M.A.I.N.
formal agreements between two or more nations. in national defense, they’re promises that each nation will support each other, particularly during war
what are alliances
how long was the United States in the war?
what is one year
position of not favoring either side in a dispute
what is neutrality
the assassination of which Archduke and his wife helped to lead to the start of World War I?
who was Franz Ferdinand
United States
what are allies
the massive build-up of armies and navies
what is militarism
name two types of technology that were used in World War I
what are machine guns, poison gas, airplanes, tanks and u-boats
defensive ditches constructed on the Western Front; led to massive death toll and many stalemates
what is trench warfare
the word suffrage means the right to do what?
what is vote
Great Britain
what are allies
idea that people of the same culture (common history, language and religion) should rule over themselves; believe other nations to be inferior, leads to conflict and unrest
what is nationalism
name and describe two of the main reasons that the U.S. entered World War I
what are the Zimmerman Telegram (intercepted from Germany who promised Mexico that they would give them California, Texas and other states in the U.S., they entered the war on their side and the sinking of the Lusitania - a German u-boat sank this British cruise liner which killed 123 Americans.
the British announced support for Palestine to become home for Jewish people; helped create a modern Jewish country of Israel
what is the Balfour Declaration
contested peninsula between Austria and Ottoman Empire; unrest in region ignited World War I
what is the Balkans
Germany
what are Central Powers
process by which a nation takes control of an area beyond its borders
what is imperialism
what were the two consequences of World War I?
what are new European countries, death (10 million soldiers and 10 million civilians), new Middle Eastern countries, increased power of the U.S., increased nationalism, influenza epidemic and the abstract art movement
a representative assembly for member nations; goal was to settle disputes between nations, the United States refused to join.
what are the League of Nations
nationalist movement that called for Europe’s Jews to move to homeland; increased Jewish immigration to Palestine
what is the Zionist Movement
Russia
what are allies
name and describe what the acronym M.A.I.N. means as it relates to WWI
what is...
M - militarism, A - alliances, I - imperialism and N - nationalism
what was one significance of fighting on the Eastern Front during World War I
what is there were many Russian losses and causalities which led to Russia pulling out of the war.
British and French arrangement to divide up Ottoman Empire; set modern boundaries for the Middle East
what is the Sykes-Picot Agreement
Woodrow Wilson’s proposal for the United States for ending World War I. goal was to obtain peace without victory, arms reductions, self-determination and freedom of seas
what were the 14 Points
Ottoman Empire (Turkey)
what are Central Powers