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What was the Zimmerman note?
A proposal by a German official that Mexico join the war and attack the United States in return for land.
What is nationalism?
Nationalism is having pride and loyalty for your country (nation)
What is propaganda?
Posters, pictures, ads that try to persuade people to do different things
What is another synonym for nation?
Country
What is the purpose of an alliance?
Promises of support that another nation will support you, especially during war time
a. Germany declared war on Serbia.
b. Russia moved in to support Serbia.
c. Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia.
d. There was no trigger for the war.
What are reparations?
Payment for damages
What peace treaty officially ended World War I?
a. The Treaty of Versailles
b. Treaty of Paris
c. Treaty of Berlin
d. The London Treaty
a. The Treaty of Versailles
What is trench warfare?
Trench warfare is a style of fighting used in World War I where soldiers hiding and fought in deep trenches and holes in the ground.
After World War I, what happened to the country Austria-Hungary?
Austria-Hungary was divided into Yugoslavia, Austria, Hungary, Czechoslovakia
What is an armistice?
An agreement to stop fighting
What is a mandate system?
Giving another country control over territory that is NOT their own!
How does propaganda relate to nationalism?
a. Propaganda asks nations to go to war.
b. Propaganda scares people into fighting their enemy.
c. Propaganda convinces people to have pride and loyalty to their nation.
d. Propaganda persuades people to join the military
C. Propaganda convinces people to have pride and loyalty in their nation.
What is the area between Germany and France that could have no weapons or forts built on it?
Demilitarized Zone
What new inventions were used during World War I warfare?
airplanes, machine guns, poison gas, submarines
How did the Zimmerman Note affect American neutrality?
a. It led the United States to attack Mexico.
b. It made American leaders more resolved to safeguard their neutral rights.
c. It led to strong public support for U.S. entry into the war.
d. It led the Allies to beg the United States to support their war effort.
c. It led to strong public support for U.S. entry into the war.
What three countries were called the "Big Three" that made the decisions at the Paris Peace Conference?
Great Britain, France, and United States.
Based on the quote, how did the German government feel about the consequences in the peace treaty?
“We were aghast when we read in documents the demands make upon us, the victorious violence of our enemies. The more deeply we penetrate into the spirit of this treaty, the more convinced we become of the impossibility of carrying it out. The exactions (requirements) of this treaty are more than the German people can bear.”
Germany felt they were the victim of unreasonable demands for punishment.
What was the immediate result of trench warfare?
a. An easy victory for the Allied Powers.
b. Massive stalemate
c. Fewer casualties on both sides
d. An easy victory for the Central Powers.
b.Massive stalemate
What does this quote state is the purpose of a treaty?
“The Allied and Associated Governments affirm and Germany accepts the responsibility of Germany and her allies for causing all the loss and damage to which the Allied and Associated Government and their nationals have been subjected as a consequence of the war..”
This allows punishments to be given to Germany
Based on this passage what is President Wilson's reason for going to war against Germany?
“The present German submarine warfare against commerce is a warfare against mankind…
It is a war against all nations. American ships have been sunk, American lives taken, in ways which it has stirred us very deeply to learn of, but the ships and people of other neutral and friendly nations have been sunk and overwhelmed in the waters the same way.”
German submarines were attacking American ships, people, and goods even though America was not fighting in the war during that time. They were neutral.
How did the entry of the United States into World War I affect the war?
a. Did not affect the war's outcome.
b. Added hundreds of thousands of troops to the Allied cause.
c. Made German soldiers fight harder than they had before.
d. Infused much-needed cash into the Allied war effort.
B. Added hundreds of thousands of troops to the Allied cause.
How did the Zimmerman Telegram result in anti-German and anti-Mexican feelings?
Using the following quote, what are reasons why Germany should be punished for World War I?
“Germany has despoiled her neighbours of everything she could make use of or carry away. Germany has destroyed the shipping of all nations in the high seas, where there was no chance of rescue for their passengers and crews. It is only justice that restitution (payment) should be made, and that these wronged people should be safeguarded for a time from the competition of a nation whose industries are intact and have even been fortified by machinery stolen from occupied territories.”
How did alliance systems lead to the outbreak of World War I?
More countries began forming alliances and countries became suspicious of each other.