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Name the 4 MAIN causes of WW1
Militarism
Alliances
Imperialism
Nationalism
What does self-determination mean?
Nations are able to make their own decisions
The term for when a country wants to mind it's own business and stay out of conflict
Isolationism
What was the name of the treaty that ended WW1?
Treaty of Versailles
Define No Man's Land
The area of land between enemy trenches that was barren and filled with barbed wire and shell craters
Members of the Triple Alliance
Austria-Hungary, Germany, Italy
What nations were members of the Triple Entente?
Britain, France, Russia
This incident sparked the start of WW1?
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Which countries wrote the Treaty of Versailles?
Leaders of the US, France, Great Britain, and Italy
What was the purpose of the Fourteen Points?
It was a plan by Woodrow Wilson for organizing post-war Europe to avoid future war
This country became the world's major economic power after WW1
United States
The purpose of the League of Nations?
To help countries work out their problems without going to war
The term for posters, cartoons, and painting to promote support for war
Propaganda
Define reparations?
War damages / compensatory payment
This was the reason the US entered WWI
Unrestricted submarine warfare by Germany against US merchant and civilian ships
Define stalemate and what was a major contributing factor that broke the stalemate of WW1?
neither side advancing; the U.S. joined the war
List three new weapons from WW1
grenades
flame thrower
chemical warfare
tanks
Which years did WWI start and end?
1914 - 1918
List 3 hardships soldiers faced in the trenches
trench foot
filth
dead bodies
polluted water
lack of sleep
little to no food
Define the Sedition Act of 1918
The US prohibited expression of anti-war & unpatriotic sentiments
Why did the U.S refuse to join the League of Nations
Isolationism (we did not want to get involved in another war)
Define Great Migration?
African Americans moved to northern cities in search of factory work
Why did the US refuse to sign the Treaty of Versailles?
The US did not want to become entangled in future foreign conflicts
How did WW1 contribute to WW2?
The harsh terms of the Treaty of Versailles crippled and humiliated Germany. This led to German nationalism, paving the way for Adolf Hitler.
What was the result of Supreme Court Schenck Vs. U.S?
The court ruled that free speech was not an absolute right, Civil liberties may be limited during wartime (example: you can't yell "fire" in a crowded theatre)