click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
ROWP WWI.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Main causes of World War I | Militarism alliances imperialism and nationalism |
| Archduke ferdinidad | He was assassinated by Serbian nationalist in 1914 it was the immediate cause of World War I |
| Lusitania | Germany think several ships including the Lusitania killing 2000 people 128 Americans |
| Stalemate | A stalemate is a situation in which neither side is an argument or contest can make progress |
| American expeditionary force | The American expeditionary force where is Santa to Europe and helped save friends most troops didn’t arrive before 1918/1,000,000 men were sent more than 50,000 were killed in battle African-Americans were not allowed to fight but Manny went to fight with |
| John J Pershing | He was selected to lead the AEF he insisted that soldiers will be trained before being sent to the western front he returned home a hero at the end of war |
| Battle of Argonne Forrest | One of the greatest battles of the worst fart in the Argonne Forest in north eastern France that stretched along the entire western front in France |
| Alvin York | Alvin York represented the typical drafty in World War I he was underprivileged and uneducated in the battle of our Gony forest Alvin York armed with a rifle and a pistol reportedly killed 25 Germans and captured 132 prisoners |
| Schenck v us | Charles was a socialist who oppose the war he tried to convince man to resist the draft he was arrested and convicted He appealed to the Supreme Court the court ruled that there were limits to free speech the first amendment did not protect words to crea |
| Espionage act | Act of 1917 made it a crime to criticize war |
| 14 points | Set goals for achieving peace after World War I all European nationalist should be given their own country self determination cob for freedom of the seas called for Reduction of weapons quote for removal of trade barriers called for an end to secret diplo |
| treaty of versailles | Germany territorial losses isolations punishing Germany |