WW1 Review Flashcards
Who was Archduke Ferdinand?
He was the heir of the Austrian-Hungary throne
Why was Archduke Ferdinand assassinated?
He was seen as a threat to Serbian independence…
Who were the Central powers?
Germany
Austria
Hungary
Italy
Who were the allied powers?
Britain
France
Russia
Who did the British blockade and why?
- Tried to cut off Austria-Hungary and germany
- To cut off their supplies from sea
What was the result of the british blockade?
tons of death due to famine
What was the Lusitania, who sunk it and why do we care?
It was a british passenger ship
Sunk by german sub
It had americans on board
Why did Germans agree to end their submarine warfare?
They feared the US would enter the war…
How did the Americans feel after germans agree to end sub warfare?
Initially relieved until they violated it
Who was the Zimmerman note to/from?
it was from German foreign secretary (Zimmerman), to german ambassador in mexico
What did the Zimmerman note promise and why was it significant?
It promised that germany would help recover TX, NM, and AZ. This was a direct threat to USA.
What kind of government did russians institute in the Russian Revolution of 1917 and why was this important?
- They established a democracy
- Made allies with the democracies
Why did the US not join the war before? Why did they join?
- The US wasn’t prepared for war
- they joined because germany disobeyed US
Selective Service Act and why passed?
basically the right to draft men for war
Needed because there was not enough men to fight
Why kind of government did Russia establish in the second Russian Revolution? Why was this important?
- They established a communist country
- pulled out of war
What was the objective of the battle of Meuse-Argonne? Did the US accomplish it?
- to disrupt german’s communication and supplies lines
- no the US didn’t accomplish it (war ended)
What happened on the 11th hour, 11th day, 11th month, 1918?
Germany surrendered
What were Wilson’s first 5 points? and number 14?
- No secret treaties
- Freedom of the seas
- Economic barriers eliminated (free trade)
- Arms reduced
- Colonial policies should consider the interests of colonial peoples
- League of Nations
Who were the participates in the treaty of Versailles? What did it do?
- David Lloyd George, Georges Clemenceau, Woodrow Wilson, and Vittorio Orlando
- Said Germany must:
- Give up territory (poland)
- Pay reparations (33 billion dollars)
- disband their army
What were the weaknesses of the treaty of versailles? Did the US sign it?
- Humiliated germany, made Russia angry, ignored self-determination
- No they didn’t
MAIN causes of WW1
M -Militarism
A- Alliances
I - Imperialism
N - Nationalism
what was the Committee on Public Information
First propaganda agency
National War Labor Board -
formed to head off labor strikes. Worked to improve factory conditions.
Sedition and Espionage Acts
- could be jailed for speaking or acting against the war effort
- violated 1st amendment
- Eugene Debs gets imprisoned bc of these
