Start of the War
What are the M.A.I.N. causes of WWI
Militarism
Alliances
Imperialism
Nationalism
What was the U.S.'s official position as the war started?
Neutrality
What weapon did the Germans use that changed the face of warfare on the seas?
submarines
Define Total War
When every part of society helps with the war effort
Who came up with points for peace following the war?
President Wilson
Who was assassinated to start the war?
Austrian-Hungarian Archduke Francis Ferdinand
What major event led Americans to change their opinion about the war?
Sinking of the Lusitania
What weapon changed how soldiers fought in the trenches?
machine gun
What program urged Americans to grow their own food so commercial farms could produce food for troops?
Victory Gardens
Treaty of Versailles
How did Alliances lead to war?
A-H declared war on Serbia
Germany was allied with A-H
Russia was allied with Serbia
GB was allied with Russia
France was allied with GB
What coded message led the U.S. to get involved?
The Zimmerman Telegram
What development caused soldiers to wear gas masks?
chemical warfare
What did the government sell to help fund the war?
War Bonds
Liberty Bonds
What were two themes of Wilson's 14 points?
protect trade
reverse causes like militarism and imperialism
get enemy troops out of allied nations
give lost territory back to the allies
redraw borders
establish new independent states from previous empires
What nations were part of the Central Powers?
Austria-Hungary
Germany
Ottoman Empire
What policy of Germany created the feeling in America that the Germans were the evil enemy?
unrestricted submarine warfare
What other technological innovation helped the British to go over enemy trenches?
What was started to help conserve fuel like coal?
Daylight Savings
What problem did the peace process create?
Germany was bitter about the punishment in the Treaty and Hitler uses that to gain support, leading to WWII