Causes
nationalism
man whose assassination started WWI
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
America is ___________ at the start of WWI
Neutral
Germany uses these to attack American ships
u-boats
WWI had been going on for this long before America joins
3 years
the policy of extending a nation's rule over other territories and countries
imperialism
the first two countries to declare war on each other
Austria-Hungary and Seriba
the president at the start of WWI
Woodrow Wilson
Germany sends a secret telegram to this country, asking them to attack America
Mexico
This many men join the army by the end of WWI
5 million
celebration of military ideals and a rapid buildup of military power
militarism
Germany declares war on _______________ because they are allied with Seriba
Russia
America tries to trade with ____________
both sides, Germany, Great Britain
this country has a revolution, causing them to pull troops out of the war
Russia
During these two months of 1914, most of Europe went to war
July and August
a system in which countries agree to defend each other
alliance system
Germany declares war on ____________ because they are allied with Russia
France
trade is hard with Germany because of this
America joins WWI in this year
1917
name of the British passenger ship German U-boats attacked
Lusitania
give an example of how the alliance system caused WWI
Germany's alliance with Austira-Hungary, Russia and France with Great Britain
___________________________ declares war on Germany because they are allied with Russia and France
trade is hard with Great Britain because of this
Germany's attacks on American ships
this act creates the military draft
Selective Service Act
the name of the telegram sent from Germany to Mexico
Zimmerman Telegram