Causes of WWI
What are alliances?
An agreement between countries that support each other.
What is propaganda?
This is often an ad, with misleading information or somewhat true to convince someone to join a cause.
The U.S. taking over Hawaii by force is an example of: _____________________
Imperialism
What is Manifest Destiny?
This belief led to the U.S. expanding their land.
How did WWI Begin?
The Death of Archduke Francis Ferdinand.
What is the Sinking of the Lusitania?
This incident was on a British Passenger ship in which Americans were killed and increased tensions with America and Germany.
After Germany destroyed U.S. ships, the U.S. made propaganda declaring Germany as the enemy. People were passionate about defending the U.S. This is known as:________________
Nationalism
What are U-Boats?
These were Germany submarine ships during WWI.
What is Nationalism?
The belief that a country is the best, having pride for a country.
What is the Selective Service Act?
This was the Military Draft that recruited men to war.
Alliances
Give an Example of:
Nationalism
TBD
What is Militarism?
The Belief that a country's military is the strongest.
This was used to give government money to support the war effort.
What are Liberty Bonds?
What Countries were in the Central Powers?
( List 2)
Austria-Hungary, Germany
When war was declared, countries raced to create more advanced technological warfare such as submarines. This is known as:___________
Militarism
Give an example of:
Imperialism
TBD
What is Imperialism?
The expansion of land by military force or through laws.
This was a secret message from Germany to Mexico to attack the U.S.
What was the Zimmerman Telegram?
What countries were in the allied powers?
( List at least 5)
The U.S., France, Great Britain, Russia, Serbia, and Belgium.
The U.S. creating the Treaty of Kanagawa and the Open Door policy with Japan and China is an example of:____________.
What is Imperialism?
What year did WWI End?
Hint ( Early 1900s)
1918