Causes
Germany building up their army and navy is an example of this cause
Militarism
Which boat with US citizens on board was sank by the Germans leading the US into WWI? Bonus: what did the Germans use for this?
Lusitania; Bonus: U-boats (submarines)
Which country set up a blockade of Germany- leading Germany to start using unrestricted submarine warfare?
Great Britain
Due to the treatment of Germany after WWI, what will this set the stage for in the future?
The rise of Hitler and WWII
Name two jobs women could now do that they were restricted from before the war Bonus: what immediate impact did this have on women in the years after the war was over?
working in factories, Joining the armed forces as nurses, as railway guards and ticket collectors, bus and tram conductors, postal workers, police, firefighters and as bank ‘tellers’ and clerks Bonus: gained the right to vote 1920
Why did fighting increase so rapidly in Europe in 1914 between so many countries?
Alliance system
This country________ gave notice warned Atlantic travelers of possible harm and engaged in __________________ warfare.
Germany; Unrestricted submarine
Give two new types of weapons used in WWI
Tanks, artillery, u-boats, zeppelins, barbed wire on trenches, airplanes
What are two goals of President Wilson for creating a League of Nations?
to keep the peace and prevent future wars
What is unrestricted submarine warfare Bonus: give a famous example
The use of torpedoing any ships in enemy waters even ones with civilians- Bonus sinking of the Lusitania
Why did Nationalism cause WWI? Bonus: Give one specific example of Nationalism leading up to WWI
Extreme pride in one's country; believing you should conquer others or are superior to others, believing you should have self rule Bonus: Assassination of Archduke
In what way was the U.S. breaking it's own neutrality before they entered the war
They were selling goods and loaning money to the Allied forces
Describe the most common type of warfare in WWI and what did it result in? Bonus: What was the area called where most of this style of fighting was happening?
both sides dug themselves into trenches firing relentlessly at each other for virtually no gain leading (trench warfare) and resulted in a virtual stalemate. Bonus: Western Front
Describe the difference between Wilson's plan for peace vs. the ideas of the Allied powers
The Allies were most concerned with punishing the Germans and forcing them to pay for the war rather than the future of keeping the peace such as with the League of Nations
Give two things people at home can do to support the war.
Growing Liberty gardens, conserving food (Wheatless/Meatless), buying Liberty bonds, getting jobs in factories, joining the Red Cross
What is the "spark" and the immediate cause that started WWI?
Assasination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Describe the policy the US followed when WWI first broke out in regards to European countries
Neutrality- staying out of the actual fighting while selling food, arms and other supplies to the allies
How did Russia leaving WWI change the tactics of Germany and the Allied forces and what happened?
Germany focused all its resources now on the Western Front (Instead of being split between western and eastern) but soon after the US joined the Allies and turned the tide of the war.
Name three parts to Wilson's 14 Point Plan
League of Nations, Self-Determination, Freedom of the Seas, elimination of secret agreements, reduction of worlds military, settlement of colonial claims
Name the group of African American soldiers recognized for their bravery in France Bonus: what impact did Native Americans have on the war?
Harlem Hellfighters- Bonus: sending coded messages in their Native languages
What country's heir was assassinated and what country was the assassin from? Bonus: what is the name of the assassin?
Austria-Hungary and Serbia, Bonus: Gavrilo Princip
What was the Zimmerman telegram and how did it lead the US closer to war?
An intercepted telegram from Germany to Mexico pledging support to them if they invade the US to regain lost territory that angered the American people calling for war against Germany
Why did Russia leave the war?
Because they were in the middle of the Revolution bringing communists to power
Name the treaty that ended WWI and three effects it had on Germany (what did Germany have to do?)
Treaty of Versailles; harshly treated, had to repay for the war, restricted military- banned submarines, stripped their colonies away; took total blame for the war
Did the U.S. end up joining the League of Nations? Why or why not?
NO, The U.S. Senate had the belief that League decisions would involve the United States in foreign conflicts and could destroy the U.S.