Keith WW1 Flashcards
alliances
countries that have made a secret or know promise to protect each other
Lusitania sinking
the Lusitania was a cruiseliner that was shot down by a german uboat. many people were outraged in the US, but we still stayed neutral
imperialism
the belief your country is better than anothers’s
expansionism
conquer territories for resources
militarism
nation revolves around a strong military
Zimmerman telegram
telegram to mexico that said to ally with germany and they would take back the lost land in the US
poison gas
consisted of mustard, phosgene, and chlorine gas. they sprayed it at people, and it made them joke
causes of ww1
expansionism, militarism, ethnic conflict, assasination, secret alliances
ethnic conflict
ethnicities believed that they should be able to revolt and start their own country
propaganda
the changing of the truth in order to get one to going the war on one side or another. “beat back the Huns with liberty bonds”
Archduke franz assasination
In Serbia gavrilo princip from the black hand shot franz and wife in their car
Impact of technology on the war
Old fighting tactics with new technology= a lot of death
Uboats
A german submarine that shot down many ships
Trench warfare
Fighting in tunnels that resulted in many deaths because of poor conditions
League of Nations
Wilsons idea where all nations could come together and create peace
