social studies WWI

what was the cause of the start of the war

Archduke Franz Ferdinand by serbia was assasinated

russia declares war on who

declares war on AH then all declare war on eachoter

what neutral county did Germany invade

Germany invaded Belgium to get to france

stalemate

neither side of war could make progress against the other

germanys schliefien plan

to attack France first before russia through blegium

why does England help belgium

• england said they would protect nuetral countries (100 years ago)

germans started using deadly stuff in 1915

poisoned gas- gas masks

GB blocked what

Gb blockaded all ports under Geran control

why was the blockade bad

serious shortage, germans without food+ supplies

what were u-boats

submarines that would sink ships carringing supplies to GB

american neutrality

people who thought it would be foolish to go to war

what did Woodrow Wilson think

he thought our country should be neutral

propoganda

information designed to influence opinion/ info, convince america to help

barbanos

germans- horrors postors

neutral nation

us still stranded with both sides

what made trade diffucult

brittains blockade and the searches and seizures

what happened on may 7,1915

german u-boat torpedoed the British passenger liner called lustiania

cruiser rules

war materials

trench warfair

dummy heads, scoped rifles, pigeons- cher ami, zigzag, gas-mustard, trenchfoot

how many people die on the lustiania

128, Wilson stays neutral

USW

unrestricted submarine warfair- Germany can sink any boat in there warzone

sussex pledge

germany wont sink merchant ships

zimmerman telegram/note

a german coded- british crack the code, to mexico to attack usa+ Germany will help

selective service act

we needed 5 million soldiers

when does the us declare war

arpil 1917

how many voluntered

2 million

how many regestered

24 million

how many got drafted

3 million

women and aa’s

300000 AA segregated, women joined non- combact

convoy system

sending our food+supplies together in a group

why does russia quit

bolshevikrevolution, Russia turns communist

general pershing

ill lead the troops, not France, they have to be trained before war

armistic

“time out” 11/11 @11 which is veterans day

mobolize

get ready

NWLB- natiolnal war labor board

create supplies for soldiers, organizers, fair for workers

what do women do during the war

take jobs in factories…which helps women’s rights

great migration

½ million AA’s, more tv factories in the North

ration

limit food (fead Europe)

food adminestration

victory gardens, canning/ pickeling

fuel amedestration

people to conservefuel (heatless Mondays)

espionage act

cant spy on the usa

charles schenk

against the draft- prints pamphets, “dont join”

what happened to Charles schenk

gets arrested, found guilty because we are at war,limits on freedom of speech

what were the two countries not invited to the peace treaty

germany and Russia, (27 countries)

leauge of nations

14th point,if one of us gets attacked we will all fight back, germanys not aloud to join

who did they blame for the war

germany

when and what was the new treaty

treaty of Versailles (june 1919)

reperations for the treaty

took Germany 91 years to pay back 33 billion

germany armaments

only 100,000 soldiers, no air force,no u boats, 6 battleships

what did Germany lose after the treaty

lost all colonies and land

what was another thing Germany lost with the treaty

SAAR-minerals

what did the congresa and legislative say with wilsons plans

rejects them/ doesn’t like the league of nations and it could pull us into future wars