Causes
Knew that if someone declared war, powerful allies would be obligated to fight with them
Alliances
Felt the war did affect us and the US should intervene
Interventionists
Technological innovations lead to a _______ during the beginning of the war
Stalemate
Authorized a draft of young men for military service in Europe.
Selective Service Act
Whos assassination ultimately led to WWI?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Devotion to interest, culture of one’s nation
Nationalism
At the beginning of the war, which side did the United States take?
Neutral
Type of battlefield with no mans land that keeps soldiers safe
Trench Warfare
Allowed postal authorities to ban treasonale or seditious newspapers, magazines, or printed materials from the mail.
Espionage Act
Germany used this to enter Belgium
Schlieffen Plan
Development of armed forces and their use in diplomacy
Militarism
Believe war was none of America’s business and the nation should isolate itself from the hostilities
Isolationists
John J. Pershing
Which country decided not to join the League of Nations
Name the members of the Triple Alliance
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy
Competing for colonies
Imperialism
Believed the US should play an active role in world affairs and work toward achieving a just peace but not enter the war.
Internationalists
American soldiers were called
Doughboys
Wilson's idea of peace without victory
Fourteen Points
Name the Triple Entente
Great Britain, France, Russia
How did the MAIN causes work together to start World War I? (Examples & Evidence needed)
Answers will vary
Which two events caused the United States to officially enter WWI?
Sinking of the Lusitania & the Zimmerman Telegram
African Americans were a part of the
368th Infantry
The document that blamed Germany for the war
Treaty of Versailles
Who pulled out of the war prior to the United States' entry? Why?
Russia; Russian Revolution