Vocabulary
What does the word "alliance" mean?
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What was "trench warfare"?
When military troops would hide in trenches where they could only see people's shoes, and then try to jump the other side.
Which of these weapons were used in WW1? Guns, cannons, tanks, or all of the above?
All of the above.
What was the US' neutrality?
It was a policy of an official statement saying that they're neutral in World War I, for the purpose of keeping the nation from being involved in the European conflict, aiming to be "impartial in thought as well as in action".
What was the Selective Service Act/Draft?
It was when someone, if they met certain qualifications, would be drafted to war, whether they wanted to or not.
What does "imperialism" mean?
When a country tries to take over other countries, most of the time for power.
What was "Chemical Warfare"?
When the troops would use chemicals to fight the other side, like gas bombs.
What was "aerial warfare"?
Aerial fighting, including fighters, bombers, and fighting, heavily armored, low altitude, planes, called "ground-attack planes".
What was the Zimmermann Telegram?
It was a secret proposal in 1917 from Germany to Mexico, suggesting a military alliance if the United States entered World War I. Found out, stopped and decrypted by British intelligence, it offered Mexico the return of Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona if helped. Its public release in March 1917 made Americans mad and THAT caused the U.S. to enter the war.
What were Liberty Bonds?
Liberty Bonds were war bonds issued by the U.S. Treasury between 1917 and 1919 to get America money so they could fight in World War I. They allowed the government to borrow over $21 billion from citizens and institutions, (a religious, educational, or social organization, like schools,) covering about 2/3 of the war's cost while promoting patriotic investment and causing financial ownership to be seen more.
What does the word "militarism" mean?
The belief of a government/people/person that a country should have a strong military and be prepared to use it violently to defend/promote national interests.
The empty, dangerous strip of land between opposing armies' trench lines, a deadly bunch of craters, barbed wire, and debris where no soldier could survive for long, thus getting it the name, "No-Man's Land".
What were German U-Boats?
They were advanced, diesel gas-powered submarines used by the German Empire to break an Allied powers blockade (which was made to block the central from a lot of good resources,) by destroying merchant and war ships.
What was the sinking of the Lusitania?
When a German U-boat sunk the British ocean's ship called "Lusitania" off the Irish coast, sinking it in 20 minutes and killing 1,195 people, including 128 Americans.
What were rations?
Preserved tin foods.
What does "nationalism" mean?
Identification with a counties own nation and support for its interests, especially something like the exclusion or damage of the interests of other nations.
What countries were part of the Central Powers?
The Austro-Hungarian Empire, German Empire, Ottoman Empire, & Kingdom of Bulgaria.
What was unrestricted submarine warfare?
It was a German navy strategy where U-boats sank military & civilian merchant ships without warning or, in many cases, in an attempt to rescue crews.
Why did America declare war on Germany?
Because of Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare, which involved sinking American ships, and the interception of the Zimmermann Telegram, a secret proposal for an alliance between Germany and Mexico against the U.S.
What were war gardens?
They were vegetable, fruit, and herb plots planted by citizens in private yards, public parks, and vacant lots to boost food supplies.
What is the Assassination of Franz Ferdinand?
Franz Ferdinand was killed by a Bosnian Serb nationalist, Gavrilo Princip, because Serbian nationalists, particularly of the secret society called "the Black Hand", wanted to free the South people from central & eastern Europe from Austro-Hungarian rule and unite them into a Greater Serbia/Yugoslavia, and they saw the Archduke as a threat to their independence.
What countries are part of the Allied Powers?
The United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, the United States, and China
What was the Allied Powers' blockade?
A blockade made to block the Central Powers from (a) place(s) where they got survival-necessary resources.
What was the Russian Revolution?
It was a pair of revolutions that dismantled a monarchy called the Romanov monarchy, removed Russia from the war, and established a communist state. Caused by WWI's bad effects, food shortages, & loss of money, the Russian Revolution in February (the first one,) forced Czar Nicholas II's (the last Emperor of Russia's) leave as emperor. The October Revolution saw the Bolsheviks (a fraction of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party,) led by Vladimir Lenin, to get power and sign the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk to end the war.
What was the role of women in WW1?
They entered a lot of workplaces to replace the men who were drafted to war.