Height of WW1 Flashcards
Lusitania
British passenger ship with american citizens on them in England
how many americans on board
about 128
what happened to the ship
it was sunk by the germans
was this publicized
yes very much so
how did america feel about it
angered everyone; wilson thought that it was a bad things that happened but we didn’t go to war because we weren’t ready
when was the ship sunk
May 7, 1915
what the did Germans continue to do
sink ships
what other ship did they sink
the Sussex
what occurred after the sinking of the Sussex
Sussex pledge
what was the Sussex pledge
them saying that they would never do anything like that again
did the Germans stink to their word
no they did not
what were their reasons for the sinking
they thought that they all carried contraband
what were the reasons that the US finally entered the war
Germany resumed unrestricted sub warfare/
Zimmerman note/
Russian Revolution
what was the Zimmerman note
when Arthur Zimmerman sent a telegram to Mexico asking them to help them with their battle against the U.S.; said that with a win they would get all their land back form before
what land would Mexico get back
texas, New Mexico, Arizona
how was the Zimmerman note made public
it was intercepted by the British and the news spread
what did Mexico say to the telegram
they said no because they were just getting out of a war and did not want to get involved in anything else
what was the Russian Revolution
when Russia backed down because of all their stuff that was going on; it was a revolution that ended centuries of imperial rule and set political and social changes in motion which led to the uprising of the Soviet Union
how did the US get ordinary people involved in the war
used propaganda
where did the US get the money needed for war
liberty bonds
what is a liberty bond
a bond that people could by to help support eh government and country in war
how did we get fighters
the draft
what was the war industries board
Established in July 1917, to coordinate the production of war materials
what was the American Expeditionary force
started by john J. Pershing; was formed prior to the entry into the war; its purpose was to preserve France’s freedom because back in 1775 they had our backs
what were some of the new weapons
poison gas, tanks, gas masks, zeppelins, aircrafts, barbed wired U boats (underwater),
what is a zeppelin
a blimp
what were conditions like for soldiers during world war 1
trench warfare (used for the first time then); conditions were not pleasant. Were faced with mud, rain, lice, everything under the sun that you would not want to see
what is an armistice
an agreement to cease fire and stop fighting
when was the armistice
november 11, 1918
where was the armistice signed
in a train box car signed on the 11 month, 11th day, at the 11th hour
militarism
the aggressive build up of armed forces to intimidate and threaten other nations
nationalism
feeling of intense pride in ones homeland
propoganda
information designed to influence opinion
contraband
good prohibited from shipment to Germany and its allies
who was in the triple alliance
Germany, austria Hungary, Italy
who was in the triple entente
England, France, russia
victory gardens
gardens that people would grow in response to the slogan, “food will win the war–don’t waste it
national war labor board
a government established board to prevent strikers from disrupting the war effort
committee on public information
a group that Wilson created to “sell” the war to people
espionage
spying to acquire government information
selective service
draft that all men between 21 and 30 had to register
no mans land
the space between opposing trenches
convoy
groups consisting of merchant ships and troop transports
John J. Pershing
commander of the American Expeditionary force
national self determination
the idea that borders of the countries should be based on ethnicity and national identity
league of nations
help preserve peace by pledging to respect and protect each other’s territory and political independence
reparations
monetary compensation for all of the war damage it had caused
