unit 3: ww1 (1914-1919)

causes of ww1

militarism, alliances, imperialism, nationalism, spark (assasination of franz ferdinand)

central powers

germany, austria-hungary, ottoman empire, bulgaria

allies

france, britain, russia (until 1917), us, and italy

schlieffen plan

germany's plan to invade france via belgium, caused britain to join the war

trench warfare

long.deadly stalemates on western front

lusitania

britis ship sink by german u-boat (1915), killing 128 americans

unrestricted submarine warfare

germany's tactric to sink ships wothout warning

convoy system

protected merchant ships with naval escorts to combat u-boat threats

reasons for us entry (1917)

unrestricted submarine warfare, zimmerman telegram (germany, mexico thing), economic ties to allies, propaganda

john j pershing

commander of american expeditionary forces (aef)

major us battles

Battle of Château-Thierry, the Battle of Belleau Wood, the Battle of Saint-Mihiel, and the Meuse–Argonne Offensive

funding ww1

liberty bonds, taxes, gov war agencies (war industry board)

bernard baruch

led war industries board

george creel

led commintte on public info (cpi) which used propaganda

espionage and sedition acts

restricted dissent during war, punished anti-war speech and actions

eugene v debs

socialist leader jailed under sediton act for anti-war speech

treaty of brest-litovsk

russia's peace treaty w germany, russia exited the war in 1917

armistice

nov 11, 1918

14 points

wilson's post-war peace plan, included league of nations

paris peace conference

negotiations for postwar settlement, treaty of versilles signed

big 4

us (wilson), france (clemenceau), britain (lloyd george), italy (orlando)

treaty of versailles

blamed germany, imposed reparations and military restrictions, created league of nations

league of nations debate

us sentate refused of ratify treaty, concerns about loss of soverignty

Irreconcilables

senators opposed to accept the league

reservationaists

willing to acceot the league

henry cabot lodge

led senate opposition to versailles treaty

beginning of war

july 28, 1914

franz ferdinand assassination

june 28, 1914

sinking of lisitania

may 7, 1915