WWI(Unit 7) Flashcards
MAIN causes
Militarism
Alliances
Imperialism
Nationalism
Allies
France, Great Britain, Italy, US, Russia, (Greece, Montenegro, Portugal, Serbia, and Romania).
Central Powers
Germany, Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria, and Austria-Hungary
Trench warfare
Elongated pits (6-10ft deep) stretching over 100 miles Only wide enough for two men to pass side by side
Archduke Franz Ferdenand
Assassinated by the black hand in hope to make Bosnia a part of Serbia
Lusitania (boat)
A supply ship that was sunk by German u-boats while on its way to Great Britain. 128 Americans died.
Contributed to the US joining allies
Zimmerman Note
Arthur Zimmerman sent a letter to the German ambassador in Mexico proposing them to attack the US in order to keep them out of the war.
GB intercepted the note and gave it to the US and Wilson gave the letter to the press
Poison gas
Poisoness gas that made people cough and suffocate when breathed in. Unethical way of killing
14 points
Wilsons plan for peace
- no secret treaties
- freedom of the seas
- reduction of weapons
League of Nations
International peacekeeping organization that would protect its members
Was unsuccessful because the US never joined (congress prohibited it)
Treaty of Versailles
German colonies given to allies
Alsace-Lorraine given to France
Border changes for Italy Greece Romania and Belgium
Czechoslovakia Poland and Yugoslavia created
Germany forced to pay reparation
Self determination
Power to make decisions about ones future
Unrestricted submarine warfare
Submarines sink freighters or cargo ships without warning
Woodrow Wilson
President of the US during WWI
Proposed the 14 points
The big four
Four head leaders of the allies Woodrow Wilson-US David Lloyd George-Great Britain Clemenceau-France Orlando-Italy
