WWI Flashcards
What were the 4 causes of WWI?
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, and Nationalism.
Who made up the Allies?
Great Britain, France, Italy, Russia, and the US
Who made up the Central Powers?
Austria-Hungry, Germany, The Ottoman Empire.
What was the spark/ what started WWI
The assassination of Austria-Hungry’s Arch-Duke Franz Ferdinand.
What was trench warfare?
When army’s dug trenches and fought from there.
What was the space in between trenches called?
No mans land
What were weapons introduced in WWI?
Flame throwers, tanks, machine guns, long range artillery, airplanes, submarine, and poison gas.
What did the US practice at the beginning of the war?
Isolationism
What happend with the Lusitania?
It was a passenger ship with US citizens on it that Germany sank.
What happens with the Zimmerman telegram?
It was a secret message Germany sent to mexico asking them to turn on the US.
What caused the US to join the war?
Both the Zimmerman Telegram and the sinking of the Lusitania.
Who was the president of the US during WWI?
Woodrow Wilson
Who won WWI?
The Allies
What was signed to end the war?
The Armistice
What was Woodrow Wilson plan for after the war called and what did it call for?
The “fourteen points” planned to make an international league of nations to keep peace, and that people own their country.
What was included in the treaty of Versailles?
- Germany and Austria-Hungry are guilty for the war
- Allied forces get $33 billion
- Everyones military decreases to 100,000
- Rhineland was demilitarized.
-Give Alsace+Lorraine back land to France.
Did the US join the league of nations?
No
Was the league of nations strong or weak?
Weak
Was the US with the Allies or Central Powers?
The Allies
What group of immigrants faced lots of racism during WWI?
German Immigrants
What was started that boosted the number of american troops?
The selective service.
What military bases were in SC to train US soldiers?
Fort (camp) Jackson, Camp Sevier, Camp Wadsworth.
How did farmers benefit from WWI?
Cotton and food were needed more for the war, so prices went up and farmers made more.
How did textile mills/factories benefit from WWI
As demand went up, so did profit.
