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WWI
Study guide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What were the causes of WWI? | Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism |
| Why did the United States enter WWI? | German attacks on U.S. Shipping The sinking of the Lusitania Concerns over safety of U.S. ships Germany tried to turn Mexico against the U.S. (ZIMMERMAN telegram) |
| What weapons were used during WWI? | Tanks were developed for land battles; machine guns because they could fire more rapidly than rifles; poison gas was used to injure/kill the enemy; submarines were used to destroy enemy ships. |
| Who was Archduke Ferdinand? | He was heir to the Australian-Hungarian throne. He was assassinated by a Sierbian nationalist and WWI began. |
| What were the conditions of the Treaty of Versailles? | Germany was to pay for war damages (reparation) Germany lost 10% of its land and all of its colonies Germany's military was restricted |
| What was The League of Nations? | An international organization formed to prevent wars. The U.S. Did NOT join! |
| What is nationalism? | Nationalism is a love of one's country and the desire to have that country free from the control of others.(made it difficult for countries to cooperate) |
| What is an alliance? | An agreement among nations to defend one another. |
| What is isolation? | A policy in which a nation prefers to remain neutral and let other countries handles their own affairs. |
| WWI | Lasted from 1914-1919 |
| Dogfight | Air battle |
| The Allied Powers | Great Britian, France, Russia, Serbia, Belgium |
| The Central Powers | Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Turkey |
| How did the sinking of the Lusitania contribute to U.S. entry into war? | More than 100 US citizens were killed. This angered many Americans. |
| Why was US entry into WWI important to our allies? | US troops increased the fighting strength of the Allied Powers, who had already been fighting for 3 years. American presence turned the war around. |
| WWI 's impact at home? | People sang patriotic songs Gave money to Red Cross "I Want You" posters Planted victory gardens |
| World War I (WWI) | War fought from 1914-1918 between Central and Allied Powers. US joined Allied Powers in 1917, helping them to victory |
| Sinking of Lusitania | A German submarine torpedoed and sank this ship. Americans began calling for war after this. |
| Militarism | The building of a strong military |
| Alliance | An agreement between nations to support and defend each other |
| Nationalism | The belief that your country deserves more success than others, "extreme patriotism " |
| Imperialism | When nations build empires by adding colonies |
| Empire | A country plus its colonies and other territories |
| Territory | A piece of land owned by another country |
| Annex | To take a piece of land or another country as your own |
| Yellow journalism | A kind of writing that exaggerates news to shock and attract readers |
| Canal | A man-made waterway between 2 larger bodies of water |
| Competition | Rivalry for supremacy |
| Neutral | Not taking sides |
| Trench warfare | Fighting from long, narrow ditches called trenches |
| Ration | A measured amount of foods and supplies |
| Treaty of Versailles | Treaty that officially ended WWI |
| League of Nations | International organization formed after WWI to prevent wars |
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iamcwallace
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