chapter 7 ss
why did england seek to forge alliances with france and russia?
because germany was creating a naval fleet that threatened the british navy
a method of lending money to the government to be repaid with interest
bonds
what event in 1914 triggered the beginning of world war 1?
the assissination of archuduke frank ferdinand of austria-hungary
spying to acquire government information
espionage
what was the "great migration"?
the movement of massive numbers of african americans to the north to take factory jobs
what was the final german cat that caused the united states to declare war on germany?
the sinking of six american ships by german submarines
what was the zimmerman telegram?
the telegram to mexico from germany promising to give mexcik land lost to the U.S if they joined the war
what was the primary purpose of the war industries board?
to coordinate the production of war materials
why did congress pass the selective service act?
to draft americans into the armed forces
what was the purpose of the wartime agencies created in the U.S during world war 1?
to foster cooperation between the national war effort and private businessess
what was the purposes of the espionage and sedition acts?
to prevent spying and curtail criticism of the goverment
what was the purpose of the committee of public information?
to sell the war effort to americans
families grew there own vegetables at home
victory gardens
what was the most important new agency that congress created, for the purpose of coordinating production of war materials?
war industries board (WIB)
worked in factories, shipyards, and railroad yards for the first time
women
what is and what did he alliance do?
Germany and Austria U-boats sinks ships begins world war 1 form central powers
How did the unification of the German states and the emergence of the German Empire lead to tensions in Europe?
Several countries feared that Germany would invade them and begin to create alliances.
African Americans were cooks and laborers in this branch of the service
army
how did the fueal administration attempt to conserve coal and oil during the war?
by instituting heartless monday's and creating daylight savings time
how did america fund ghe $32 billion war effort?
by raising taxes and selling bonds
what was the result of alliances between european countries against one another?
countries began to engage in militarism
introduced by the fuel administration to save energy
daylight saving time
what were "victory gardens"?
gardens in which citizens grew their own vegetables
massive movement of population from the south to northern cities
great migration
disease that killed millions of people during the epidemic of 1918-1919
influenza
what effect did the war have on women in america?
many took jobs that were traditionally held by men
the desire to promote one's own country's culture and interest above all other nations is called...?
nationalism
the crisis in the balkans represented a clash between which two ideals that were emerging in europe?
nationalism and imperialism
branch of the service that authorized the enlistment of women
navy
what were the 2 ways the country paid for the war?
raising taxes and selling bonds
what were the european alliances that were triggered when austria-hungary declare war on serbia?
russia and france allied with serbia against austria-hungary and germany
system requiring all men of certain ages to register for the draft
selective service
austria-hungary's annexation is bosnia in 1908 had what effect on the empires relations with the slavic people?
slavs felt that austria-hungary had no intention of giving them independence
