful country controls other countries or has a desire for control over other countries
How did imperialism cause WW1?
countrues like Britain and France expanded their empires and increased tension with other countries
What is nationalism?
A feeling of belonging or loyalty which causes people to think of themselves as a nation
How did nationalism cause WW1?
Britain, France, and Germany convinced themselves of the culture, economy, and military of their nation.
Whose assassination started WWI and why?
Franz Ferdinand, Austria-Hungary blamed Serbia for the attack
What new weapons and technologies were used during WWI?
machine guns, tanks, explosives, planes telephones , radios
Describe the conditions in the trenches.
They were long and narrow and caused people to have trench foot.
What was “Unrestricted submarine warfare?
the term for German u-boats sinking any ships in the waters around Britain
What was the Zimmerman note?
a coded message sent to Mexico, proposing a military alliance against the United States.
Identify the objectives of wartime propaganda
Recruiting soldiers, paying for the war, stopping protests against the war, saving resources, doing more to support the war
Describe the experience of Russia during WWI
Lots of soldiers died and some were injured and wounded
What were 2 problems that led to the Russian Revolution?
Losses in World War 1 & shortages of food
Who were the last czar & the first communist leader?
Nicholas II & Vladimir Lenin
What did the communists believe?
They believed all the means of production should be owned & controlled by the people as a whole
What were the 2 effects of the Russian Revolution?
Russia withdrew it’s troops from World War I & the communists took over the govt
What was the league of nations? Did the united states join?
An organization that wanted world peace, the U.S. never joined
What did the treaty of Versailles force Germany to do?
Take all the blame for WWI
Name at least 5 countries created after WWI in Europe.
Poland, Lithuania, Finland, Estonia
