SS section 1 road to war quiz STUDY THE POWERPOINT DO NOT BLAME ME FOR QUESTIONS THAT WERE NOT ON HERE
What were Balkan's compared to and why?
"Power keg", or barrel of gunpowder A single spark could easily start a war
Explain the Zimmerman Telegram
- intercepted German telegram - revealed Germany was trying to get Mexico on their side -Germany offered to help Mexico take back their lost land-New Mexico, Texas, Arizona
What did imperialism do?
Fed a rise in militarism
Why did nations build up armies?
Self protection National glory
What set off the war?
Serbian nationalist Assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne
What is militarism
glorification of the military
Explain the Lusitania
-boat sank the British passenger liner -nearly 1200 people died, 128 Americans -Germany fired because they thought it was carrying ammunition
What happened with the British naval blockade?
-it was on Germany -they intercepted weapons, food, cotton
What made the war very lethal?
Advancements in technology - airplanes - armed tanks - rapid fire machine guns and heavy artillery
As tensions mounted, Germany formed an alliance with______
Austria Hungary
Who declared war on whom to begin the war?
Austria Hungary declared war on Serbia
Who were the Allies?
France, Britain, Russia
On the opposing side(of Germany) ____, ____, and _____ allied
France, Britain, and Russia
Who opposed the allies?
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire
Alliance system
Meant that conflicts between two powers will involve others
Between the trench lines there was an unoccupied territory known as _______.
No man's land
What was the worst new weapon? Explain
Poison gas -caused choking, blinding, severe skin blisters -survivors still suffered lung problems -140 nations agreed to ban it in war
Fighting quickly settled into a _______ or ________ which means
Stalemate or deadlock Neither side was winning
What are U-boats and who used them?
Submarines Germany
What is propagada
Th spread of information designed to in support for a cause
What removed the final obstacle of the uS joining war? Why was this an obstacle?
The Russian revolution-Russia backed out of the war The US didn't want to side with a monarch, now they don't have to
Most American trade we with_____
The allies
What was Wilson's objective
To keep the US out of war
What is nationalism?
pride in one's country or ethnic group
What warfare was used?
trench warfare