WWI

The main causes of WWI?

Militarism, alliances, imperialism, nationalism

Where did the assassination of Arck Duke Franz Ferdinand and his wife occur?

Bosnia

What is the selective service act and what does it do?

You have to do it when you are 18/ draft/ if need be they take people that are registered

What were the new weapons in WWI? (Mechanized)

New machine gun, artillery, poison gas, tanks, airplanes, u-boats (submarines), hand Grenades, land mines

Which nation had the fewest casualties?

United States

What were Wilson’s 14 points?

His plan to resolve war, his plan South to stabilize European and resolve the root problems that has started war

What the 14 points accepted?

No

Who rejected the 14 points?

The other allied powers except the League of Nations

What were the main reasons the United States didn’t get involved in the League of Nations?

They didn’t want to be in the European drama

What is neutrality?

You don’t pick a side, you don’t get involved

What did the treaty of Versailles say about the Germans?

Severely limited German military

for what M.A.I.N cause for the war?

Alliance system

What is the primary reason the United States joins the war?

The Germans u-boats attacks the United States

What is the primary failure of treaty of Versailles?

How it treats the losing nations

Arck duke franz ferninad

Was the heir presumptive tithe throne of Austria-Hungary, his assassination in Bosnia was the most immediate cause of WWI

Lusitania

boat the Germans sunk

Allied powers

Britain, France, Russia, Italy and the United States

Central powers

Germany, Ottoman Empire, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria

Zimmerman note/telegram

Would help Mexico regain land (from the U.S.) if they allied with Germany

Militarism

To have a strong military/belief that the only way to guarantee peace was to prepare for war

Imperialism

Extending a countries power through military force/as countries become more industrialized, interest in gaining colonies increased due to competition fur raw materials and markets

Nationalism

Pride for your own country/in the Kate 19th and early 20th centuries many people were willing to take ant action to support their nation, especially in the small countries of the balkans