WWI qestions
what does total war mean
when countris use all resources to destroy another. they do not care if civilens get hurt or killed in the proccess
what were the causes of the war
-milterism -allices -imperlism -nationalism
what weapons were used during WWI
-tanks -machince guns - airplanes -chemcial weapons [poison gas] -u boats/subrines
Why did the U.S. join the war
1 The Lusitania sinking 2 The Zimmermann Telegram
when did WWI begin and end
1914-1918
How did Woodrow Wilson feel about the war and how did it change over time
He originally wanted to keep the U.S. out of the war and wanted to remain neutral. Eventually changed his mind after Germany betrayed the U.S.
What did Germany offer Mexico if they joined the war? (This was offered in the Zimmerman Telegram)
If Mexico joined the Central Powers, then Germany would help Mexico take back land it had lost from the U.S.
Why did the Russian Revolution happen
People were mistreated and when the war happened the Tsar sent many soldiers out to fight who were not prepared. - Did not have shoes or weapons/were not trained
What year did the U.S. join the war and which side did they join
They joined in 1917 on the side of the Allies
How did the U.S. limit freedoms for Americans during the war
They passed the Espionage and Sedition Act which took away Freedom of Speech
What was Bloody Sunday
When the working class people in Russia marched to ask for better working conditions. Instead, the Tsar ordered the soldiers to shoot them. -Over 100 people were shot -Happened in 1905
what is a terroist
a person who uses vilolence for a political cause
what does blockade mean and who used this strategy during the war
a strategy to block anything from coming in or out of a country - britain used this strategy against germany
what was life like in the trenches
life was horrible and unhealthy -there were rats that chould bite them [carreid disese -many dead bodeis -trecnhes were very dirty
what event set the war in motion
the assanation of the Archduke Franz Ferdainand