Before the War
Who was assassinated?
Franz Ferdinand
What is the Lusitania?
A British ship, that a German U-boat sank, killing 128 Americans
Type of warfare that led to war of attrition, or made the war last longer
Trench Warfare
America helped the Allied forces because they
were fresh, energized, had good training, prepared
Which group won the war?
Allied Powers
Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, Japan, and America were called the Allied powers but before that, 3 of these countries had an alliance, what was the name of their alliance?
Triple Entente
U.S. policy to only worry about themselves
Isolationism
Navy strategy that Germany employed
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
What was the name of the American forces?
American Expeditionary Forces (AEF)
What was signed on November 11, at 11:00am?
Armistice with Germany
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria made up what Alliance?
Central Powers
What did the Zimmermann Telegram say?
That if Germany and U.S. go to war, Mexico should attack America and Germany will give them part of America's land
A fight between two of these is called a Dogfight
Airplane
What was the name of the battle that turned the war in the Allies favor?
2nd Battle of the Marne
What did President Wilson create to promote peace?
14 Points
The Berlin Conference focused on imperialism by
Splitting up Africa
What did Great Britain have to do with the telegram before they sent it to America?
Break the code
Mustard Gas and Chlorine Gas
Chemical Warfare
Name three things or topics that happened on the Homefront when America joined the war
Sedition Act, Espionage Act, Liberty Bonds, Victory Gardens, Wheatless/Meatless, Selective Service, 4 Minute Men, Work shortage, or National War Labor Board
Germany had to pay reparations, accept responsibility for World War One (Guilt Clause), loose land, and lessen their military according to the
Treaty of Versailles
How did each Part of MAIN effect the Spark that set off the war?
Militarism- people were confident going to war
Alliance- many countries joined, when it was really between two countries
Imperialism- Austria-Hungary annexed Bosnia
National- Gavrilo Princip wanted his country to be free, so he assassinated Ferdinand
Why did the U.S. decide on neutrality?
They did not want to send their troops into a war that didn't involve them and they were only concerned with things on their side of the world
Name of the German Plan to defeat West Europe before Russia could get involved
Schlieffen Plan
Why did Russia leave the war?
Their people were starving and many soldiers died in the war. A group took over but they kept Russia in the war. Then Vladimir Lenin and the Bolsheviks took over, and signed the Brest-Litovsk Treaty with Germany, so they were out of the war.
Why did the U.S. not want to join the League of Nations?
Congress was afraid that the League of Nations would bring the U.S. into conflicts that they did not need to be part of. Back to the policy of isolationism.