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when did the stalemate begin during WW1?
1917
Event that sparked WW1
assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
which nation rejected the Treaty of Versailles, negotiating its own peace agreement with Germany in 1921?
United States
what were the MAIN causes of WW1?
militarism alliances imperialism nationalism
what nations were formed during WW1?
versailles
Explain the threats during WW1- What were soldiers exposed to?
guns, bullets, machine guns, disease
Why did the United States decide not to participate in the League of Nations established by the Treaty of Versailles at the end of World War 1?
congress didn't want us to get involved
The treaty of versailles brought an end to world war 1 and placed sole responsibility for the war on which country?
Germany
explain how the U.S. mobilized for war on the home front - how did they save and conserve?
women did manual labor
what was the zimmerman note?
germany ask mexico to attack the U.S.
A stalemate is a situation in which further action is blocked. The stalemate during World War 1 was broken in 1917 by
The US joining the war
List and explain Wilson's 14 pt plan
the creation of the League of Nations
what happens to the league of nations if the U.S. does not join?
without the U.S. it wouldn’t be successful
During WW1 women were to plant these
victory gardens
what was the war industries board and how did it effect WW1 and Post WW1?
all metal goes to the war effort
Which country was forced to take responsibility for WW1?
Germany
World war 1 was the first war to use many new technologies. List the new weapons and technologies used during WW1
tanks, gas, machine guns
what role did unrestricted submarine warfare play in U.S. involvement of WW1?
they blew up the Lusitania
who was not invited to the paris peace conference ?
russia
who were the big 4 at the paris peace conference during WW1?
U.S. Britain Italy and France
What was the goal of the League of Nations?
world organization to make peace
what did the 1918 sedition act do and why was it used?
made it illegal to talk bad about the government
which policy did the united states adopt when world war 1 first broke out in Europe?
isolationism
what are reparations?
war cost for damages
why was it difficult for the united states to stay neutral during the first part of world war 1?
didn’t feel like it was necessary