WWI Review Flashcards
Name given to the alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy
Central Powers
Alliance between Britain, Russia, France, and later the U.S.
Triple Entente, Allied Powers
Main causes that led to WWI
Militarism, alliances, imperialism, nationalism
The “spark” that started WWI
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Who assassinated the archduke? What group was behind it?
Gavrilo Princip who was part of a Serbian Nationalist group called the Black Hand
Leader of Germany during WWI
Kaiser Wilhelm II
War tactic used by Germany in WWI
U-boat warfare (many viewed it as wrong since they shot any boat down)
Agreement Germany was forced to accept related to u-boats
Treaty of Versailles
What led to so many countries getting involved in WWI?
Secret Alliances
What position did the U.S. take when WWI began and why?
Isolationism because they didn’t want to be involved in foreign affairs. Also neutrality because our geography and cultural ties allowed for it.
Why did some Americans support the allied powers, while some supported the central powers?
Cultural differences
What position did most American business leaders support and why?
The allied powers since we traded a lot with Britain
Events that drew the U.S. into WWI
Zimmerman note, sinking of the Luistania
Name given to WWI by America
The Great War, the war to end all wars
What term means ceasefire?
Armistice
When was the armistice ending WWI signed?
November 11th, 1918 (veteran’s day)
U.S. infantrymen of WWI
Doughboys
How did the U.S. attempt to fund the war effort?
Tax and income through trade
Name given to Woodrow Wilson’s peace plan after WWI
Fourteen Points
Wilson’s main idea he wanted passed as part of his plan
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How did congress and the U.S. people react to creating the League of Nations?
They didn’t want to be involved in foreign affairs, so they denied it.
Term that means to make a nation pay for war
Reparations
Final peace treaty after WWI
Treaty of Versailles
How did the treaty of Versailles set up a situation that led to WWII?
Put Germany into a state of deperation
