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Who was apart of the Triple Alliance?
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy.
Who was apart of the Central Powers?
Germany and Austria Hungary
What is Propaganda?
One-sided information designed to persuade and to keep up morale and support for the war.
What was the 14 Points?
A series of peace proposals that outlined a plan for achieving a just and lasting power.
What is an Armistice?
An agreement to stop fighting.
Who was apart of the Triple Entente?
France, Russia, and Great Britain
Who was apart of the Allied Powers?
Great Britain, France, and Russia
What is Rationing?
People could buy only small amounts of those items that were also needed for the war effort.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
A peace treaty between Germany and the Allied Powers, signed on June 28, 1919.
Who was Woodrow Wilson?
President of United States during World War I
What is Militarism?
policy of glorifying military power and keeping an army prepared for war
What is Trench Warfare?
in this type of warfare, soldiers fought each other from the trenches. And armies traded huge losses of human life for pitifully small land gains.
Who started the Unrestricted Submarine warfare?
Germany
What was the “war guilt” clause in the Treaty of Versailles?
It placed sole responsibility for the war on Germany and required Germany to pay reparations to the Allies.
When a country declares total war, what does that mean?
Countries devoted all their resources to the war effort.
What were the three forces at work in Europe that helped set the stage for war?
Nationalism, Imperialism, and Militarism
What were the characteristics of trench warfare?
Diseases, poor sleeping conditions, muddy, boredom,
What role did women play in the war?
Women replaced men in factories, offices, and shops. Women built tanks and munitions, plowed fields, paved streets, and ran hospitals. They also kept troops supplied with food, clothing, and weapons.
What complaints did various mandated countries voice about the Treaty of Versailles?
They were angry at the way the Allies disregarded their independence.
What is the League of Nations?
The league was to be an international association whose goal would be to keep peace among nations.
What single event set in motion the start of World War I?
The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
Why was Russia's involvement in the war so important to the other Allies?
The battered Russian army managed to tie up hundreds of thousands of German troops in the east. As a result, Germany could not hurl its full fighting force at the west.
What factors helped prompt the United States to join the war for the Allies?
-German’s tactics of unrestricted submarine warfare
-Zimmerman note
Why did the United States reject the Treaty of Versailles?
Many Americans objected to the settlement and especially to President Wilson’s League of Nations. Americans believed that the United States’ best hope for peace was to stay out of European affairs.
What side of the War did the US join?
Allies