Causes of WWI
What is nationalism?
Having strong pride in your nation
To support the war effort, Americans were encouraged to grow these in their backyards.
Victory Gardens
What two TYPES of warfare were used in WWI?
Trench and Submarine
What countries made up the Allied Powers?
Britain
France
Russia
U.s (1917)
Why did the U.S want to expand its influence overseas?
For more resources and to make $
What is militarism?
Military use!
This type of government campaign used posters and speeches to encourage support for the war.
Propaganda/posters/journalism
Why was WWI different from previous wars?
We were using planes, machine weapons, and fighting in the sea
What countries made up the Central Powers?
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire
This treaty ended the Spanish-American War.
Treaty of Paris
What are alliances?
A group of countries fighting together. (Friends)
To conserve food, Americans observed these days:
Meatless Mondays and Wheatless Wednesdays
What ship was sunk as a result of unrestricted submarine warfare?
The Lusitania
What was the Zimmerman Telegram?
A communication from Germany to Mexico, asking Mexico to join forces with Germany to fight against the U.S
What was Manifest Destiny?
The belief that America had the God-given right to expand westward from the Pacific to Atlantic Oceans.
What is imperialism?
When large countries try to take over smaller countries.
How did women's role change?
They worked in factories to support the war effort
What trench warfare safe? Explain
No!
Trench foot
unsanitary conditions
What Treaty ended WWI?
Treaty of Versailles
As a result of the Spanish-American war, the U.S. gained control of these three territories:
Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Phillippines
Who was assassinated?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
This act required men between 18-15 to register for the military.
Selective Service Act
How did unrestricted submarine warfare lead to the U.S' involvement?
Germans sunk a neutral ship which had Americans on it
What year did the U.S join WWI?
1917!
These three amendments, known as the Reconstruction Amendments, expanded rights for African Americans.
13th, 14th, and 15th