11th - US History - WW 1 Flashcards
(20 cards)
Militarism
Belief that a country should use a strong military to aggressively promote national interests
Nationalism
Patriotic feeling
Feeling of superiority over other countries
Imperialism
Policy of extending a country’s power/influence through military force or diplomacy
Assassination
Killing of someone for a hire or a specific purpose
Triple Alliance
Secret agreement between
Germany. Austria-Hungary. Italy.
Triple Entente
France. Russia. Great Britian.
Central Powers
Germany and Austria-Hungary
Along with Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire
Allied Powers / Allies
Russia. France. Great Britian
Plus Serbia, Hungary, Belgium, and the United States.
Blank check.
Promise made by Germany to back whatever action Austria-Hungary took against Serbia to punish them for the supposed assasination of Archduke Ferdinand
No Man’s Land
Area between Allied and Alliance fronts where troops had to leave their trenches and expose themselves to gunfire, gas, and rocket fire.
Trench warfare
Fighting down from trenches facing each other
Zimmerman note
Secret diplomatic telegram from Germany proposing a military alliance with Mexico against the U.S. if the Americans entered WW1 against Germany
Selective Service Act
Act passed by Congress requiring all men between 21 and 30 to register for military service. Troops drawn from this pool as needed.
Went away after the war.
Armistice
Nov 11, 1918
Agreement ending WW1 fighting against Germany
League of Nations
International organization formed after WW1 to provide place to resolve international disputes and avoid situations like one that started WW1
Treaty of Versailles
Officially ended WW1 on June 28, 1919
Negotiated among Allied powers with little input from Germany.
- All German colonies give to France & Great Britain
- German army limited to 100,000 men
- German navy restricted to 6 battleship & no subs
- Germany not allowed to have an Air Force
Wilson’s 14 points
Statement of principles for peace that was used in negotiations to end WW1. Taken from President’s speech to Congress
What weapons were used during WW1?
Usual - rifles, artillery, tanks, machine guns
New - flamethrowers, poison gas, mortars, aircraft
What actions did Germany commit that angered the U.S.?
Tried to make a treaty with Mexico against the U.S. (Zimmerman telegram)
Used subs to sink merchant ships supplying the French and English
Which countries created the Treaty of Versailles?
- 13 nations attended Paris conference
- Big 4 of England, France, Italy and U.S.
- Russian not invited due to Communist revolution and not paying debts to Allies
- Central Powers not invited
- U.S. never signed due to opposition at home. Negotiated separate peace w/ Germany and never joined League of Nations
