MAIN Causes
What is the term that refers to building your military up and spending lots of money on your military?
Militarism
BONUS: Why would Germany want to spend more on their military? (Hint: Think about where Germany is located in Europe).
What were the two major alliances of WWI?
The Triple Entente and the Central Powers
What was the American policy at the start of WWI?
Isolationism- staying out of the war
What nation had the most soldiers killed and wounded in WWI?
Russia
What country dropped out of WWI?
Russia
What is the term that describes the secret friendships and deals countries made with one another?
Alliances
What countries made up the Triple Entente?
France, Britain, Russia, later U.S.
What is the Zimmerman Telegram? What was the major goal of it?
Telegram sent from Germany to Mexico, encouraging Mexico to attack the U.S. to keep the U.S. from entering WWI.
BONUS: if you added the major goal of the telegram.
What were the conditions in Russia like before the Russian Revolution?
Major losses and failure in WWI, starvation/famine, shortage of supplies, extreme poverty, rebellion against the Czar
What is the League of Nations? Who created it?
A peace organization that would help prevent another World War
Created by U.S. President Woodrow Wilson
What is having extreme pride or loyalty to one's country?
Nationalism
What countries made up the Central Powers?
Austria-Hungary, Germany, and Italy (the Ottoman Empire)
What act was passed because the government thought that free speech would hurt the war effort?
Sedition Act
What was Russia's new name after the Russian Revolution?
USSR or Soviet Union
What were some goals of Wilson's 14 points?
a just & lasting peace, reduction of militaries, and self-determination and independence for colonies
What is the term that describes the European competition over colonies in Africa?
Imperialism
Who challenged the Sedition Act?
Charles Schenck
What was the reason the U.S. joined WWI?
Unrestricted submarine warfare by Germany
Who were the major results of the Russian Revolution?
Turned communist, USSR or Soviet Union, Czar dethroned, Lenin is the new leader, Russia dropped out of WWI
What was the Treaty of Versailles?
What country refused to ratify the treaty?
Peace treaty that ended WWI. Great Britain and France punished Germany harshly in this treaty.
United States refused to ratify the Treaty of Versailles.
What event sparked the start of WWI?
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
BONUS: name the country the Archduke was from.
What were the two major results of the Schlieffen Plan failure?
A stalemate and trench warfare** on the Western Front
How did the U.S. help the Triple Entente win the war?
By bringing new, energized, and fresh troops to the allies
What was the name of the ship that was sunk?
the Lusitania
Name 2 examples of how the Treaty of Versailles punished Germany harshly.
reduction of Germany's military, reparation payments, war guilt clause, lost all territory