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What are the MAIN causes of WWI
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
Why did militarism have anything to do with the war
Everyone was competing to get a better military than everyone else
Who was the Triple Alliance
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy
Who was the Triple Entente
France, Britain, and Russia
How many nationalities made up the Habsburg Empire
11 nationalities
Which group was particularly unhappy to be in the AH empire
The Slavic
What was the reason WWI started
The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
Who assassinated Archduke Ferdinand
Gavrilo Prinip
How was the Black Hand’s actions interpreted by the AH empire
They believed that officials of the Serbian government were in the Black Hand gang and were involved of the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
What did the assassination lead to
The July Crisis
What German tactics were deemed barbaric
Submarine warfare; destroying enemy ships without warning or reason
What was the Zimmermann Telegram
It was an intercepted telegram from Germany asking Mexico to ally themselves with Germany and declare war on the US if the US declares war on Germany
What happened to the Lusitania
Germany attacked it without warning destroying all the munitions and passengers on board
What was the Sussex Pledge
Germany agreeing to not attack any ships without warning, but they ignored this pledge multiple times
Why did Woodrow Wilson ask Congress to declare war
Because Germany sunk the Lusitania and broke the Sussex Pledge
When was WWI
1914-1918
When did America enter WWI
1917
What was Germany’s blank check
Germany’s unlimited support to AH in dealing with Serbia
What were the Ten Demands
Demands from AH to Serbia if they didn’t want war against AH; end all propaganda against AH, remove all officials hostile to AH from the government, and arrest all conspirators involved in the assassination plot
What were some new technologies that were created in WWI
Tank, poison gas, machine guns
What was the Sedition Act
Made it illegal to speak out against the war or the US government
What was the Espionage Act
Made it illegal to convey information intended to interfere with the US armed forces or to promote the success of the US’s enemies
What was Schenck vs US
Schenck was a Socialist who printed and distributed 15,00 anti-war pamphlets; ended in a 9-0 vote against Schenck
What was the Committee on Public Information
A committee to encourage the American’s to support the war effort
Who were the Allied Powers
Russia, France, Britain, and Serbia
Who were the Central Powers
Germany, AH, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire
What was the Schlieffen Plan
Germany would attack France the Russia, instead of fighting head-on, they would envelope the enemy then attack the flanks and rear.
Who mobilized first
Russia
Who were the isolationists
People who are against war and wanted it to stop
Who were the interventionists
They wanted war and they wanted to fight
What were Liberty Bonds
Bonds that people would buy then after few years they would get their money back plus interest
Who was Woodrow Wilson
The president during WWI
What were Wilson’s 14 points
Wanted immediate end of WWI, the establishment of an international peacekeeping organization, international disarmament, open diplomacy, explicit disavowal of war, and independence for formerly colonial territories
What was the Treaty of Versailles
A document that officially ended the war between Germany and the Allied Powers
What was the War Guilt Clause
It blamed Germany for WWI and imposed heavy debt payments on Germany
What was the League of Nations
An international peacekeeping organization tasked with resolving international disputed without resorting to military force
Why didn’t the US join the League of Nations
Because the US saw Article X as a violation of US sovereignty and could lead to another war
What was Article X
It made it that those in the League of Nations would go to war on each other’s behalf if war was declared on someone
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