Road to War
What event was the “spark” that started WWI?
Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
What was the strip of land between enemy trenches called?
No Man’s Land
In what year did the United States enter WWI?
1917
What was the movement of African Americans from the South to the North called?
Great Migration
What were the payments Germany had to make to the Allies called?
Reparations
What does M.A.N.I.A. stand for?
Militarism, Alliances, Nationalism, Imperialism, Assassination
Name two problems soldiers experienced while living in trenches.
Unsanitary conditions, dangerous weapons, mud/disease, etc.
What German message proposed an alliance with Mexico against the United States?
Zimmerman Note
What government agency used propaganda to counter public protests and build American support for the war?
Committee on Public Information (CPI)
What was President Wilson’s plan for peace after WWI called?
14 Points
What terrorist group was responsible for the assassination of Franz Ferdinand?
Black Hand
Name two types of new/destructive weapons used during WWI.
Machine guns, poison gas, tanks, etc.
Give two reasons the United States eventually entered WWI.
Zimmerman Note, submarine warfare/Lusitania
Name two ways Americans were encouraged to support the war effort at home.
Victory gardens, war bonds, conservation, recruitment, etc.
What treaty officially ended WWI?
Treaty of Versailles
Name the three countries that originally made up the Triple Entente.
France, Great Britain, Russia
Why did the addition of American troops help “turn the tide” against Germany?
Fresh American troops/manpower strengthened the Allies
What law increased the size of the U.S. military, and why did some Americans object to it?
Selective Service Act; conscientious objectors objected to forcing civilians to fight/moral or religious objections
Give one push factor and one pull factor that contributed to the Great Migration.
Push: racism/discrimination in South;
Pull: wartime factory jobs in North
How were Wilson’s goals for peace different from the Allies’ desire to punish Germany? What major compromise did Wilson have to make regarding his Fourteen Points?
Wilson wanted lasting peace; Allies wanted Germany punished. Wilson accepted Allied demands, including punishing Germany/reparations
Explain the difference between the long-term causes of WWI and the spark that started the war.
MANIA = long-term causes; Ferdinand’s assassination = immediate spark
Explain how trench warfare and new military technology made WWI especially destructive.
Trenches created deadly conditions/stalemate while new weapons caused enormous destruction
What was America's diplomatic approach at the beginning of WWI?
neutrality/isolation
How did WWI create new opportunities for women and African Americans, while discrimination still continued?
More wartime jobs opened to women and African Americans, but discrimination/segregation continued
What were many of Wilson's 14 Points related to? Explain the concept.
Self-Determination
the idea that distinct ethnic or national groups should have the right to choose their own political futures and form independent nation-states, rather than remaining subjects of collapsing multi-ethnic empires