WW1 Flashcards
What were the causes of WWI?
Militiarism
Alliances
Nationalism
Imperialism
A- Assasination
How did advancements in weapons and technology affect the way the war was fought and the death toll?
Easier to kill people
Increased death tolls
List the MANIA causes of WWI.
List the MANIA causes of WWI.
Militiarism
Alliances
Nationalism
Imperialism
A- Assasination
How did the United States try to stay neutral?
We sold weapons to all sides
We were saying that we had many german-americans
What did Europe look like after the war?
Divided
Many trenches
Ruined
Why did the U.S. vote not to join the League of Nations?
It would look like we were part of the problem
We wanted to stay neutral
We also didnt agree with many things said
Why did the U.S. vote not to join the League of Nations?
It would look like we were part of the problem
We wanted to stay neutral
We also didnt agree with many things said
Who were the Allied powers (Name them)
Russia
England
France
United States
Who were the Central Powers (Name them)
Austria-hungary
Germany
What was President Wilson’s Fourteen Points
He wanted to create more peace
What was the League of Nations
It was used to unite the countries
What was the Lusitania
A boat that had civilians on it that was sunk by germans
The reason why we entered the war
What is Militarism
Expanding your military because you feel that you are competing with other nations
What is Propaganda and how was it used during WWI
Propaganda - expanding dramatized information
Used to get people to feel something about the war
What were the terms of the Treaty of Versailles
Germany have to pay a lot of money