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Characteristics
US Enters WWI
War Affects the Home Front
Global Conflict
100
Glorification of the military and arms race.
What is Militarism?
100
The Great War (the largest to that point) The 1st Modern War (new technology) A Trench War
What are alternate names for World War 1?
100
The U.S didn't want to be involved in other countries conflicts (no alliances).
What is Isolationism?
100
How the war effects people back home (England, France, U.S, etc.)
What is the Home Front?
100
An agreement to stop fighting Was signed on Novebner 11th to end WWI
What is an Armistice?
200
A commitment to fight for each other in the event of war. Allied Powers v.s. the Central Powers
What is an Alliance?
200
Niether side is able to gain any type of advantage.
What is a stalemate?
200
Germany seeks to control the Atlantic Ocean to stop supplies from reaching Britain Any ship going towards Britain would be sunk without warning U.s believed in Freedom of the Seas; Germans violated this
What is Unrestricted Submarine Warfare?
200
Nations devote all resources to war
What is Total War?
200
The Bulgarians and Ottoman Turks surrendered Revolution swept through Austria-Hungary German soldiers mutinied and the public turned of the Kaiser Germany and France signed an armistice
What are four events that helped lead to the end of the war?
300
Intense rivalry to gain greater colonial power.
What is Imperialism?
300
German plan to quickly defeat France then fight Russia (Bloody Stalemate).
What is the Schileffen Plan?
300
Germany sinks U.S passanger boat on its way to Britain Angers U.S Germany halts policy in 1915
What is the Sinking of the Luistania?
300
Limits purchases of war-related goods
What is Rationing?
300
The allies effort to take the Dardanelis strait. The goal was to take Constantinople, defeat the Turks and establish a supply line to Russia.
What is the Gallipoli Campaign?
400
1. Excessive pride in one's nation. 2. Striving to acheive independence/nationhood.
What is Nationalism?
400
Western Front: Heavy battle zone in northern France (trench warfare/small land gains/Germany, France and Britain) Eastern Front: Germans, Austrians, Turks v.s. Russians (Large land gains/many casualties/few supplies) Russian efforts prevent Germany from sending more troops to the Western Front.
What is a Two Front War?
400
Germany picks up its former policy in hopes of once again controlling the Atlantic Ocean Germany hopes to starve Britain quickly
What is the Renewal of Unrestricted Submarine Warfare in 1917?
400
One-sided information to build morale and support for war
What is a Propaganda?
400
A sense of disillutionment settled over survivors. The insecurity and dispair that many expirienced are reflected in the art and literature of the time.
What is the deep mark the war left on Western society?
500
Leads many groups to demand independence. Slavs, Czechs and Slovaks wanted freedom from Austria-Hungary.
What is Nationalism in the Balkans?
500
Battles result in many deaths Small land gains Life was miserable, difficult and unsanitary New weapons led to more deaths Massive loses for both sides at 1916 battles of Verdun and Somme
What is War in the Trenches?
500
Germany's effort to gain Mexico as an ally by promosing to aid it reclaim lost territory from the U.S April 1917 U.S declares war against Germany and joins the allied powers
What is the Zimmerman Note?
500
People supported their countries during the war as much as possible (even if it meant rationing and total war)
What is Nationalism?
500
They were forged after great debate and compromise. They promoted mainly anger amd resentment.
What were the main responses to the peace agreement?
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