Unit 7 Flashcards
British liner that was sunk by a German u boat
Lusitania
These people opposed world war 1 because they saw it as an imperialist struggle
Socialists
This alliance consisted of Germany, Austria, and the Ottoman Empire
Central powers
Alliance consisted of Great Britain, France, and Russia
Triple entente
Long term cause of the war with the development of a competitive military
Militarism
Long term cause competitiveness between nations, encouraged ethnic groups to create nations of their own
Nationalism
Long terms cause of extending powers of a country to another area
Imperialism
John j Pershing
Commanded the American expeditionary force, AEF
American women could serve in the military, but we’re not subject to
The selective service act (draft)
Armed with only a rifle, he killed 25 Germans, silenced 35 enemy machine guns and captured 132 prisoners
Alvin York
Convoy system
Involved merchant vessels traveling in large groups with naval ships acting as guards
Began with the introduction of tanks and are plains as weapons
Mechanized warfare
Balkans peninsula problem
We all want control of this strait which is controlled by Serbia.
Powder keg explosion
The assassination of archduke franz Ferdinand
Black hand
A Serbian radical group who assassinated Ferdinand