Chapter 21 World War I APWH

what time period was the soviet union

1917-1991

when was the german revolution

1918

total war

A conflict in which the participating countries devote all their resources to the war effort

When did the US join the war?

April 6, 1917

when did germany declare war on russia

August 1, 1914

when did germany declare war on france

August 3, 1914

when did great britain declare war on germany

August 4, 1914

members of the triple alliance/central powers ("bad guys")

Austria - Hungary, Germany, Ottoman Empire, and Italy

what country was first to declare war

Austria Hungary declared war on Serbia

Balfour Declaration (1917)

British promise of support for the establishment of Jewish settlement in Palestine (zionist movement) british did not follow through.

how did imperialism help cause WWI

Countries competed for land and resources after 1880 which caused tension

how did nationalism help cause WWI

Each country thought that they were better than the other which caused tension (big ego/ too much pride)

How did militarism help cause WWI

Endless planning for war made war more likely; countries were prepared and building up war resources like weapons. (size of European militaries doubled between 1890-1914)

when did the war start (ah declares war on serbia)

July 28, 1914

start and end of the war

July 28, 1914 - November 11, 1918

When was the Archduke assassinated?

June 28, 1914

acronym for causes of the war

M- militarism A- alliances I- imperialism N- nationalism (A- archduke's assasination)

when did the war end

November 11, 1918

what is balkanization

Process by which a state breaks down through conflicts

how did alliances help cause WWI

Several European powers created alliances before WWI and all countries were drug into war (allied/central)

who created the USSR

Vladimir Lenin (communists)

what happened with the luisitania

a british cruise ship carrying 128 american people was sunk by a german u boat

what was the schlieffen plan

a german plan for germany to win the war. they neeed a special plan since they had rivals to the east and west, so the plan was to go one at a time. they wanted to invade and defeat france through belgium, then move and fight the russians.

what was the mandate system

a system that gave german and ottoman lands/colonies to the war winners

when did the american government officially join the war

april 1917

What was the cost of the war?

billions of dollars, lots of death, debilitating injuries and ptsd, mental disorders, alcohol and drug addiction

what event led to balkanization (breaking up of countries) in europe

fall of the ottoman empire

what was the zimmerman telegram/ zimmerman note

germany, in an attempt to end the stale mate of the war, sent a telegram to the mexican government telling them to attack america and promising mexico more of american land. it was intercepted by british and given to america.

members of the triple entente/allied forces ("good guys")

great britain, france, russia (eventually the US)

russian revolution (#2)

in april 1917 germans help lenin get into russia. the tsar is overthrown and lenin and his squad take control from the provisional government

what were some changes made in america during the war time

invention and application of DST; removal of habeas corpus; women could work at factories

what date did austria hungary officially declare war on serbia, beginning world war I

july 28, 1914

what is the timeline of the war beginning

june 28 1914- franz ferdinand is assasinated july 28 1914- AH declares war on serbia august 1 1914- Germany declares war on Russia august 3 1914- germany declared war on france august 4 1914- great britain declares war on germany

when was the archduke assasinated

june 28,1914

aspects of total war

mandatory military enlistment (the draft); control of the economy and industry; rationing of food and essentials; the home front; propaganda

how did austria-hungary's declaration of war on serbia set off a chain reaction causing other countries to join the war

russia joined the war to defend serbia. germany (austria hungary ally) declared war on russia (serbian ally) (aug. 1, 1914) and france (aug. 3, 1914). great britain (french ally) declared war on germany (aug. 4, 1914).

what were the two causes of america joining the war

sinking of the luisitania (may 7, 1915) by german subs, zimmerman telegram

this country was neutral during the war

switzerland

what was the spark that lit the fire of the war

the assasination of austria- hungarian archduke franz ferdinand

russian revolution (#1)

the citizens came to fight against the communist bolshevik government in 1905z the tsar sent an army to stop this revolution and the day was known as bloody sunday

what does nationalization of an industry mean

the government takes over control of businesses (usually gives control back after the war but sometimes not).

WWI was the first (major) war since what

the industrial revolution

what were the results of the schlieffen plan

the plan failed, and resulted in a stalemate. germany ended up spending most of the war in the trenches.

What was the Selective Service Act of 1917?

the us governments war draft

why were women, children, and minorities working at factories an important part of the war effort?

they kept the economy going, did important jobs in place of men, increased production of needed items

what changes in women's status happened during the war

they started to work, they were making their own money during the first time, they were fighting for the right to votw

what are some new inventions/ strategies newly used in WWI

trenches, planes, tanks, u boats (german submarines), machine guns, gas and gas masks

which country (ex ottoman empire) gained independence

turkey

what was the home front

women, children, and people of ethnic minorities who would typically not be employed got jobs at factories to replace the men who had left to go to the war