World War I and Shell Shock

Flashcards covering key topics and vocabulary related to World War I and its consequences, based on provided lecture notes.

Lusitania

A passenger ship struck by a German U-Boat, leading to 128 American deaths.

World War I other names

Great War, War to End all Wars.

Immediate cause of WWI

Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary.

WWI alliances

Central Powers: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire; Allies: France, England, Russia, US.

Massacre of the innocents

The generation of German youth killed by the war.

America's initial stance on WWI

Isolationist.

Life in America during early 1900s

Pleasant and good, but life was quickening with the advent of cars.

American propaganda reception

Propaganda was received through movie houses portraying war as glamorous and Germans as the enemy.

Items produced in factories during WWI

War materials and jobs.

Labor source for business owners during WWI

Black labor pool due to the Great Migration.

Countries involved in WWI

60 countries were involved.

Trench warfare

A type of combat in which soldiers fight from deep trenches, characterized by horrendous conditions.

Industrialization of war

The mass production of war products.

New weapons introduced in WWI

Gas, advanced machine guns, flamethrowers, tanks.

Battle of the Somme

A depiction of WWI fighting, resulting in 1 million casualties and minimal territorial gain.

Revolution in Russia during WWI

Russian Revolution, aiming to overthrow the Tsar and establish Communism.

Events leading America into WWI

The sinking of Lusitania and the Zimmerman note.

Wilson's message to Congress in 1917

"Right is more precious than peace!"

Reason American soldiers referenced Lafayette

Lafayette was a French officer who helped America during the Revolutionary War.

American soldiers' attitude going into WWI

Unrealistic expectations and poor readiness, ranked behind Portugal's army.

Germany's 1918 attempt

An attempt to take Paris and end the war; unsuccessful.

End of WWI date

November 11th, 1918.

Post-war America for soldiers

Uncertainty in their return to America.

Post-war condition of Europe

Europe was destroyed.

Fourteen Points

Peace plan written by President Wilson.

Treaty of Versailles

A treaty characterized by revenge and hate.