MAIN Causes
M of MAIN and Definition
Militarism- the belief in keeping a strong military. European nations were itching for an excuse to go to war to use their strong militaries with new technologies
Members of the Triple Entente
UK, France, Russia, United States 1917-1918, Italy after May 1915
What were German U-Boats?
Submarines
What was the name of the ship sunk in 1915, killing over 120 Americans?
The Lusitania
Which nations from the Triple Alliance was the last one standing or last to surrender?
Germany
Commander of the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) during WWI
John J Pershing
The land between opposing sides' trenches was called...
No Man's Land
A of MAIN and Definition
Alliances- agreements between nations to defend and fight for each other in case or war or attack. made WWI blow up into a much bigger war than it would have without alliances
Members of the Triple Alliance
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy from 1914-May 1915, Ottoman Empire after October 1914
What new type of weapon made old ways of fighting wars not work anymore due to the amount of death it could cause?
Machine Guns
Why did America originally not want to enter the war? list one reason
People thought it was a European war over European issues and not any of America's business.
Businesses sold to both sides and made a lot of money, good for the economy
Immigrants in the US were from nations on opposite sides of the war and Woodrow Wilson did not want to divide America by choosing a side
What is the name of the Treaty that formally ended WWI?
Treaty of Versailles
President of the US during WWI and from 1913-1921
Woodrow Wilson
Trench Warfare became necessary because of...
technology like machine guns that could devastate troops in open fighting
I of MAIN and Definition
Imperialism- Countries taking territories or colonies for power and resources. Countries had big militaries to protect their empires from other nations, raising tensions between imperial powers in Europe
Which alliance did the US join? When?
Triple Entente, 1917 but troops didn't fight until 1918
These were mostly used for scouting reconnaissance or fighting each other in dog-fights
Planes
What was the date of the armistice or stoppage of fighting?
Kaiser or king of Germany during the war
Wilhelm II
What is the purpose of propaganda?
influence people's thoughts, actions, or beliefs without them realizing
N of MAIN and Defintion
Nationalism- belief that your country is the best and maybe going to war with another nation and gaining new colonies is the best way to prove that
which nation did Russia have an alliance with, pulling it into the war
Serbia
These armored vehicles were not only destructive on the battlefield but terrified soldiers who had not encountered them before
Tanks
What was the name of the note from Germany to Mexico? What did it propose? How did the US react?
Zimmerman Telegram, If Mexico joined Germany's alliance and attacked the US, it would give Mexico back the territory the US had taken from it. We were mad, it was one of the reasons the US joined WWI
What day was the treaty signed that officially ended the war?
June 28, 1919, 5 years from the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
This group wanted the US to not enter the war on either side but instead work as a neutral power for "peace without victory"
Internationalists
Which nation debuted the tank in 1916 at the Battle of The Somme
England/ Britain/ UK
Tell the story (5 Ws) of the spark that started WWI
On June 28, 1914, Austro-Hungarian Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in Sarajevo, Bosnia by Gavrilo Princip to protest the Austrian rule over ethnic Serbs in Bosnia, that was at the time a province of the empire
Which nation pulled Germany into the war?
Austria-Hungary
How were German U-Boats effective tools in the war?
sunk ships delivering war material to France and England, mostly off the coast of Ireland, England, and France
What was the name of Woodrow Wilson's famous speech
Wilson's 14 point speech
What was the name of Woodrow Wilson's new proposed international organization to foster world peace?
League of Nations
Members of the Big 4 from England, Italy, and France
D. George, V. Orlando, G. Clemenceau
What was the name of Germany's plan to quickly beat England and France
Schlieffen Plan