WWI Flashcards
1
Q
M-
A
Militarism
2
Q
A-
A
alliance system
3
Q
N-
A
nationalism
4
Q
Allies-
A
Russia
France
Great Britain
Canada
Australia
4
Q
I-
A
imperialism
5
Q
A-
A
assassination (Franz Ferdinand)
6
Q
Central Powers-
A
Austria-Hungary
Germany
Ottoman Empire
7
Q
Lusitania-
A
Sank May 7, 1915
Almost got the U.S. into the war
8
Q
Zimmerman Note-
A
1917
Intercepted by British spies
-Germany tried to get Mexico to declare war on the U.S.
9
Q
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare-
A
Germany began sinking merchant ships like the Lusitania.
-bringing war time equipment to the Allies
10
Q
War Industries Board-
A
Granted raw materials and expanded war production
-raw materials- steel, gunpowder
11
Q
Food administration-
A
wheatless wednesdays and meatless mondays