History #2 Flashcards
(23 cards)
Whose assassination started World War 1?
Francis Ferdinand
What two acts passed in 1916 helped america prepare for war
The naval defense and NAtional defense Act
Who was president of the US during WW1
Woodrow WIlson
What is the Zimmerman note
a telegram asking for an alliance between Mexico and Germany
Who was the leader of the American Epeditionary Forces in Europe?
John J Pershing
What ship was sunk in 1915 that caused america to prepare for war?
HMS lusitania
When did the fighting in WW1 end?
November 11,1918
What countries are part of the triple ENTENE
France, Britian, Russia
What are Wilson’s Fourteen Points
A plan for lashing peace in Europe
What is the glorifictaion of the military by a country called
Militriasm
What assisanted Franicis Ferdinand
Gorilla Princip
What is trench Warfare
fighting where opposing Arimes dug trenchs
Who is the leader of Russian Communist Party?
Vladimir Lenin
What treaty was the treaty signed that officially ended the war?
Treaty of versalies
What countries make up the triple ALLIANCE
Germany, austria-hungary, italy
Define Nationalism
Love or devotion to ones country
How did nationalism contribute to start of World War 1
A Serbian Nationlist assassinated Francis Ferdiand
Why was the Russian revolution helpful to germany during World War 1
It ended the fighting between Germany and Russia so Germany called concentrate on western front
Explain how the United States prepared for warafter the sinking of the Lusitania?
Committee of public information
Naval defense Act
NAtional Defense act
Selective defense Act
passed the Selective Service Act which initially required all men aged twenty-one through thirty to register for the draft
Committee of public information
to release news of the government
Naval defense Act
called for vastly enlarging the US Navy constructioning of 10 battleships, gunboats, to prepare for submarine warfare
National Defense act
funding levels and provides authorities for the U.S. military
Selective Service Act
temporarily expand the military through conscription
