reasons for war
Why did russia leave the war?
They had too many issues going on with their lack of leadership
Who was the Austrian leader that was killed?
Franz Ferdinand
1 example of allied power?
France
What did Germany use for an advanced weapon?
U boats
What were the majority of Americans thankful for at this time?
booming economy and peace
What happened after Austria's leader was assassinated?
Austria sent an ultimatum to Serbia
Who was the U.S. president at the time?
Woodrow Wilson
1 example of central power?
Germany
What decision did Germany make that made Wilson reconsider going to war?
Resuming unrestricted submarine warfare
After the Lusitania crisis which political party called for war?
Republicans
Who got involved after Austria declared war on Serbia?
Russia
What foreign minister sent the telegram to Mexico?
Arthur Zimmerman
What stance was the U.S. taking?
Neutrality
What did Germany pledge to Mexico in an attempt to get them to fight?
return its lost territories at the hands of the U.S.
What was the democrats campaign slogan?
He kept us out of war
Who gets involved when Russia gets involved and why?
Germany because they hate Russia
What was going on in Russia that caused them to overthrow their leader and made them leave the war?
Russia wanted get rid of the communist society so they overthrew their leader
What was the first event that happened that caused WW1?
Franz Ferdinand was assassinated
What did Germany do March 1917?
Their U boats sank 5 unarmed merchant ships
Who was in the anti war group?
socialists populists progressives
Why did the U.S. eventually come to war?
They had nothing better to do and Germany made Wilson mad
Who was leading Germany at the time?
Wilheim II
Why was everyone fighting?
everyone was allies with someone so they were backing up their allies (or because Maggi wanted war)
What happened April 2nd 1917?
Wilson recognized a state of war between U.S. and Germany
What was Woodrow Wilson's quote for maintaining peace?
peace without victory