Causes of War
The assassination of this person caused Austria to declare war on Serbia
Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, Romania, Canada, Japan and the United States formed this group
What are the Allied Powers?
The war ended with the signing of this
What did "total war" mean for women at home?
What is women replaced men in factories, offices, and shops? What is women built tanks and munitions, plowed fields, paved streets, and ran hospitals?
an agreement to stop fighting
What is an armistice?
the 3 reasons for competition between countries- leading to war
What are nationalism, imperialsim, and militarism?
The sinking of this U.S. ship was seen as an act of German terrorism
What was the Lusitania?
Why did both India and China suffer the loss of power and tradition?
What is Britain's imperialism?
In 1853 this person sailed to Japan with a letter from the president instructing the Japanese to trade with the U.S
Who was U.S. Commodore Matthew Perry?
What was propaganda used for?
What is persuading people to keep up the morale for the war?
The publishing of this got America to join the war
What is the Zimmerman telegram?
The Central Powers were made up of what countries
Who were Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire?
Germany's plan to attack France- unsuccessful
What is the Schliffen Plan?
This communist leader seized power of Russia in 1917
Who is Vladimir Ilyich Lenin?
Domination by 1 country over the political, economic, or cultural life of another country or area
What is imperialism?
4 main causes of imperialism
What are economics, politics, and military expansion, humanitarianism, and religion?
Wilson's idea to bring peace after the war
What was Wilson's 14-Point Plan?
Modernization by traveling west, studying western ways, developing modern industries were all done by what country and time period?
What is Japan and the Meiji Restoration?
Under this German ruler came the Triple Entente
Who was Kaiser Wilhelm II?
What were some new weapons of war?
What was poison gas, machine guns, tanks, and submarines?
Germans announced that their submarines would sink without warning any ship in the waters around Britain
What is unrestricted submarine warfare?
League of Nations was used to do what?
What is an international association whose goal would be to keep peace among nations?
What was the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk?
Ended the war between Germany and Russia in March 1918
After the war, Americans thought this was the best way to maintain peace
What is staying out of European affairs?
a trading company, that controlled most of India; its main goal was to make large profits!
What was the British East India Company?