Social Studies WW1 Study Guide
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Militarism | a political orientation of a people or a government to maintain a strong military force and to be prepared to use it aggresively to defend or promote national interests |
| Alliances | an agreement between 2 or more countries to help each other out in war |
| Imperialism | A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force |
| Nationalism | devotion and loyalty to one's own nation |
| Central Powers | An alliance between Germany, Bulgaria, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and Ottoman Empire during WW1 |
| Allied Powers | Great Britain, France, Italy, Russia, and later the US |
| Archduke Franz Ferdinand | Heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He was assassinated 28th June 1914 by Gavrilo Princip in Sarajevo, Bosnia. Set off a chain of events that led to World War I. |
| Trench warfare | a bloody form of war that consisted of two opposing forces digging holes in the ground or "trenches" to provide shelter from enemy gunfire. Heavy Artillery would be able to shoot through trenches and infantry would race across "no man's land" or the land between the two frontal trenches. Gas was also used to fill the trenches and kill all within them. |
| U boats (unrestricted submarine warfare) | used by Germany in WW1 to strike back at the British Navy that blockaded all Northern European ports preventing supplies from getting to Germany |
| Lusitania | American boat that was sunk by the German U-boats; made America consider entering WWI |
| Zimmerman Note | Written by Arthur Zimmerman, a german foreign secretary. In this note he had secretly proposed a German- Mexican alliance. He tempted Mexico with the ideas of recovering Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico. The note was intercepted on March 1, 1917 by the U.S. government. This was a major factor that led us into WWI. |
| Propaganda | information that is spread for the purpose of promoting some cause |
| Liberty Bonds | Where people bought bonds so the government could get that money now for war. The bonds increased in interest over time. |
| War Industries Bonds | most important govt war industry; was to make sure faactories converted over from production of Civilian goods to Military goods |
| Committee for Public Information | created by president Woodrow Wilson to rally public opinion in support of US efforts during WWI; referred to as the Creel Committee |
| Treaty of Versailles | 1919, forced Germany to accept blame for the war |
| Wilson's Fourteen Points | a speech delivered by United States President Woodrow Wilson to a joint session of Congress on January 8, 1918. intended to assure the country that the Great War was being fought for a moral cause and for postwar peace in Europe. militarism, nationalism, alliances, imperialism |
| League of Nations | An association of countries established in 1919 by the Treaty of Versailles to promote international cooperation and achieve peace GOAL: PEACE WITHOUT VICTORY |
| why the United States did not join the League of Nations | Establishing this was in the Treaty of Versailles, but the US Senate rejected the treaty, saying that the US joining the League of Nations would cause more conflicts in the future. |
| how the United States troops and supplies led the Allies to victory | ... |
| how the United States prepared for World War I | Meatless Mondays Wheatless Tuesdays Committee for Public Information Liberty Bonds Four-Minute Men |
| Treaty of Versailles | set reparations for damage to allied territory; amount set at $33 billion in 1921 |
| Treaty of Versailles | returned Alsace-Lorraine to France |
| Treaty of Versailles | gave other territories to Belgium, Denmark, Poland |
| Treaty of Versailles | All colonies (Africa, China, Pacific islands) taken over by allied nations |
| Treaty of Versailles | restricted German army to 100,1000 |
| Treaty of Versailles | forbade manufacture of most military equipment including tanks and aircraft |
| Treaty of Versailles | Made the Rhineland a demilitarized zone;placed it and the Saar valley under international control |
| Treaty of Versailles | League of Nations added |
| Treaty of Versailles | Was rejected by the US Senate because of the League of Nations - Senate didn't want the US to join the League because they thought it would make future conflicts and cause another war with the other nations |
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