World War 1 Flashcards
the four main causes of work war one were
militarism, alliances, imperialism, nationalism
glorifying the ideals of war and armed strength, growing your military
militarism
4 ways that militarism caused WW1
- in order to prove they are great, so they went to war
- competition between countries militaries
- people are going to be inclined to think of war as a way to solve national and diplomatic problems
- military has become to complicated for politicians
a pact, or agreement with other people to help each other
alliance
how did an increase in allies from 1879-1914 cause WW1
some countries had no option but to declare war of one of their allies declared war first
list the countries that were a part of the central power
germany, italy, russia, austria-hungary, turkey, bulgaria, romania
list the countries that were a part of the allies
russia, france, britain, belgium, japan, montenegro, serbia, italy, greece, portugal
list the countries that were a part of the original triple alliance
germany, italy, austria- hungary
list the countries that were the original triple entente
russia, france, britain
when a country takes over new countries and controls them and spreads there culture
imperialism
support for your own country
people who want to liberate themselves and become independent
nationalism
two ways nationalism caused WW1
- wanted to become independent, break away from large countries
- went to war to prove that there country was “the best”
three ways that imperialism in Europe caused WW1
- the amount of land owned by britain and france increases rivalry with germany
- limits of natural resources in germany, britain and france had lots of natural resources
- britain and france has more land to trade with then germany and other countries
who assassinated Archduke Ferdinand
19 year old Gavrillo Princip
why did Princip assassinate Archduke
he though it would free his people to the Austro-Hungarian Empire
what was the lusitania?
the lusitania was a Britain ship carrying american passengers in the Atlantic Ocean to Liverpool
what happened to the Lusitania
a german U-boat shot a torpedo that went into the bottom of the boat, and it sunk
how did the sinking of the Lusitania impact Americans feelings toward the war
America was outraged at the death of American citizens, many Americans wanted Wilson to declare war on germany, he doesn’t
what was the zimmerman telegram
a letter to mexico to try and convince mexico to become allined with Germany, to keep the United States out of the war
what was requested in the zimmerman telegram
for Mexico to join the Central Powers and to invade the US
what will mexico receive from germany
the lost lands of texas, new mexico and arizona
what impact did this note have on Americans and president wilson’s decision to enter the war
it threatened american land and it made americans want to fight against germany and to join the allies and not the central powers
what were war bonds
war bonds raised money for the war efforts and promised interest to those who purchased them
what was the selective services act
required all men 21-30 to register for the draft
government employees hired to transition factories to make war materials
war industries board
settled work/employer conflicts and prevent strikes
national war labor board
this promoted the war as a battle for democracy and freedom
committee on public information
was set up to make sure troops to have enough food in the war
food administration
banned the sale or manufacture of alcohol because government needed wheat for other things
prohibition
managed the nations coal and oil
fuel administration
imprisoned or fined people spying or sabotage
espionage act
jailed americans who made public speeches or said anything negative about the war
sedition act
3 new countries created after WW1
poland, yugoslavia, czechoslovakia
what countries lost territories after WW1
germany, russia, austria-hungary, turkey, ottoman empire
what countries gained territory after WW1
france, britain, US, italy
2 differences between Wilson’s fourteen points and the treaty of versailles
wilson’s: doesn’t mention germany, versailles: was mostly about germany
wilson’s: doesn’t blame germany for starting the war
versailles: germany must admit war guilt
2 similarities of the wilsons fourteen points and the treaty of versailles
both had the creation of the league of nations and the creation of poland
does america ever sign the treaty of versailles and join the league of nations
no
what kind of war is germany fighting
a two front war
what was the Schlieffen Plan
germany’s plan to take out france before russia can mobilize, it failed
what has the war become
a deadly bloody stalemate
what did the treaty of brest-litovsk do
ends war with russia and germany
what were the Americans nicknamed
doughboys
