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Militarism Imperalism Nationalism and alliance
Militarism: The more one nation build up its army and navy the more other nations felt they had to do the same.
Imperalism: european countries ruled smaller countries called colonies and competed with each other to a mass more colonies.
Nationalism:Led europeans to compete for the largest army, nave and industralization.
Alliance:The assassiantion of Archduke Franz, heir to the Astro-Hungarian throne in 1914 -
Assassination of Arch Duke Francis
Franz Ferdinand was shot dead in Sarajevo by a Bosnian terrorist named Gavrilo Princip. This was the final push that started WWI. -
Lusitania
The Lusitania was a British passenger ship that was sunk by German-v boat.
Unrestristed submarine warfare caused the United States enter WW1. -
He Kept us out of war
Slogan used by Woodrow Wilson campaing. -
Zimmerman Telegraph
Zimmerman, a German foreigh Secretary who was trying to organized a German-Mexican alliance.
Mexico could recovering Arizona, Texas, and New Mexico. -
Russian Revolution
Womens, farmers and underpaid group of revolutinaries.
Violent process of civil war.
This took Russian out of WW1. -
Russian overthrow of Czar
Overthrow and executed by Bolshewkes. -
Selective Service Act
All men between 21- 30 years were to register military.
The man were chosen like a lottery. -
Espionage Act
Law which punished people for aiding the enemy or refusing military duty during WW1. -
War Industry Board
Coordinate to purchase of war supplies for the United States. -
Influence Pandamic
"Sapnish Flu"
Killed more people than the Great War (20-40 million)
Most debasting epidemic in record -
14 Points
List of war arms that Wilson presented to congress including free trade and a reduction of armament. -
Big Four
Four countries that were allied together in WW1.
U.S, England, France and Italy. -
Sedition Act
"Disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive language" about the American form of goverment, the constitution, the flag, or the armed force as criminal and worthy of prosecution.
Eugene V.Debs imprisoned. -
Red Scare
Promotion of fearing in the U.S of the rise of communism -
Schenck V. U.S
Decided that congress could restrict speech if words are used that can create danger.
Schene was convicted. -
The Great Migration
A movement from south to north in 1919
caused more jobs, education, and highter wages. -
Treaty of Versailles
Ended war between Germany and allied powers Germany accepted French occupation of Rwineland, pay reparations and required to join the League of Nations.