Causes of WWI
What is an alliance?
→ An agreement to defend each other
Who were the Allied Powers?
Great Britain, France, Russia
What is trench warfare?
Fighting from trenches (ditches)
What is a victory garden?
Growing your own food
What is mass production?
Making lots of goods quickly
What is imperialism?
Taking control of other lands
Who were the Central Powers?
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire
What was “no man’s land”?
Dangerous area between trenches
What jobs did women take?
Factory and support jobs
Who used the assembly line?
Henry Ford
What is militarism?
Building a Strong Military
Why did the U.S. stay out at first?
Isolationism (wanted to stay out of other countries’ problems)
What were U-boats?
German submarines
What problem did the U.S. face at home?
Food shortages
What is mass consumption?
Buying lots of goods
What is nationalism?
Being proud of your country
What event made Americans angry in 1915?
Lusitania sinking
What weapon caused choking and burning?
Poison gas
What did people do to help food shortages?
Meatless Mondays / Wheatless Wednesdays
What new right did women gain?
Right to vote
What event sparked WWI?
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
What was the Zimmermann Note?
Germany asked Mexico to join them against the U.S.
What vehicle could cross trenches and barbed wire?
Tank
How many Americans served?
3 million
What was a flapper?
A woman with modern style/behavior