History & Geography 808: Twentieth Century World Power - Cost of Conflict

Wilson

President of the United States

Austria

declared war on Serbia

ultimatum

A statement that expresses or implies serious penalties if the terms are not accepted.

America

Allies

England

Allies

France

Allies

Italy

Allies

Japan

Allies

Russia

Allies

Gasless days

American sacrifice on the home front

stalemate

Any tie or deadlock

Lusitania

British trading ship that was sunk by German U-boat

Austria-Hungary

Central Powers

Germany

Central Powers

Turkey

Central Powers

What were the factors that led Germany to agree to an armistice?

German allies had withdrawn, Wilson's 14 points gave Germany hope for a fair peace, the military situation was turning against the Germans.

What advantages did the United states five to the Allied cause when it entered the war?

Improved the morale of the Entente troops, American industry aided the Allied cause with equipment.

Holland

Neutral Nations

Switzerland

Neutral Nations

Scandinavia

Neutral nations

Germany signed an armistice ending the war on November 11, 1918 true or false

True

armistice

a temporary peace or truce

Pershing

commander of the United States forces in World War 1

Spain

neutral nations

neutrality

not taking part on either side of a dispute

northwestern France

site of Germany's huge offensive against the Allies

Ferdinand

the assassinated Austrian archduke

The United States entered World War 1 on April 6, 1917, after:

the continued sinking of ships and loss of American life after the Lusitania

offensive

the position of active attack.