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