Bonus
glorification of the military
What is militarism?
Serbian nationalist and heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne that was assassinated
Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
July 28-Austria-Hungary declares war on...
What is Serbia?
President at the time of WWI.
How is Woodrow Wilson?
pride in one's nation or ethnic group
What is nationalism?
May 7, 1915, a U-boat sank a British passenger liner off the coast of Ireland killing 1,200 passengers including 128 Americans.
What was the Lusitania?
July 31-Russia mobilizes its...
What are the armed forces?
soldiers fire on one another from opposing lines of dugout trenches
What is trench warfare?
This was intercepted by the British from Germany to Mexico asking them to "reconquer" 3 states from the US.
What is the Zimmermann telegram?
August 1-Germany declares war on...
What is Russia?
deadlock
What is stalemate?
The three states Germany wanted Mexico to "reconquer"
What is New Mexico, Texas, and Arizona?
August 3-Germany declares war on...
What is France?
the spread of information designed to win support for a cause
What is propaganda?
In the president's speech to Congress, he said.."for the rights of nations great and small and the privilege of men everywhere to choose their way of life and the obedience. The world must be made safe for..."
What is democracy?
August 4-Germany invades neutral Belgium and Great Britain...
What is declares war on Germany?
The president proclaimed "strict and impartial neutrality" against the war because he was horrified by...
What is bloodshed or death of American citizens?