Definitions
Causes of War
Woodrow Wilson's Presidency
Definitions 2
Miscellaneous
100
national policy of avoiding involvement in other nation's affairs
What is "isolationism"
100
a telegraph by the German Foreign Minister that proposed an alliance between Germany and Mexico to help it get their lost territories back (Arizona, Texas, New Mexico). Americans became very upset
What is The "Zimmerman Note"
100
a vision for post-war Europe and a system to avoid future wars (14 basic principles)
What is "The Fourteen Points"
100
a policy of aggressive military preparedness (building bigger, more powerful armies)
What is "militarism"
100
This was a British passenger ship that sank because of a German U-boat attack (1,200 people died including Americans)
What is "Lusitania"
200
the strategy of defending a position by fighting from a protected area (deep ditches)
What is "trench warfare"
200
Name some causes of war in Europe
What is nationalism, militarism, economic competition, imperialism
200
What were 2 restrictions on freedom of speech and civil liberties during wartime
What is "Espionage Act of 1917 & the Sedition Act (severe penalties for aiding the enemy, refusion duty or speaking out against the Constitution, government, or flag)
200
When countries try to gain land/territories overseas (building empires)
What is "imperialism"?
200
What was the "spark that ignited the war"
What is in 1914 Archduke Franz Ferdinand was shot (he was the heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary)
300
a close association with two or more countries with a common goal or objective
What is "alliance?"
300
2 reasons that the U.S. entered the war
What is 1. the sinking of the Lusitania 2. The Zimmerman Telegram
300
Woodrow Wilson wanted...
What is "neutrality" *he won re-election by a narrow victory
300
the feeling that a specific nation, language, or culture is better than another
What is "nationalism"
300
This country had the world's largest and most advanced fleet of submarines
What is "Germany"
400
When a country does not get involved in war
What is "neutrality?"
400
The German government argued that the sinking of the Lusitania was okay because the ship was carrying
What is "war materials"
400
this was an international congress of nations designed to settle disputes and protect democracy
What is "The League of Nations"
400
absolute freedom to navigate the seas in peace or in war
What is "freedom of the seas"
400
World War I was originally called...
What is "The Great War"
500
German submarines
What is "U-boats"
500
Germany violated the terms of neutrality in the Atlantic when
What is "U-boats broke the Sussex pledge by resuming unrestricted submarine warfare."
500
when nationalism grew intense in the Balkan region (many people thought that a war might "explode"
What is "the powder keg"
500
this foreign policy was adopted immediately following WWI by the U.S. (they rejected the League of Nations)
What is "isolationism"
500
How did the role of women change during WWI?
What is many women went to work
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