Road to War
Immediate (short-term) cause of World War One.
What is the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
The state of military preparedness in the U.S. at the time Congress declared war on Germany.
What is (very) unprepared?
The civilian (non-fighting) population and their activities during wartime.
A stop in fighting between both sides in a war, in other words, a truce. This does not mean the war is officially over.
What is an Armistice?
"An intense belief in the superiority of one's own country in relation to others,"
What is Nationalism?
A law created to allow the US Government to draft American men into the military
What is the Selective Service Act?
A 1918 law that made it a crime for any American to criticize the war effort.
What is the Sedition Act?
A series of five major attacks conducted by the German military in March of 1918.
What is the Spring Offensive?
Increased military spending and the build up of Germany's navy are examples of this MAIN cause of World War One:
What is Militarism?
The part of the American population that performed the majority of volunteer work during World War One.
Who are Women?
Political event that took place in 1917 in Russia, led to Russia's surrender to Germany.
What is the Russian/Bolshevik/Communist Revolution?
Estimated number of Americans that served in the U.S. military during World War One.
What is more than 4.7 million?
The Triple Alliance (Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy) and The Triple Entente (France, Russia, and Great Britain)
A reason the U.S. entered the war, according to Wilson's 1917 speech and the textbook entry.
What is...German attacks on merchant vessels; The Zimmerman Telegram; Making the world safe for Democracy?
The leader of the Bolshevik party that came to power in Russia in 1917.
Who is Vladimir Lenin?
Approximate number of American soldiers that suffered from influenza during World War One.
What is nearly half a million?
The event that led Great Britain to declare war on Germany.
What is the violation of Belgium's neutrality through military invasion (The Schlieffen Plan)?
According to Howard Zinn, these are the real reasons the U.S. went to war.
What is protecting foreign markets to sell American goods to; protect foreign investments; protect U.S. investment in the Allies?
What are War Bonds?
A more deadly killer than combat during World War One.
What is Influenza?