-message sent by German foreign minister to German ambassador in Mexico
-Proposed German-Mexican alliance and promised to help Mexico regain Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona if the U.S. entered WW1
What is Zimmerman Telegram?
100
-Allied leaders met in 1919 to discuss: Germany and Russia weren't invited
-nine new nations were established and other boundaries were shifted
-Germany was prohibited from having army and had to pay war reparations to allies
-league of Nations would be soon created
What is Treaty of Versailles?
100
-Law enacted in 1917 that required men to register for military services
-By end of 1918, 24 million men had registered under the act and almost 3 million were called to duty
What is Selective Service Act?
100
A tactic that opposing armed forces attack, counter attack, and defend from relatively permanent systems of trenches
What is Tench Warfare?
100
The policy in which stronger nations extended economic, political, and military control over weaker territories.
1. Thirst for economic markets
2. belief in cultural supremacy
3. Desire for military srength
What is Imperialism?
200
-Devotion to the interests and cultures of ones nation
-Led to competitive rivalries among nations.
What is Nationalism?
200
November 11, 1918, Germany agreed to cease-fire and signed the _____, or truce, that ended the war
What is Armistice?
200
-Goal: Increase efficiency and eliminate waste in industry
-Method: Production quotas of raw materials
-Result: Production increased by 20% during the war
What is War Industries Board?
200
A sergeant during Battle of Argonne Forest, recieved the medal of honor on a German machine gun nest
Who is Alvin York?
200
U.S. gained:
-Alaska 1867
-Hawaii 1898
-Puerto Rico, Guam, and Philippines 1898
What is Territorial Acquisitions?
300
- Heir to the Austian throne, visited capital of Bosnia
- assassinated in the city with wife by Serbian nationalists
-Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia
Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
300
1913-1921
President declared war in 1917 to make "the world safe for democracy"
-Proposed 14 points
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
300
-Information used to promote or publicize a particular political case
-The committee on public Information popularized was thru...
What is Propaganda?
300
Name 3 Wartime Technology creations.
What is he creation of tanks, zeppelin, poison gas, airplane, submarine, and machine guns?
300
-Admiral in U.S. navy
-Urged to build up naval power
Who is Alfred Mahan?
400
Development of armed forces and their use as a tool of diplomacy. Each wanted stronger forces than any potential enemy.
What is Militarism?
400
1. What International Organization to address diplomatic crisis that sparked war and was a forum for nations to discuss and settle their grievances without war?
2. Led U.S. to _______
What is League of Nations and Isolationism?
400
1. What court case distributed leaflets to protect the draft
- and was convicted of sedition, sent to prison, and argued this violated the 1st amendment
What is Scheck v. United States?
400
A group during the war that was a major turning point
What is American Expeditionary Force (AEF)?
400
U.S. wanted multiple international powers to have equal access to trade with China, with none of them having total control of the country
What is Open Door Policy?
500
There were two major defense unions in Europe
-Allies: France, Britain, and Russia
-Central Powers:Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Ottoman Empire
What is Alliance System?
500
1. Designed to prevent war
2. Boundary changes
3. League of Nations
What is Fourteen Points?
500
-Two laws, enacted in 1917 and 1918, that imposed harsh penalties on anyone interfering with or speaking against U.S. participation in WW1.
What is Espionage and Sedition Acts?
500
General who launched first major offensive in Europe as an independent army
Who is John Pershing?
500
Opponents, led by______, believed League of Nations threatened the U.S. policy of isolationism