Causes
An intense form of patriotism and loyalty to one's country.
What is the Western Front?
A message from Germany to Mexico to create an alliance, pulled the US into WWI.
Opposing armies dug vast, ditch networks to survive deadly, modern machine guns and heavy artillery.
What is trench warfare?
This is the nation that was forced to accept total blame for starting WWI.
What is Germany?
A mutual agreement between two or more countries, the promise to fight to protect each other.
What is alliance?
The WWI powers consisting of Britain, France, Russia and others.
What is the Allied Powers?
The President of the USA during WWI.
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
The area between trenches.
What is No Mans Land?
Machine guns, tanks, poison gas, airplanes, etc.
What are new weapons/tech of WWI?
A nation's rise in defense spending and increase in military forces.
What is militarism?
The front of the war located between Russia and the Central Powers.
What is the Eastern Front?
This is the date the United States joined the war.
What is April 6, 1917.
Disease, standing water, trench-foot, shell shock, varmits
What are some of the problems and/or bad conditions of trench warfare?
These were used in the USA to raise funds for the war?
What are Bonds?
When a nation expands it's influence and power, creates a large empire.
What is imperialism?
The WWI powers consisting of Germany, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire.
What are the Central Powers?
This was the name of the British passenger liner that was sunk by German U-boats. Over 100 Americans were on board.
What is the Lusitania?
What is the western front?
Even though President Wilson had an idea for this organization to prevent future wars, the US did not join it.
What is the League of Nations?
The Black Hand
What is the name of the Serbian military society who was responsible for the assassination of Franz Ferdinand?
The reason that Russia left the war in 1917.
What is the conflicts within the nation (Bolshevik Revolution, internal conflicts, rise of communism, etc).
This influenced public opinion, promoted patriotism, demonized the enemy, and recruited soldiers.
What is propaganda during WWI?
Zig-zag pattern
What is the pattern trenches were dug to provide cover and maximize defense.
These groups of people who began working in factories during WWI.
What are women and African Americans?