Causes of WWI
One of the MAIN causes of WWI. This deals with countries building up their armies and navies, starting an arms race.
What is militarism?
The United States stayed out of the fighting at first. This is the name for the policy of not picking a side.
What is neutrality?
With millions of young men joining the armed forces, new job opportunities opened for this group that were not previously available.
Who are women?
This was Woodrow Wilson's plan for creating a long-lasting peace in Europe by addressing the issues that caused the war.
What are the Fourteen Points?
This was the main form of combat in WWI, with both sides digging in and battling to gain small amounts of territory.
What is trench warfare?
This MAIN Cause of WWI had powerful countries competing with each other for foreign colonies.
What is Imperialism?
Although the US claimed to not choose sides during the war, it did almost all of it's trade with this side.
Who are the Allied Forces (UK and France)?
The Great Migration was a movement of this group of people to cities in the North looking for jobs and a better life.
Who are African Americans?
Wilson wanted to prevent another war from happening. The other allies had this goal in mind.
What is punishing Germany?
As a condiment, this is delicious on a hot dog. As a gas, it was a deadly weapon used in WWI.
What is mustard gas?
This could mean extreme pride in one's country. It was also the force that led different groups within larger empires to want a government of their own.
What is nationalism?
British spies intercepted the Zimmerman Note, which was a telegram from Germany encouraging this country to attack the United States in exchange for territory.
What is Mexico?
The government sold these to help pay for the war effort.
What are Liberty Bonds?
This was one way Germany was punished by the Treaty of Versailles.
What is:
1. They had to demilitarize.
2. They had to give up colonies/territory.
3. They had to take blame for starting the war.
4. They had to pay reparations to the allies for the costs of the war.
Name two of the main Central Powers.
Who are:
1. Germany
2. Austria-Hungary
3. The Ottoman Empire
Alliances can be a way of keeping peace. This is the reason the alliances before WWI failed to do this.
What is they were secret alliances?
This American passenger ship was sunk by a German submarine, leading to many Americans wanting to join the war.
What is the Lusitania?
This is information from the government in order to promote one particular opinion, cause or point of view.
What is propaganda?
This international organization was formed by the Treaty of Versailles. It was designed for nations to work through their problems through diplomacy instead of war.
What is the League of Nations?
This deadly pandemic occurred during WWI and despite its name, is thought to have started in the United States.
What is the Spanish Flu/Influenza?
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary was the spark that set off the war. His assassin wanted freedom for which group of people in the empire?
Who are Serbians?
This was the German policy of using U-Boats to sink any ships headed toward Allied ports during the war.
What is Unrestricted Submarine Warfare?
In this supreme court case, the court ruled that the government could limit citizens' freedom of speech during a time of war.
What is Schenk vs. US?
This is the ironic fact about the League of Nations being included in the Treaty of Versailles.
What is the League was the one part of Wilson's plan that made it into the Treaty, but the US refused to join and did not ratify the Treaty because of it?
This man ran for president while in prison for speaking out against US involvement in WWI and received over 1 million votes.
Who is Eugene Debs?