Social Studies Flashcards
WWI (20 cards)
an increase in the importance of the military of the country
Militarism
an heir to the throne of Austrio-Hungary
Archduke Francis Ferdinand
to prepare for war
Mobilize
the coalition of nations in WWI that included Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Ottoman Empires
Central Powers
A group of nations that allied to fight the central powers in WWI and those countries in opposition to the Axis powers in WWII
Allied Powers
a new kind of warfare in WWI that involved digging and fighting from deep trenches.
Trench Warfare
neither side can win
Stalemate
German submarines or “untersee boats”
U-boats
A passenger ship bommed by germany
Lusitania
a Tellagram from Germany to mexico offering mexico a return of territory in exchange for declaring war on the US
Zimmerman Note
a law that allowed the president to draft soldiers in times of war
Selective Service Act
loans to the government that aided its ability to prepare for WWI
Liberty Bonds
a government agency organized to promote the interests of women
National War Labor Board
the US military force sent to Europe during WWI led by General John J Pershing
American Expeditionary Force
people who believed in communism or the political system where all resources should be shared equally.
Communists
a truce or ceasefire agreement b/t warring nations
Armistice
a coalition of governments designed to find peaceful solutions to disagreements proposed by Wodrow Wilson
League of Nations -
financial payments by the loser of a war
Reparations
brought an end to WWI but was never ratified by the US
Treaty of Versailles
a Republican senator
Henry Cabot Lodge
