Leaders/ Countries during WW1
Who was the president of the USA during WWI?
Woodrow Wilson
This side was known as the Allied Powers
Serbia's side
The first major event known to set off the chain reaction of causes of WWI
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in June 1914
How many years did WWI last?
5
President Woodrow Wilson prepared a peace plan known as _________.
Fourteen Points
Who was Archduke Franz Ferdinad?
Was assassinated by a Serbian in June 1914
This side was known as the Central Powers
Austria-Hungary's side
Three major factors that contributed to the rapid escalation of WWI
militarism, alliances, and nationalism
What month and year did WWI begin?
June 1914
What officially ended the war?
The signing of the Treaty of Versailles in June 1919
Who (country) surrendered and ended the war on November 11, 1918
Germany surrended to the Allied Powers
Name the 5 Allied Powers
The British Empire, France, Russia, Belgium, and the United States
This empire developed a navy that was large enough to challenge Great Britain's warships
the German Empire
Nearly ___ million people died in the war.
10 million
Which country decided not to join the League of Nations after the war? Why?
U.S. - because many senators believed it would draw the United States into more world wars.
when a country tries to isolate itself, or remain separate, and not get involved in world issues
Isolationsim
Name the 4 Central Powers
The German Empire, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire
Reasons the US entered the war (3)
US economic and political ties to Great Britain, German submarine warfare and the sinking of the Lusitania, and the Zimmerman Telegram and subsequent sinking of the US merchant ships.
A British passenger ocean line _____, was attacked by _____, and is one of the reasons America decided to enter the war.
RMS Lusitania, a German submarine
An organization of world leaders with the purpose of solving conflicts peacefully
League of Nations
Russie sent troops to the aid of ____
Serbia
____ blocked shipments heading to Germany. Germany blocked shipments heading to ____
Great Britain
Describe what the Zimmerman Telegram was. Be sure to include who it was from, who it was being sent to, and who intercepted it.
Germany was sending it to Mexico, but it was intercepted by Great Britain. Germany was describing how they were continuing to use submarine warfare agaisnt the US. Germany also promised to get Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona back to Mexico if they allied with Germany
During the war, the US supported ins trading partners, ____ and _____.
Great Britian and France
Provisions of the Treaty of Versailles
Germany must: accept full responsibility for causing the war, not be allowed to make or export weapons, give up many of its territories, and pay countries damaged by the war