S.2 Flashcards
What caused the U.S. to fight in WW1?
Unrestricted submarine warfare
What are the causes of WW1?
Militarism, alliances, imperialism? Nationalism
What was the Zimmerman note?
Letter from Mexico to Germany
Why did a stalemate happen on the Western Front early in the war?
Trench warfare
What is total war?
Putting all your resources into the war
What is propaganda?
Advertisements that are biased towards groups
Which countries were members of the Central Powers?
Germany, Austria Hungary, Ottoman Empire
Which countries were members of the Allies?
Russia, U.S., France, Britain
What are the Fourteen Points and who proposed them?
A plan to bring stability to Europe by Wilson
What was the Treaty of Versailles?
Treaty of Versailles put all the blame on Germany making them pay reparations which made the country bankrupt
How did world war 1 end?
Germany not having the resources to fight anymore
Why did Russia stop fighting?
They were having to deal with a civil war
Who were the Bolsheviks?
They were the revolution for communism
Who was the leader of the Bolsheviks in 1917 during November revolution?
Lenin
How did the League of Nations respond when Japan invaded Manchuria?
They didn’t do anything
