Terms
nickname for American troops who fought in WWI
doughboys
The spark that led to the outbreak of war
assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary
Secret message from Germany to Mexico offering to help Germany regain Texas
Zimmerman note
money a defeated nation pays for war damages
reparations
New weapons used during WWI
machine guns, flamethrowers, grenades, automobiles and trucks, poison gas, tanks, submarines (u-boats), mines
merchant ships travelling in groups protected by naval vessels
convoy system
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia because
Serbia refused to allow Austria-Hungary to send representatives to investigate the Archduke's death
Maintaining neutrality was difficult for America for these reasons
German submarine warfare was killing Americans
Allied propaganda influenced American opinion
American trade and loans were with Allied countries
American attitude and culture favored Allied side
treaty between the Allies and Germany
Treaty of Versailles
an increased emphasis on military might
militarism
Germany's plan to sink all ships entering the war zone around Britain
unrestricted submarine warfare
Britain declares war on Germany because...
Britain had a treaty to protect neutral Belgium, which Germany invaded
Germany violates America's neutral rights are sea by...
declaring unrestricted submarine warfare on all neutral ships
Significance of 11/11/1918
the official armistice
How Russia's withdrawal from war effected the Western Front
Germany moved troops from the East to the West to continue to fight against Britain, France and US
information spread to advance a cause or damage an opponent's cause
propaganda
The British passenger ship sunk by a German u-boat
The Lusitania
Primary causes of America joining the war
The Zimmerman note and unrestricted submarine warfare
Fourteen points
Wilson's plan for peace
Ways the US government managed the war effort on the home front
War Industries Board organized industrial production, the government took control of railroads, Fuel Administration directed the use of gasoline, Food Administration instituted food conservation like :meatless Mondays," Committee on Public Information created propaganda to convince Americans to support the war, the War Labor Policies Board regulated workers and kept costs and wages under control
style of warfare featuring long ditches dug to conceal and protect troops
trench warfare
loyalty or devotion to one's country; a MAIN cause of WWI
nationalism
Ways American lives changed on the home front
Victory gardens, women joining the workforce, African Americans moved north for industrial jobs, volunteer organizations helped the war effort, savings bonds
League of Nations
organization where nations could settle disagreements peacefully
Major factors leading to the outbreak of WWI
MAIN-
Militarism enabled nations to use military strength against other nations
Alliances were formed that causes countries to be drawn into conflict
Imperialism caused countreies to fight for control of colonies and terrotories
Nationalism caused European nations to desire to increase power and prestige and caused cultural groups who didn't have their own countries to desire one.