Causes of WW1
extreme patriotic feelings that one’s country is superior.
What is Nationalism?
What countries made up the Allied Powers?
Britain, Russia, France
British and French first to use them but broke down often. What is this new technology that were more reliable in the war by 1917?
Armored Tanks
When did Germany fire onto the Lusitania?
May 1815
When did Germans offer Mexico a secret deal in the Zimmerman Telegram?
January 1917
when a country extends their power, influence, and wealth by bringing additional areas under their control.
What is Imperialism?
Who were the lesser allies? List 3 examples
Belgium, Greece, Serbia, Montenegro, Portugal, Romania, and eventually the United States, Japan, and Italy (who switches sides)
What did planes have on them that made them small but mighty in the war?
Machine Guns
What fired on the RMS Lusitania?
A German U-Boat
What did Germany tell them they could gain in the Telegram?
Mexico could regain Texas, California, Arizona, and New Mexico
an “arms race” ravaged Europe in the early 20th century as countries sought superiority over their neighbors.
What is Militarism?
What countries made up the Central Powers?
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy
What countries had submarine forces before the war?
Britain, France, Russia, and the US all had submarine forces before the war.
How many Americans on board were killed?
128 Americans on board were killed.
What made Americans call for a war?
Germany and Mexico plotted against the U.S. to take back the states Mexico once had.
The heir to the Austria-Hungary crown, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, was assassinated in June 1914 by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip.
Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
What countries were the lesser allies to the Central Powers?
Lesser allies: Bulgaria and Ottoman Empire
What is a U-Boat?
("Unterseeboot"="undersea boat”) in early 1900s.
Why did the U-Boat fire?
They fired in retaliation for the United Kingdom's recent blockade on German ports
Who was the president at the time of the war?
President Woodrow Wilson
In order to protect themselves, countries throughout Europe sought mutual defense alliances, where if one were attacked, the others come to their defense.
What is Web of Alliances?
What countries convinced Italy to join the Allied Powers and how did they?
Italy leaves and joins Allied Powers after convinced by Britain and France they could gain territory from Austria.
Who developed the U-Boats?
Germany developed U-boats
What did the sinking of the Lusitania cause?
It caused a storm of protest in the US
When did President Woodrow Wilson ask Congress to declare war on the Central Powers?
August 2, 1917