Causes of WWI
This event was the spark that started WWI
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand from Austria-Hungary
New technologies had what effect on the death toll of WWI?
They increased the number of deaths
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson's 1st Point was that there should no longer be any secret agreements between nations. Why was this so important to Wilson?
Because of the Zimmerman Telegram
This document ended World War I
The Treaty of Versailles
These are agreements between nations that they would help each other if ever attacked.
Alliances
Name 2 technological advancements that were new to this war
Machine Guns, Planes, Tanks, Poison Gas, Zeppelins, Torpedoes
A British passenger ship carrying 132 Americans was blown up, which helped push the United States into WWI. What was the name of this ship and which country attacked it?
The Lusitania was attacked by Germany
League of Nations
Name 1 country that was part of the Allied Forces and 1 country that was part of the Central Powers
United States, England, France, Italy, Russia
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, Russia
Countries aggressively building up their militaries to prevent attacks from other nations is known as what?
Militarism
This is the kind of weapon that was used to sink the British passenger ship that eventually led to the US entering WWI.
Torpedoes or Submarines
Germany sent a secret message to Mexico that was intercepted and read by Great Britain. This is now known as the Zimmerman Telegram.
What was Germany asking Mexico to do and why?
Germany was asking Mexico to attack the United States. This would keep us occupied and unable to join in WWI.
When the Allied Powers were meeting to discuss the terms of the Treaty of Versailles, why did Wilson NOT want to punish Germany too harshly?
Because the United States did not suffer as badly as most European nations. Also, Wilson still was hoping to accomplish world peace and put an end to all wars.
Why did some U.S. citizens oppose joining the League of Nations
Did not want to get involved in foreign entaglements
When citizens believe that their country is superior to others
Pick one of the new technologies from WWI and explain how it affected the fighting
Answers will vary. Teacher discretion
What year did the United States enter WWI?
1917
One of Wilson's 14 Points was that every country should reduce the number of weapons they had and the size of their armies. The Treaty of Versailles stated that which country was the only one that had to do this?
Germany
Posters, speeches, and advertisements that tried to persuade citizens to join the war effort were known as what?
Propaganda
Imperialism was one of the MAIN causes of WWI. How did Imperialism help lead to war?
European nations were competing with one another to claim the same lands which created tension among them.
Most of WWI was fought in long, narrow holes that the soldiers dug out. They would live, sleep, and fight from these. What were they called?
Trenches
Before the attack on the Lusitania and the Zimmerman Telegram Woodrow Wilson was strongly opposed to joining WWI. This policy is known as what?
Neutrality
The 1st 5 Points were general rules for what?
What did the next 8 Points deal with?
the 1st 5 Points were general rules for peacefulness.
The next 8 Points all dealt with matters of borders, countries, and lands
Name 2 countries that were created after WWI
Poland, Czechoslovakia, Soviet Union, Finland, Yugoslavia, Austria, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Turkey