MAIN Causes of WWI
What is the term for countries building up their armies with the biggest and best technologies?
Militarism
What was the US's beginning stance regarding WWI?
Neutrality and Isolationism
What is considered the overall effect of all of the new military advancements/technology?
longer war with a lot of deaths on both sides of the war
What is Propaganda?
Something that convinces a person to act, think, or do things a certain way.
What was different about Wilson's ideas for peace in his 14 points compared to other Allied Leaders at the Paris Peace Conference?
His goal was to bring peace to the world (preventing future conflicts) and to not punish Germany so harshly.
Nationalism
Which event regarding U-Boats pulled the US into WWI?
The sinking of the Lusitania, and the Germans continuing to take part in unrestricted submarine warfare.
What technological advancement led to the creation of trench warfare?
machine guns
How did the US government use propaganda to direct public support for the war?
Posters, speeches, movies, pamphlets to encourage military enlistment, victory gardens, liberty bonds.
US, GB, France, Italy
What is the term for countries taking control of foreign territories all over the war?
Imperialism
Why did President Wilson have to ask congress to declare war on Germany?
Checks and Balances; declaring war is a legislative power not an executive power.
Why did the use of trench warfare lead to a longer war?
more deaths leading to the need to replace soldiers quickly and more frequent
What are Liberty Bonds and Victory Gardens?
Liberty bonds were loans to the US government to raise money for the war.
Victory Gardens were encouraged to add food to your everyday diet so that commercially grown food can go to the troops.
What was the purpose of the League of Nations?
It was a treaty organization set up to allow countries to solve their issues peacefully instead of resorting to war.
What is the term for when countries agree to help each other if one of them gets attacked?
Alliances
What was the American reaction to German unrestricted warfare?
Outraged and support a war against Germany.
What did tanks do to impact the way we fought in WWI?
helped end trench warfare; militaries could now cross trench lines with far less casualties
What did the Sedition and Espionage Acts do?
They limited what you can do, say, or write about during a time of war.
This is limiting American Free Speech during the War.
What are some of the accomplishments of the Treaty of Versailles?
Ended the war, Forced Germany to take full responsibility and pay reparations for the damage, redrew borders of Europe.
What was the SPARK that caused WWI to start?
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria Hungary
Describe the story of the Zimmerman Telegram's role in the US's involvement in WWI.
The Germans sent Mexico a Telegram asking them to form an alliance with Germany and in return they would return their territory lost in the Mexican American War. The British intercepted the message and warned the US. This forced us to no longer stay neutral and declare war on Germany.
How did the new technology advancement of airplanes change the nature of WWI?
brought the fight to the sky, dropping bombs behind enemy lines, dogfights between military planes, and spying on enemies
What was the result of Schenck vs. United States?
The Supreme Court upheld the Espionage and Sedition Acts allowing the government to restrict freedom of speech during war as long as it shows a clear and present danger to the US.
Why did the US not sign the Treaty of Versailles?
They did not agree with a lot of it, and the US did not want to be pulled into foreign conflict again, so the senate did not sign or approve the treaty.