WW1 Flashcards
no country can gain power over another
balance of powers
preparation for war
mobilization
the love for your country
nationalism
Germany’s plan to attack France through Belgium
schlefen plan
a type of combat in which the opposing sides attack, counterattack, and defend from relatively permanent systems of trenches dug into the ground
trench warfare
weapon that was used to shoot twice as further and accurately
scoped rifles
German submarines, which played a significant role in the conflict by attacking and sinking Allied merchant ships, particularly through a tactic called “unrestricted submarine warfare,” which ultimately contributed to the United States entering the war
U-boat
a naval operation that restricted the flow of goods to enemy ports during World War I
British blockade
British ship sunk where 128 Americans died
Sussex
immediate cause of USA joining in WW1- end of neutrality
Zimmerman note
teams of Navy ships that sailed side by side along the atlantic
convoys
one with unlimited power
autocracy
African Americans move north to make weapons, endentured servants
Great Migration
law that states you cant interfere with the military
espionage act
who was charged under the Espionage Act for mailing printed circulars critical of the military draft?
charles schenk
proposed what was to become the League of Nations to guarantee the “political independence and territorial integrity [of] great and small states alike.”
wilson’s 14 points
an international organization established after World War I with the goal of promoting international cooperation and preventing future wars
league of nations
ended World War I and imposed harsh penalties on Germany. The treaty required Germany to:
Pay reparations
Give up territory
Disarm
War guilt
league of nations
Treaty of Versailles
