Causes
What was the Powder Keg moment of World War I?
The Assassination of Franz Ferdinand.
Fighting that takes place mostly in one area surrounded by trenches.
Trench warfare.
The Allied Powers.
France, Great Britain, Russia
Gave the government the power to draft soldiers into the army.
Selective Service Act.
The treaty the ended World War I.
The Treaty of Versailles.
What were the two main reasons the United States entered World War I?
The sinking of the Lusitania and the Zimmerman Telegram.
The land between two enemy trenches filled with barbed wire and landmines.
No Man's Land.
Central Powers
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy
Speaking out against the war and the draft was now illegal.
The Espionage and Sedition Acts.
Germany was angered by this major aspect of the Treaty.
War Guilt Claus. Paying war debt.
Extreme pride in one's country.
Nationalism.
A kind of warfare that involved mustard gas.
Chemical warfare.
Joined the war in 1917 after a period of Isolationism.
The United States.
Freedom of Speech could be limited in the face of clear and present danger.
Schenk V. The United States
How was Germany's army affected by the Treaty?
It was only allowed a small number of troops to defend itself.
What caused World War I to have so many countries involved?
Alliances.
A new weapon that caused the majority of casualties in World War I.
Machine Gun
The first two countries to declare war on Germany after the outbreak of the war.
Great Britain and France.
Shaped how American citizens viewed World War I.
Committee on Public information.
This was going to outlaw war and was signed by several countries.
Kellogg-Briand Pact.
Build up and focus on military power.
Militarism.
Stalemate, no big victories or land being gained during the fighting.
War of Attrition.
Austria-Hungary declared war on this country after the assassination of Franz Ferdinand.
Serbia.
How did America help feed and supply the troops with the necessities of war.
Rationing.
This plan involved the United States lending money to Germany to pay off the war debt.
Dawes Plan.