MANIA
Define militarism
A country building up its military in order to compete with others
What country in Europe had its neutrality betrayed by Germany?
Belgium
How did machine guns change the way war was fought?
Forced armies to fight under more cover in order to avoid certain death?
Explain how the draft was used to support the war effort?
Increased the size of the US military force
What country was primarily focused on punishing Germany after WW1 and why?
France because their country had been destroyed by Germany
Once one country went to war all of their allies had to get immediately involved
What did Germany warn the world about when it came to how they were fighting?
Spread through trenches and forced people out of them
Explain how rationing was used to support the war effort
Allowed for supplies to be saved to be given and used for soldiers
Who were the 4 primary countries deciding the end of the War?
Italy, United States, France, England
Define nationalism
Belief and support for your country that can lead to anger and hatred for other countries
What was the significance of the Lusitania?
British ship that was sunk by the Germans with Americans killed on-board
Why did most fighting in WW1 happen in trenches?
Technology had gotten too good to fight normally
Explain how war bonds supported the war effort
Allowed the U.S. to raise money very quickly
What was the purpose of Wilson's 14 Points?
Guarantee peace in the future
Explain how Imperialism led to WW1
Countries competing over territories
Countries became angry they were being taken over
What was the Zimmerman Note?
A request from Germany to form an alliance with Mexico
What was No Man's Land?
Space in between trenches soldiers had to cross in order to take territory
How did women help support the war effort?
Worked in factories
Took care of homes
Took care of families
Why was the League of Nations created?
To allow countries to communicate and try to keep the peace
Who was assassinated to start WW1?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary
What is total warfare?
Everyone and everything is involved in winning the war
How did howitzers/artillery affect the way war was fought?
Allowed armies to engage/fight each other from much further away
How did World War I held lead to the 19th Amendment?
Led people to support women's rights after their actions helped lead us to victory in WW1
What was 1 punishment included in the Treaty of Versailles?
Germany had to pay money
Germany had to give up land
Germany had to accept full guilt