People
Name of the American president who shifted from the stance of neutrality, to in 1917 asking Congress to declare war against Germany
Woodrow Wilson
When did WWI begin?
1914
Who was the first Progressive president?
Theodore Roosevelt
Weapons that evolved during WWI
Tank, airplanes, machine guns, poison gas.
Heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire who was killed by a Bosnian terrorist who wanted Bosnia to be independent from the Austro-Hungarian Empire
Franz Ferdinand
In what year did the fighting of WWI end with an armistice?
1918
Journalists who exposed problems in society
Muckrakers
Provide 3 nations that made up the Central Powers
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Italy, Ottoman Empire
Bosnian nationalist Gavrilo Princip killed this man- Heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire- Starting WWI
Franz Ferdinand
In what year did the U.S. enter WWI?
1917
The Jungle
Provide 3 nations that made up the allied powers
England, Russia, France, Italy, U.S.
All black American unit in WWI that fought under French leadership with great bravery
Harlem Hellfighters
Special contribution that Native American soldiers made to WWI
Transmitting information in their languages- Unbreakable code
William Howard Taft
Acronym for MAIN- the primary causes for WWI
Militarism
Alliances
Imperialism
Nationalism
Telegram sent by Germany to Mexico, seeking to form an alliance. Was intercepted and decoded by England and increased public pressure on Wilson to declare war on Germany. Named after the German foreign minister.
Zimmerman Telegram
Theodore Roosevelts International Policy to increase U.S. influence over the western hemisphere (central/south America)
Roosevelt Corollary (Big Stick Diplomacy)
Three territories that the U.S. gained as a result of the Spanish American war
Phillippines
Guam
Puerto Rico
(I would accept some influence over Cuba)
As a result of WWI, Germany was punished by the Treaty of Versailles. Provide three ways in which they were punished.
Reparations
Loss of territory
Reduce military
Take full responsibility for WWI