Causes of World War I
Four long-term causes of WWI represented by the acronym M.A.I.N
What are Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism?
What is the McMahon-Hussein Correspondence of 1915?
Germany used these underwater weapons to sink Allied ships, contributing to tensions with the United States during WWI.
What are U-boats (submarines)?
What is The Allied Powers?
This country was blamed for World War I and forced to pay reparations.
What is Germany?
This pre-war alliance included England, France, and Russia
What is The Triple Entente?
A secret agreement between Britain and France to divide the Ottoman lands.
What is the Sykes-Picot Agreement?
The term referring to preparing troops and supplies for war.
What is mobilization?
This 1915 event increased American anger towards Germany after 128 U.S. citizens were killed.
What is the sinking of the Lusitania?
The international peacekeeping organization created after World War I.
What is the League of Nations?
This event in June 1914 is considered the immediate cause (spark) of WWI.
What is the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
This 1917 British statement supported establishing a “national home for the Jewish people” in Palestine.
What is the Balfour Declaration?
This type of fighting on the Western Front resulted in a deadly stalemate.
What is trench warfare?
Germany’s use of this wartime naval strategy angered the United States because it involved attacking ships without warning, killing civilians and threatening American trade.
What is unrestricted submarine warfare?
This leader wanted "fair and lasting" peace and wrote the Fourteen Points to achieve this.
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy were part of this alliance system prior to World War I.
What is The Triple Alliance?
These things were not considered when dividing up Ottoman lands post-World War I and led to ongoing conflict.
What were ethnic/religious groups living in the Ottoman region?
Governments during WWI used this strategy to influence public opinion, boost support for the war, and encourage actions such as enlisting, conserving food, or buying bonds.
What is propaganda?
This message encouraged Mexico to ally with Germany if the U.S. entered World War I.
What is the Zimmermann Telegram?
These important leaders are known as the "Big Three."
Increased competition and conflict over colonies among European powers was caused by this.
What is imperialism?
The McMahon-Hussein Correspondence led to this event.
What is the Arab Revolt?
German war plan that involved quickly attacking France by going through Belgium.
What is the Schlieffen Plan?
These two events most directly pushed the U.S. to declare war on Germany.
What are unrestricted submarine warfare and the Zimmermann Telegram?
The Treaty of Versailles led to these conditions and feelings in Germany that helped lead to World War II.
What are unstable borders and increased tensions/resentment?