World War I Flashcards
Triple Alliance (Central Powers)
Germany, Austria-Hungary,Ottoman Empire
Triple Entente (Allies)
France, Britain, Russia
Black Hand
Name for the Bosnia-Serbian nationalists.
Woodrow Wilson
President during the World War I
Propaganda
posters, music, newspaper articles, speeches. All used to promote support for the war.
Selective Service Act
Name for the Draft when it was being passed through Congress.
U-Boat
A German submarine used during World War I.
Fourteen Points
Made Woodrow Wilson, they were a list of points that kept the US in power after the war.
Lusitania
British ship during the war.
League of Nations
Resulted from the Paris Peace Conference, it was a group of world powers who’s main goal is to maintain world peace.
Treaty of Versailles
A peace treaty at the end of WWI.
Red Scare
Due to the Communists overthrowing their government in Russia. The United States reacts by deporting radical immigrants.
Flappers
These were the rebellious women of the 1920s.
1920s Pop Culture
Media that spread due to the culture of the 1920s. Examples are jazz music, movies, and radios.
Sacco and Vanzetti
Two men who were convicted of murder during the 1920 armed robbery of a shoe factory. After their trial they were executed. But many thought they were convicted because of their anarchist political beliefs. Therefore, the case is still open.
Jazz
A type of music that derived from African American music during the Harlem Renaissance.
18th Amendment
Banned Alcohol.
Speakeasies
An illegal and secret bar that was created during prohibition.
Gangsters
Control the liquor trade, which was illegal. As a result, they made a lot of money.
What were the causes of and reasons why WWI began?
- Bosnian Serbs want to secede from Austria Hungary and join Serbia.
- The Black Hand kills the heir to the Austria Hungary throne. Serbia backs them.
- Russia mobilizes its army due to the alliance with Serbia.
- Germany told Russia to stop mobilizing its army due to its alliance with Austria Hungary. But Russia doesn’t listen.
- Germany mobilized its own army and declared war on Russia.
- Germany declares war on France, just because, using the Van Shiefflin Plan, which was via Belgium.
- Great Britain are allies with Belgium, so they declare war on Germany.
- Japan, honoring its alliance with Great Britain, helped in the war against Germany and Austria-Hungary as well.
- All in all, they cause was mainly because of the many webs of alliances and the cultural belief that war was good to define who was who.
What was the significance of the new military technology during the war, in particular, the machine gun and the submarine?
The significance was that the troops had to dig trenches, which didn’t help. They wall died eventually.
What was the course of U.S. involvement in the war and its significance?
U.S starts off as neutral. But Germany begins to sink US neutral ships. So, US declares war on Germany.
Liberty Bonds
Bonds sold by the US government to raise money for war.
Trading w/ the Enemy Act
Law that restricts all trade with countries hostie to the US. It gives the President power to oversee or restrict trade between the US and its enemies during war.
