Causes of WWI
This cause involves countries stockpiling weapons and building up armies.
What is Militarism?
These German actions breaking the Sussex Pledge helped push the US into WWI.
What is unrestricted submarine warfare? (ex. Lusitania)
This term describes using all resources for the war effort.
What is total war?
Point XIV created an international peacekeeping organization later referred to as this.
What is the League of Nations?
The Big Four includes leaders from these countries.
What are Britain (David Lloyd George), the US (Woodrow Wilson), France (Georges Clemenceau), and Italy (Vittorio Orlando)?
This cause involves countries forming partnerships for protection.
What are Alliances?
This event was the most direct/immediate cause of US entry into WWI.
What is the Zimmermann Telegram?
This law created the draft to build the U.S. army.
What is the Selective Service Act?
This country supported the 14 Points because they offered a more fair peace that it hoped would limit territorial losses and reparations.
What is Germany?
This clause forced Germany to accept blame for the war.
What is the "War Guilt Clause" (Article 231)?
This cause is when countries compete for colonies and resources.
What is Imperialism?
In 1917, Wilson said the U.S. entered the war to protect this.
What is democracy?
This exodus and resettlement moved African Americans North for jobs.
What is the Great Migration?
Point I called for no secret agreements between nations, otherwise referred to as this.
What is open diplomacy?
Italy was unhappy because it did not gain this after the war.
What is territory/land it was promised?
This cause involves extreme pride and loyalty to / willingness to defend one’s country.
What is Nationalism?
Wilson originally argued in 1914 that the U.S. should stay out of the war for this reason.
What is to remain neutral and avoid division among Americans?
These laws punished people for speaking out against the war.
What are the Espionage and Sedition Acts?
This idea allowed people to choose their own government.
What is self-determination?
This was a major weakness of the treaty that led to future conflict.
What is harsh punishment of Germany (reparations, resentment)?
This event was the catalyst that triggered the start of WWI in Europe.
What is the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
According to historian Howard Zinn, this was a major hidden reason for entering the war.
What are economic interests (trade, loans, investments)?
This Supreme Court case limited free speech during wartime.
What is Schenck v. U.S.?
This country wanted to punish Germany the most due to heavy damage and felt the 14 Points weren’t harsh enough.
What is France?
This was a major result of the US Senate rejecting the Treaty.
What is a weak/ineffective League of Nations?