WW1- #1
What are the 4 main causes of WW1? Please define
Militarism - build up or armies and navies to compete
Alliances - –Two groups formed to create a balance of power
Imperialism - –Maintaining competition for markets
Militarism - Ethnic and religious clashes
What does self-determination mean?
allow nations to make their own decisions
define isolationism
stay out of the conflict; didn't threaten our lives or property
What was the name of the treaty that ended WW1?
Treaty of Versailles
What was No Man's Land
the area of land between enemy trenches that was barren and filled with barbed wire and shell craters
What nations were members of the Triple Alliance?
Austria-Hungary, Germany, Italy
What nations were members of the Triple Entente?
Britain, France, Russia
What was the igniting incident of WW1?
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Who wrote the Treaty of Versailles?
leaders of the U.S., France, Great Britain, and Italy
what were the 14 points? who issued the plan?
proposed plan for organizing post-war Europe and for avoiding future wars; Woodrow Wilson
Who became the world's major economic power after WW1?
The U.S.!
What was the League of Nations?
a forum for nations to settle disputes without going to war
What is propoganda and what impact did it have on the war?
created posters, paintings, cartoons to promote the war; helped get support for the war
What are reparations?
war damages/compensatory payment
What does unrestricted submarine warfare mean and how did this affect the United States?
Sinking vessels without warning and without saving human lives; Germany was sinking our ships and killing citizens when we were not
Define stalemate and what was a major contributing factor that broke the stalemate of WW1?
neither side advancing; the U.S. joined the war
What are three new weapons from WW1?
grenades, flame thrower, chemical warfare, tanks etc...
Why do you believe newspapers would publish the Zimmerman Note?
to get U.S. citizens behind the declaration of war
What are 3 hardships soldiers faced in the trenches?
trench foot, filth, dead bodies, polluted water, lack of sleep, little to no food
What were the two acts passed around the time of WW1 in the United states that helped increase the power of the executive branch of government?
Define each one:
Espionage Act – 1917: Prohibited disclosure of gov’t or industrial info regarding national defense
Criminalized refusal to perform military obligations if conscripted
Sedition Act – 1918: prohibited expression of anti-war & unpatriotic sentiments
Penalties if convicted of “disloyal, scurrilous or abusive language against gov’t, its actions, or its symbols”
Why did the U.S refuse to join the League of Nations
Isolationism-we did not want to get involved in another war
What was the Great Migration?
African Americans moved to northern cities in search of factory work
Did the U.S sign the Treaty of Versailles and join the League of Nations?
Why or Why not?
because they believed that it would entangle the U.S in more responsibilities of other countries.
How did WW1 contribute to WW2?
the steps to create peace did not carry over to Europe- Germany was mad they were blamed for WW1 and had to pay; European countries wanted revenge
What was the court case Schenck Vs. U.S about?
What were the results of the case?
Charles Schenck, General Secretary of the Socialist Party, opposed the war. Was arrested and convicted for violations of the Espionage Act
Unanimous decision by the Court, Espionage Act was constitutional, Free speech was not an absolute right, Civil liberties may be limited during wartime