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What started WW1?
Serbian Nationalist assassinated Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand
What Nation declared war causing the snowball effect because of alliances?
Austria
What were most of the battles fought in?
Trenches
When did the US declare war?
April 1917
What is Nationalism?
pride in one's country
What were the Big 4 Nations?
The US, Italy, G.B., France
What nation emerged as the world's economic superpower?
The United States
Name two examples of Monarchies being overthrown?
Russia, Austria-Hungary, Germany, and the Ottoman Empire
What are reparations?
pay for damages and expenses of war
What is Imperialism?
colonial empires, prestige, and strong militaries
Problems in Europe After the war name two examples.
European nations lost a generation of young men, France was in ruins, G.B. was in major debt to the US, The reparations imposed on Germany were crippling.
What is the League of Nations?
organization of nations that would work together to handle disputes, protect democracy, and prevent future wars
When was the Treaty of Versailles signed?
June 28, 1919
What are U-boats?
small submarines
What is the Selective Service Act?
21-30 year old men register for the draft, where they go to training camps to prepare for war.
What was the Zimmerman Note?
Germany reaches out to Mexico to attack US, G.B. intercepts the message and tells the US
lasting peace, open diplomacy, freedom of the seas, removal of trade barriers and reduction of military sizes. The next 8 points dealt with the people's right to choose the form of gov.
In October 1918 why did 200,000 American die?
Influenza
What was the War Revenue Act of 1917?
raised taxes to 77% for the wealthiest Americans while the US borrowed 20 billion dollars in (liberty Bonds) loan from the American people to the federal government
What is Communist or communism?
seek equal distribution of wealth and goods
What was the Armistice, what date and how many people died?
11-11-1918, 8.5 million killed, war to end all wars, Peace agreement reached but Germany had to pay for damages and give up everything
What two US ships were sunk by German U-boats?
Lusitania and Sussex
What 3 Nations made up the Central Powers?
Germany, A-H, Ottoman Empire,
What 3 Nations made up the allied powers?
G.B. France, Russia
Name 3 new technology of warfare?
Gas, gas masks, tanks, airplanes