World War I
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 nationalism, industrialism, alliances, assassination of archduke ferdinand | four causes that led to WWI |
| england, france, russia | three countries in the triple entente |
| germany, austria-hungary | two countries of the central powers |
| years of WWI | 1914-1918 |
| trench | type of fighting |
| europe | location of fighting |
| lusitania, zimmerman note, US business interests, US propaganda | four reasons US got involved |
| april 6, 1917 | date US got involved |
| battle of argonne and end of war | septermber-november 11, 1918 |
| woodrow wilson | president during WWI |
| 61 million | number of people who fought in WWI |
| 16 million | number of people who died in WWI |
| 19.5 million | number of people who were wounded |
| 116,000 | number of US troops who died |
| 21.5 million | number of europeans who died from the spanish influenza |
| 32 million | number of artillery shells that were shot at the battle of verdun |
| austria-hungary | country archduke ferdinand was from |
| Princep | student who shot archduke ferdinand |
| june 28, 1914 | date archduke ferdinand was assassinated |
| Germany | country that invaded france first |
| august 3, 1914 | date WWI officially started |
| france | country where most of the fighting occurred |
| lusitania | british ocean liner |
| may 7, 1915 | date lusitania was sunk |
| Germany | country of the sub that took down the lusitania |
| zimmerman note | letter to mexico from germany that was intercepted and stated the germany wanted mexico to attack the US |
| 3.2 billion dollars | amount of money US made by trade with the allies from 1914-1916 |
| april 6, 1917 | date US entered WWI |
| triple entente (allies) | side the US chose to fight with |
| selective service act | sets one up for the draft, states that when a male turns 18 they must sign up |
| 1917 | year soviets leave the war |
| northern france | location of most of the fighting after the soviets leave |
| october | month of communist revolution |
| battle of argonne | battle that the US helped most with |
| red barron | plane that had 3 wings |
| november 11th, 1918 | date war ends (veteran's day) |
| germany | country that was blamed for the war |
| treaty of versailles | name of the treaty that forced germany to pay for most of the war |
| new national boundaries, no secret treaties, open seas, military reduction, free trade, colonial claims mediation | focuses of wilsons fourteen points |
| league of nations | wilson's idea that was a pre-cursor to united nations |
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