WW1 part 4 Flashcards
1
Q
2 types of submarine warfare
A
- Restricted
- Unrestricted
2
Q
Unrestricted warfare
A
- Germans strike without warning
- Kill many Americans
3
Q
Restricted Warfare
A
- Germans can’t shoot without warning
- Saved lives of those on the boat
4
Q
U-boats
A
- Risky German war zones
- Any ship with weapons got sunk
- Woodrow blames Germany for all the sunken ships
5
Q
Lusitania
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- A luxury passenger ship from GB
- Quickly sinks
- Outraged the Americans
- Doesn’t “officially” go to war, but close
6
Q
How did America cheat?
A
- They put weapons on the passenger ships
- Hires blonde spies
7
Q
Zimmerman Note
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- German secretary sent the document
- Asked Mexico to form an alliance if America gets into the war
- Offered $$$ and land
- Mexico says no
8
Q
How did the Americans find out about the note?
A
- There are wires from Europe to America
- Went to Britain first
- They decode it
- Told the Americans
9
Q
What did the Americans change
A
- They were loosing
- Created a protective ring
10
Q
Why did Russia Leave the war
A
- A civil war broke out
- Bolschivecks took over
11
Q
What did the Bolschivecks do?
A
- Everyone was sick of the Czars
- Make the Czar do chores
- Murdered the family
- Tries Communism
12
Q
Who was Russia’s new leader
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- Lennon
- Signed peace treaty w/ the Central powers
13
Q
Marne pt 2
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- Germans moved in on the French
- Underestimated Americans
- Americans head into combat
- Dug trenches at night
- Germans defeated, become broke, the lies of Jews start
