WW1 Flashcards
Militarism
the development of armed forces and their use as a tool of diplomacy
Nationalism
devotion to the culture and interests of one’s nation
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
submarines sink merchant ships without warning
Sinking of the Lusitania
Germany declares waters surrounding Britain as a warzone
sinks American ship
Zimmerman Note
proposed alliance between Germany and Mexico
Selective Service Act
required men to register for random selection
espionage and sedition acts
fined up to 10K and sentenced to 20 yrs in jail for interfering with the war effort or saying anything disloyal
- 2000 prosecutions: 1/2 convicted
American Expeditionary Force (AEF)
John J. Perishing, doughboys
- Army National Guard draftees
Battle of Cantigny
US captures village but then needs to defend it, maintained control of village
2nd Battle of the Marne
Last German offensive- a turning point
- led to a 100-day offensive
new weapons of war
machine guns
trench warfare
airplanes
poison gas
1925 Geneva Protocol
chemical weapons banned
Diversity in WW1
African Americans in segregated units
- excluded from navy/marines
Natives
Women serving
Conscientious Objector
someone who opposes warfare on moral grounds
- Alvin York
- turn war hero
End of war
Germany collapses after A-H surrenders
socialist leaders overthrow the Kaiser
11/11/1918 Armistice
22 mil dead
20 mil wounded
338$ bil
