VIPS/Vocab
What are the 4 causes of WWI?
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
Act passed to stop people from talking negatively about the war
Sedition Act
when your feet begin to rot due to being exposed to wet conditions over a long period of time
trench foot
Why did Germany surrender?
-last Central Power left -repeated defeats -soldiers losing will to fight
3 Presidential candidates in 1912 election
William Taft, Teddy Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson
When someone loans the government money to be paid back later
bond
What role did African American soldiers have in the beginning of the war?
Menial jobs, such as cooks and digging trenches
Why didn't America join the League of Nations?
too much involvement in "Europe's problems"
Nickname "Blackjack": Commander General of American forces
John Pershing
When Germany attempted to recruit Mexico into WWI against the US
Zimmerman Telegram/Note
Name 3 characteristics of propaganda
Examples: Demonization, name calling, truth twist, patriotic, emotional appeal, catchy slogan
This new technology could crush barbed wire and go over trenches more easily
tanks
3 categories of Wilson's 14 Points
-bring an end to WWI -political and territorial settlements -prevent future wars
Led the Communist Revolution/Bolsheviks in Russia following the tsar
Vladimir Lenin
Name 5 Allied countries
England, France, Russia, Serbia, US, Japan, China, Italy
How did Supreme Court justify the constitutionality of the Sedition Act?
since the speech can hurt the war effort and lead to an American loss, you cannot claim free speech (yelling fire in a crowded theater)
What is the term for a pile of sandbags that created a wall in a trench?
parapet
What were the 4 parts of the Treaty of Versailles affecting Germany?
Blame, Reparations, Arms, Territory
When this sank, 128 Americans on board died as a result
Lusitania
Name 4 Central Powers
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria
How did WWI help African Americans gain more freedoms?
Since they fought for the country, it led to more respect...wanting to fight for their own equality
1st country in WWI to use chemical weapons
Germany
Name 3 new countries that resulted from the end of WWI
Czechoslovakia, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Finland, Yugoslavia, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Palestine