Total War Flashcards
Rations?
Limit the amount of products
What is total war?
When a country places all of their resources into the war effort
Conscription?
The draft
Propaganda?
Adds in support of war
- women take on rolls of men in factories
Why did Russia withdraw from the war?
- Russian revolution
- Not prepared
- Shortage of food
Why did US enter the war?
- Sinking of the Lusitania
2. Zimmerman telegram
Unrestricted submarine warfare?
Sinking merchant ships without warning
How did the Lusitania sink?
It was hit by Germany’s U-boat torpedoes
Who was the lusitania owned by?
Britain
Why did Germany attack the Lusitania?
- they believed to be carrying weapons
- they were warned about entering into German territory
How many Americans died on the Lusitania?
128 out of 1,200
Who intercepted the Zimmerman telegram?
Britain; they showed it to America
Who was the telegram from?
Germany to Mexico
Why was Germany asking Mexico in the telegram?
If they could attack America; if Mexico did they would gain territory from southern US
Who did America fight alongside in the war?
French and British in the trenches
