WWI Causes
Treaty of Versailles
Challenges to U.S. Neutrality
Alliances
Fourteen Points
100
A competition for colonies that pushed Europe toward war.
What is imperialism?
100
This country was no longer allowed maintain an army.
What is Germany?
100
A ship that was sunk by German u-boats, killing 128 Americans.
What is the Lusitania?
100
During WWI the U.S. fought as a part of this group.
What are the Allies?
100
At the end of the war President Wilson hoped for...
What is a "just and lasting peace?"
200
Reliance on the military/military leaders to solve problems and make decisions.
What is militarism?
200
This country lost more land than Germany as a result of the treaty.
What is Russia?
200
The Germans resumed doing this in order to break the British blockade of Germany.
What is unrestricted submarine warfare?
200
During WWI the U.S. fought against this group of nations.
What are the Central Powers?
200
The attempt to prevent alliances that might lead to another war.
What is the idea of no secret treaties between countries?
300
A strong devotion to a particular country or ethnic group.
What is nationalism?
300
Colonies did not get what as a result of the treaty.
What is self-determination?
300
Financial reason that the U.S. wants the Allies to win the war.
What is the repayment of U.S. loans to the Allies?
300
Germany had an alliance with this empire.
What is Austria-Hungary?
300
This was encouraged in order to create economic ties that would prevent another war.
What is Free-Trade?
400
Promises between countries to defend each other in case of attack.
What are alliances?
400
This clause forced Germany to accept full responsibility for starting the war.
What is the war guilt clause?
400
This was an attempt to get Mexico to enter the war against the U.S.
What is the Zimmerman Note?
400
This country came to the aid of Serbia when Austria-Hungary declared war.
What is Russia?
400
The idea that all people have a right to govern themselves.
What is self-determination?
500
This Serbian secret society protested Austro-Hungarian rule by assassinating Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
What is the Black Hand?
500
This country regained land that it had lost from Germany as a result of the treaty.
What is France?
500
British portrayed the Germans as ruthless beasts in these kinds of "advertisements."
What is propaganda?
500
The German attack on Belgium pulled this country into the war.
What is Britain?
500
The organization that was supposed to maintain international peace after the war.
What is the League of Nations?
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