Causes
A system of agreements between nations to help each other out in conflicts
Alliances
This type of defensive fighting involved soldiers living in deep ditches along the front lines.
trench warfare
This treaty officially ended WWI
Treaty of Versailles
What was the purpose of the League of Nations?
to keep peace/ prevent future global conflicts
Name two specific ways that the Treaty of Versailles punished Germany
reparations, blame for war, had to decrease their military, loss of territory
the belief that your country must have a strong military built up in case you need to use it
militarism
Name one new weapon used in WWI that made fighting more deadly.
machine guns, poison gas, tanks, submarines, airplanes
This secret message from Germany that tried to convince Mexico to join them against the United States
Zimmerman Telegram
Which country was forced to take the blame for the war and pay reparations?
Germany
How did the US troops joining the war helped their side win the war?
fresh troops, supplies, boosted morale
having pride in your nation, sometimes to the extreme of believing your nation is superior to others
nationalism
These underwater German submarines attacked Allied ships
u-boats
This US president led the country during WWI
Woodrow Wilson
Name two weaknesses of the League of Nations
no army, US not involved, required unanimous decisions, difficult to enforce sanctions
Explain how the Treaty of Versailles lead to WWII?
harsh punishments, anger, economic problems, rise of Hitler
imperialism
the area between trenches that would be a "suicide mission" if entered/ walked on
no mans land
Which side did the US join in WWI?
Allies/Ttriple Entente
Explain why the United States did not join the League of Nations
did not want to be pulled into foreign conflicts/ rejected by Senate
Put the following events in chronological order
A. U.S. enters WWI
B. Zimmerman Telegram
C. Treaty of Versailles
D. Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
D, B, A, C
the event that is seen as the immediate cause, or spark, of WWI
assassination of archduke Franz Ferdinand
Explain how trench warfare often led to stalemates
hard to advance, heavy defenses, high casualties
This British passenger ship was sank by German U-boats in 1915 killing over 100 Americans
The Lusitania
Who rose to power as a result of the harsh punishments imposed by the Treaty of Versailles?
Hitler
The withdrawal of this country from the war helped Germany by allowing them to only focus on the Western front
Russia