Definitions
Not having to depend on anyone or anything else.
What is independence?
The aggressive build-up of armed forces to intimidate and threaten other nations.
What is militarism?
Intense loyalty and devotion to ones own nation.
What is nationalism?
State of not supporting or helping either side in a conflict.
What is neutrality?
To gradually wear away or destroy.
What is erode?
A German submarine used in World War I.
What is a U-Boat?
A union or association formed for mutual benefit, especially between countries or organizations.
What is an Alliance?
A concept whereby European countries sought to increase their power by controlling/dominating smaller nations.
What is imperialism?
This United States Senator believed that war was only acceptable if the U.S. was provoked or attacked directly.
Quote: "Germany has not been guilty of any aggression against us."
Who is Senator John Works?
Type of naval warfare in which U-boats sink vessels such as: freighters and passenger ships without warning.
What is submarine warfare?
The spreading of ideas about an institution or individual for the purpose of influencing opinion.
What is propaganda?
The coalition of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire.
What is the Central Powers?
To join or incorporate territory.
What is annex?
This U.S. Secretary of State believed the German Government is "utterly hostile to all nations with democratic institutions."
Quote: "Germany must not be permitted to win this war.."
Who is Secretary of State Robert Lansing?
This British passenger ship was sunk on May 7th, 1915 killing nearly 1,200 passengers including 128 Americans.
What is the Lusitania?
Goods whose importation, exportation, or possession is illegal.
Example: munitions
What is contraband?
A pact between Great Britain, France, Russia, and Italy during World War I.
What are the Allies?
Why was nationalism a contributing factor to the beginning of World War I?
Under nationalism, each country viewed others as competitors, and many governments were willing to go to war to expand their borders.
The 28th President of the United States (1913-1921) who was determined to keep the U.S. out of World War I in Europe.
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
An internal diplomatic communication issued from the German Government in January 1917 that proposed a military alliance with Mexico.
What is the Zimmerman Telegram?
A geographic area in southeastern Europe which includes the countries of Serbia, Bosnia, Albania, Romania, Bulgaria, and Montenegro.
What is the Balkans?
What aggressive move prompted the British to declare war on Germany in 1914?
German soldiers crossed into Belgium to attack France. Great Britain, an ally of Belgium, mobilized troops and joined the war.
In late June 1914, this Austro-Hungarian Archduke was assassinated in Sarajevo, Bosnia triggering World War I.
Who is Franz Ferdinand?
Why did many Americans support the British in the war even though the United States was neutral?
Many Americans valued the heritage, language, and political ideals they shared with Britain. They also treasured their historical relationship between France, a great friend during the Revolutionary War.
How did trade and economics contribute to America's entry into World War I?
The economy of the United States was deeply intertwined with the economies of the Allies.
- Americans loaned the Allies approximately $2 billion dollars by 1917. (banks and private financers)