Leading up to WW1
German submarines
Sunk the Lusitania and pulled America in
Attacked neutral ships.
Called what?
U-Boats
Who is baller?
Palmer is Baller
a (failed) international assembly of nations to settle disputes between countries and encourage democracy
proposed by Woodrow Wilson
Europeans didn't like it- wanted Germany to pay
was called what?
League of Nations
Secretary of State of the German empire-
sent the proclamation to Mexico to attack america
made Americans very angry
sent Zimmerman
Arthur Zimmerman
What was the other name for World War 1?
The Great War
a secret telegram for the German foreign minister, to Mexico proposing an alliance against the US
americans outraged, and Wilson asked Congress to declare war on Germany (the world must be safe for democracy)
Was known as the what?
The Zimmerman Note
a senator who led Republican opposition to the ratification of the Treaty of Versailles because it took away congress's power to declare war
>because of the opposition- America never signed the treaty of versailles and never joined the league of nations
Henry Cabot Lodge
a law that required able-bodied men ages 21-30 to be drafted into military service
almost 3 million Americans were drafted into WW1 Was which act?
Selective Service Act
started the National War Labor Board
had congress declare war on Germany
Woodrow Wilson
Neither side is winning
Before American joined the European countries were at a _______ (fill in the blank)
stalemate
assembling and preparing troops for war
alliances began to form
European contries were pulled into fighting soon after assassination
Means to what?
to mobilize
leader of the communist riots that led to Russia pulling out of the war
Bolsheviks
Vladimir Lenin
the troops the US sent to Europe to fight in the war- fought as separate troops
Pershing had them trained for three intense months
General John J. Pershing
America broke the stalemate
Called What?
American Expeditionary Force
Heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne
his assassination started the war
Archduke Francis Ferdinand
Dug-out ditches that soldiers took shelter in while on the front lines
Cold, muddy, wet
Were in trenches for months at a time
Breeding ground for disease "trench foot" was which type of warfare?
trench warfare
competitive atmosphere- focus resources, armies/navies larger than ever before
These countries wanted to gain land and power
Describes what MAIN cause?
militarism
killed a bunch of Germans- got American Medal of Honor
From Tennessee
Alvin York
bonds the government issued to raise billions of dollars for the Allied forces
allowed citizens to directly help the war effort
training, supplies, transport, feeding troops, building, fueling ships and airplanes
Called What?
Liberty Bonds
Assassinated Francis Ferdinand
Gavrilo Princip
a truce that ends hostility between opponents
the war was officially over
the eleven hour of the eleventh day of the eleven month of 1918
Was called a what?
Armistice
a British passenger ship that was sunk by a German U-boat
128 americans killed
fueled German hatred in america- germans faced anger
lead to the US involvement in the war
what was this event?
Sinking of the Lusitania
General Beauregard Mordicai Charlemagne 🐍
an agency formed to settle war disputes and avoid strikes during the war
proposed by President Woodrow Wilson
minimum wage, limited work hours, and fair pay for women
Called What?
National War Labor Board
General of the American Expeditionary Force
Had America fight as it's own regiment instead of with the Europeans
John Perishing
a final peace settlement of WW1
League of Nations was established
Germany paid the price- armed forces were reduced and give up land
called what?
Treaty of Versailles