WW1- American Style Flashcards
What countries started WW1?
Austria-Hungary and Serbia
Main reason WW1 started?
Assassination of Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand
Who killed the Arch Duke
Gavrilo Princip
Gavrilo was a member of what group?
The black hand
What were the main 2 alliances
The triple entente, The triple alliance
Who was in the triple entente
France, Russia, Great Britain
Who was in the triple alliance
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy
What did Americans mostly oppose
Central powers, and triple alliance
Who was Germany controlled by?
Kaiser Wilhelm the second
Kaiser Wilhelm had what type of government?
A dictatorship
America declared what immediately after the war started
Neutrality
Americas stance of neutrality was influenced by what?
Trading
What might make trading more difficult for America
German u-boats and British blockades
Who did businesses in America have ties with
Great-Britain
Who did big businesses in America want to side with
Britain
What group did big businesses in America form
National Security League
What did the National security league do?
Promoted patriotic education and national sentiment and service among people of the US. Created army training camps
What was the Lusitania
British luxury liner (cruise ship)
The last voyage of the lusitania was from where to where
New York to Britain
What sunk the Lusitania
German u-boat (u-20), torpedoed the Lusitania
How was the Lusitania sinking
Started to list 15° to starboard, sank in 18 min
Out how 1198 passengers that died on the Lusitania, how many were Americans
124
How many lifeboats were set off, and how many actually deployed
48 were on the ship, only 6 dropped
What was president Wilson’s re-election campaign slogan
He kept us out of war
What did America make to maintain German submarine warfare
Sussex pledge
What does the Sussex pledge say
Germany would have to warn ships before attacking with u-boats
How many I-boats in ww1
375
When did the US end diplomatic relationships with Germany?
Feb 3 1917
What did Arthur Zimmerman offer Mexico
To declare war in America for a reward from Germany
Why was it significant that Russia dropped out of the war
It made 1 front war
When did the US declared war
April 6, 1917
How many troops did America have
100,000 troops
What did America send with troops to help
Naval support, supplied arms, 3 billion in loans
What was the selective service act
Authorized draft of young men for military service
Did Americans have a lot of training?
Many went without extensive training
The fighting between Germany and France (end of war) ended when?
November 11, 1918
When was the treaty of Versailles signed
June 28, 1919
Wilson wanted peace so he made up what?
14 provisions, Wilson’s fourteen points
What was number fourteen?
An association of nations
Did puntries listen to Wilson’s points
No. They went on their own route
What is the League of Nations
An organization where the nations of the world would join together to make peace and security
Did the US join the League of Nations
No, they didn’t want to back up other countries with their military
Result of the Versailles conference
Made Germany take full blame
How much did Germany have to pay
33billion
Sid Germany want to sign the Versailles
No, they believed it was too harsh
What restrictions were on the navy
No poison gas production. No importing or exporting Tanks, submarines, military aircraft, and artillery were prohibited
What treaty did they US sign
The treaty of Berlin
What happened (during) after the war
The Spanish flu
What did Charles Schenck do
Mailed letters to draftees telling them not to go. He wanted to break the sedition act.
What is the sedition/espionage act
Wartime Law aimed at spies and people who opposed the war and government
