Pre-War
War Terminology
War Events
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US and the War
100
Aggressive preparation for War which includes conscription
What is militarism?
100
a form of land warfare using occupied fighting lines consisting largely of trenches
What is trench warfare?
100
The Country of Serbia is wanted
What is Austria-Hungary imperialism?
100
Underlying cause of World War I. and most wars
What is Austria's expansionism? What is the want for new territory?
100
A person that opposed the U.S. becoming a part of the World War and wanted the US to stay to themselves, isolated and neutral
What is an Isolationist?
200
having blind patriotism to one's country. Often occurs in times of distress.
What is Nationalism
200
Great Britain. France. Italy
What are the Allied Powers?
200
Event that justifies Austria declaring war on Serbia
What is the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
200
Reason Russia leaves the war
What is the Russian Revolution?
200
"End all War" and achieve peace throughout the world
What is the purpose of Wilson's Fourteen Points?
300
Agreements between countries to defend one another. Usually because of shared values, proximity and interests.
What are alliances?
300
Germany. The Ottoman Empire. Serbia
What are the Central Powers
300
diplomatic proposal from the German Empire for Mexico to join an alliance with Germany in the event of the United States entering World War I against Germany. The proposal was intercepted and decoded by British intelligence.
What is the Zimmerman Telegram?
300
Germans fault on the Sussex Pledge and return to submarine warfare
What is the event that solidifies the U.S. entering the Great War?
300
a Letter written by a soldier
What is a primary source?
400
Austria-Hungary used this to invade Serbia
What is the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
400
conscription act in the U.S.
What is the Selective Service Act?
400
was one of the peace treaties at the end of World War I. It ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers. It was signed on 28 June 1919, exactly five years after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
400
An armistice is reached
What is 1918?
400
a general officer in the United States Army who led the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I
Who is John J.Pershing?
500
Imperialism (gaining land and resources)
What is the reason for World War I?
500
an agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting for a certain time; a truce.
What is an armistice?
500
Joining would keep the US involved in foreign affairs
What is the reason the US does not join the League of Nations?
500
The Treaty of Versailles. The Presentation of the League of Nations. Germany and its colonies are split among the Allied Powers. The foundations of World War II are set.
What is the aftermath of World War I?
500
US returned to neutrality and isolation
What did the US do after the war?
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