Imperialism and WW1 test

___ was a statement of principles for peace that was to be used for peace negotiations in order to end World War I

14 points

When was WW1?

1914-1918

BEFORE/AFTER World War I, international organizations (the League of Nations) and agreements (the Mandate System) were established to avoid future conflicts.

After

___ were Serbia, Russia, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Belgium and the United States.

Allied powers

What major events did the US participate in during their age of imperialism?

American invasion of Vietnam and Britain's occupation of India.

___ was archduke of Austria and heir apparent to Francis Joseph 1

Archduke Ferdinand

What was the immediate cause of World War I?

Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

___ consist of Austria-Hungary, Germany, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire

Central Powers

___ was the preserving food during WW1

Conservation

___ believed Germany should pay billions in reparations for starting and leading the war. He wanted to put german leaders on trial for using poison gas

David Lloyd George

___ prohibited the sharing of information intended to disrupt U.S. military interests or aid its enemies, punishable by 20 years in prison and a $20,000 fine

Espionage laws

___ wanted to punish germany for the war and take away thing army so they couldn't start another war

Georges Clemenceau

___ argued that very wealthy men had a responsibility to use their wealth for the greater good of society. A book written by Andrew Carnegie.

Gospel of wealth

What were conditions like in WWI trenches and tunnels? What was life like for the average trench soldier? What were the duties, routines and rotations for those who served in the trenches?

In the trenches it was very unsanitary and dangerous. The trenches were a target to enemies because the troop hid there. The average soldier that lived in the trenches had little food, no heating, sometimes disease, and was putting their life in danger. Some soldiers were put on sentry duty: standing on the fire step of the trench and observing the enemy.

An organization of nations formed after World War I to promote cooperation and peace

League of Nations

___ Is a war bond that was sold in the United States to support the Allied cause in World War I

Liberty bonds

___ was a British luxury liner sunk by a German submarine in the North Atlantic; one of the events leading to U.S. entry into World War I

Lusitania

What are the M.A.I.N. Causes of WW1

M- Militarism -new military technologies -Arms race between countries -Glorification of war A- Alliances -agreements to aide each other if attacked -Most nations sign secret alliances -Allies and central powers I- Imperialism -competition of colonies -Many smaller wars over territory N- Nationalism -French-German border conflicts -Ethnic nationalism

___ is the belief or desire of a government or people that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests.

Militarism

What was trench warfare like?

Millions of soldiers lived in a system of trenches infested with lice and rats. Trenches were long, narrow ditches dug into the ground where soldiers lived. They were muddy and gave many people diseases such as trench foot. The area between opposing trenches was known as no man's land. Soldiers would go over the top and try to take over enemy trenches.

___ is the quality or state of being neutral

Neutrality

___ is disputed ground between the front lines or trenches of two opposing armies

No mans land

Introduced by the Germans and was used by both sides during the war; caused vomiting, blindness, and suffocation

Poison gas

information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.

Propaganda

___ required all men in the U.S. between the ages of 21 and 30 to register for military service.

Selective service act

___ is the belief that only the fittest survive in human political and economic struggle.

Social Darwinism

Heavy armored vehicle which could travel over barbed wire and across enemy trenches

Tank

What are the main reasons why the United States government began to practice imperialism and what are four examples of new U.S. Territory acquired in the late 1800s?

The reasons why they began to practice imperialism are because of economics,politics,religion,and exploratory. It was the desire to make money and expand foreign trade. Four examples of territory are Texas,Oregon territory,Mexican cession,and Gadsden purchase

___ worsened economic and political conditions in Europe and led to the rise of totalitarian regimes.

The treaty of Versailles

A peace treaty following wwl. Made Germany pay war reparations and made them the Weimar republic. Found Germany to blame and made them get rid of the marines, reduce army, almost eliminate navy.

Treaty of Versailles

A form of warfare in which opposing armies fight each other from trenches dug in the battlefield.

Trench warfare

___ entered World War I as an absolute monarchy with sharp class divisions between the nobility and peasants.

Tsarist Russia

A second revolution by the Bolsheviks created the communist state that ultimately became the ___

USSR

___ wanted lands along the Adriatic Sea for protection

Vittorio Orlando (Italy)

In WWI, ___ was the region of Northern France where the forces of the Allies and the Central Powers battled each other.

Western front

Why did America initially remain neutral?

When war broke out in Europe in 1914 President Wilson declared that the United States would follow a strict policy of neutrality. This was a product of a longstanding idea at the heart of American foreign policy that the United States would not entangle itself with alliances with other nations.

___ is the duty of white people to manage the affairs of the less developed nonwhite people Poem by Rudyard Kipling.

White Man's Burden

___ wanted to create an agreement that would end wars in the future through diplomacy

Woodrow Wilson (America)

___ was the President of the United States (1913-1921) and the leading figure at the Paris Peace Conference of 1919. He was unable to persuade the U.S. Congress to ratify the Treaty of Versailles or join the League of Nations

Woodrow wilson

___ was A telegram Germany Sent to Mexico to convince Mexico to attack the U.S.

Zimmerman telegram

What events led to America breaking neutrality to enter the war?

Zimmerman telegram and the sinking of the Lusitania

WW1 was caused by competition among industrial nations in Europe and a failure of ___.

diplomacy

Advances in ___, from improvements to the machine gun and airplane, to the invention of the tank, led to mass devastation during WWI.

weaponry