Causes
What is the acronym for the causes of WWI?
Militarism
Alliances
Imperialism
Nationalism
What countries were apart of the central powers?
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Turkey
What was the Selective Service Act?
All US male citizens must register for a potential military draft
True or False? The United States was the leader of the League of Nations.
False, The US did not join the League of Nations
What countries were apart of the allied powers?
France, Great Britain, Russia, Italy, US
What events made the US go from neutral to joining the war?
Zimmerman telegram and violation of the Sussex Pledge
What prevented neutral countries from trading with the central powers?
British Naval Blockade
What were the Espionage and Sedition Acts? What did they limit?
Espionage Act- allowed government to spy and censor mail
Sedition Act- prohibited disloyal language toward the government
Limited Civil Liberties
What is the convoy system? Why did countries such as the United States develop the convoy system
The convoy system is a defense strategy where multiple merchant or transport ships travel together in a structured group protected by an armed naval escort. It was used to fight against Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare.
What was the "Great Migration"?
African Americans moving North for jobs
What was considered the flashpoint of the war?
Assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand
How did war strategies adapt with the development of the machine gun?
Trench Warfare
How did African Americans join the war effort?
Served in segregated units overseas
Why did the United States not join the League of Nations?
They feared being pulled into future international conflicts and believed the treaty of Versailles would trap them into alliances.
Who served in noncombatant roles?
women and conscientious objectors
What event caused the death of 128 Americans and caught the public's attention making the US more supportive of going to war?
destruction of the Lusitania
How did war strategies adapt with the development of trench warfare?
Chemical warfare with poison gas
Bought war bonds
What was included in Wilson's Fourteen Points?
League of Nations (international peacekeeping organization), self-determination of people in Europe, freedom of the seas, equal trade terms, reduction of the army, end secret diplomacy
Americans, especially nativists, began to burn books, change names of popular items, and suspect spies from this country. This prejudice spread toward what group of people?
German Americans