Questions- WW1 Flashcards
what event sparked beginning of WW1 and why?
Franz Ferdinand assassinated- both sides had alliances and tension snapped
what country switched sides after war started?
Italy
how did the industrial revolution impact WW1?
machine guns, poison gas, tanks, sky warfare, death rates went up
how was govnt propaganda used?
govnt made it sound fun and a right of passage for young men
what were US and pres stance at start of war?
sold illegal weapons to make money- Wilson wanted to stay out
what were the reasons US entered?
Lusitania and Zimmerman note
why was sinking Lusitania controversial ?
carrying weapons and soldiers- had innocent people also
what led to end of fighting?
collapse of Germanys allies, Hindenburg line broken through
armistice
11/11/18 11:00
what treaty ended it?
treaty of Versailles
which countries most satisfied?
GB and France, Germany had to pay and suffer
why was it difficult to work out a peace agreement?
everyone wanted different things
human economic and political costs
human- 9 mil then 50 mil through influenza
economic- chaos and misery
political- unrest/shift of power
balance of power changed?
US and Japan prosper
