Causes of War
The act of a country gaining wealth and power by taking additional territories under their control.
What is imperialism?
An early version of a submarine made by Germany in WWI
What are U-Boats?
Nickname for the early twenties when the economy boomed after the war and before the Great Depression.
What were the Roaring Twenties?
The main purpose of this was to make sure the United States was ready for conflict if the US joined the war.
Preparedness Movement
Assassinated in Serbia by the Black Hand.
Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
Germany's promise to sink any ships around the coast of Great Britain.
What is Unrestricted Submarine Warfare?
Unlike the land in ________, American land was not damaged by the war.
What is Europe?
This group of women worked to keep America out of the war.
What is the Women's Peace Party?
Caused the war because many different nationalities lived in one country. These nationalities wanted to each have their own country.
What is Nationalism?
A message Germany sent to Mexico to convince them to join the war. However, the message was intercepted by Britain.
What was the Zimmerman Telegram?
President Wilson's solution to peace after the war
Wilson's Fourteen Points
People debated this topic in the United States. Some people wanted to join the war and others didn't
What is Neutrality?
System where countries would support each other through conflicts. Example: Germany supports Austria-Hungary
What are mutual defense Alliances?
He "kept us out of war", but his cabinet wanted him to join the war on the side of Britain.
Who was President Woodrow Wilson?
Created because of Wilson's Fourteen Points and was supposed to keep the peace in the world.
What was the League of Nations?
President Wilson's cabinet had the opinion that the US should join the war one the side of _____ country.
Britain