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Allies
The Triple Entente, also known as Allies, consisted of France, Britain, and Russia. The Triple ALliance consisted of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy.The alliances provided a measure of international security beacuse nations were reluctant to disturb the balance of power. -
Central Powers
Germany and Austria-Hungary, together with the Ottoman Empire- an empire of mostly Middle Eastern lands controlled by Turks- were later known as Central Powers. -
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip stepped from the crowd and shot Archduke and his wife Sofie. Princip was a member of the Black Hand, an organization promoting Serbian nationalism. The assasstionations touched off a diplomatic crisis. On July 28, Austria-Hungary declared what was expected to be a shot war against Serbia. -
Schlieffen Plan
Germany invaded Belgium. following a strategy know as the Schlieffen Plan.This plan called for holding action against Russia, combined with a quick drive through Belgium to Paris; after France had fallen, the two German armies would defeat Russia -
Sinking of British liner Lusitania
Lusitania sunk off the southern coast of Ireland. Of the 1,198 persons lost, 128 were Americans. The Germans defended their action on the grounds that the liner carried ammunition. Americans became outraged with Germany beacuse of the loss of life. -
Sinking of British liner Arabic
Boat sank drowning 2 Americans. The US protested, and this time Germany agreed not to sink any more passenger ships. -
Sinking of French passanger liner Sussex
Germany broke its promise and torpedoed an unarmed French passanger steamer, the Sussex. The Sussex ank, 80 passangers, including Americans, were killed or injured. US warned that it would break off diplomatic raltions unless Germany changed its tactics. -
Battle of the Somme
Lasted till mid-november. The British suffered 60,000 casualties the first day alone. Final Casualties totaled about 1.2 million, yet only about seven miles of ground changed hands. This battle was known as a bloody trench warefare, in which armies fought for mere yards of ground, countinued for 3 years. -
Zimmermann note
A telegram from the german foreign minister to the GErman ambassador in Mexico that was intercepted by british agents. the telegram proposed an alliance between Mexico and Germany and promised that if war with the U.S. broke out, Germany would support Mexico -
Selective Service Act of 1917
Congress passed this. The act required men to register with the government in order to be randomly selected for military service. -
Convoy System
The convoy system was where a heavy guard of destroyers escorted merchant ships back and forth across the Atlantic in groups -
Espionage and Sedition Acts
A person could be fined up to 10,000 and sentenced to 20 years in jail for interfering with the war effort or fr saying anything disloyal, profane, or abusive about the government or the war effort -
War Industries Board
The board encouraged companies to use mass-production techniques to iincrease efficiency. Urged them to eliminate waste by standardizing products. -
National War Labor Board
Workers who refused to obey board decisions could lose their draft exemptions. Board also worked to improve factory conditions. " work or fight" -
Food Administration
Instead of rationing food, Wilson called on people to follow the "gospel of the clean plate." Resturaunts removed sugar bowls from the table and served bread only after first course. -
Second Battle of the Marne
the turning point of the war. allies advance steadily after defeating the Germans -
Austria-Hungary surrenders to the the Allies
German sailors muntined against government authority. In germany, soliders and workers organized revolutionary councils. -
Cease-fire and armistice
Gremany agreed to sign this, a truce, it ended the war. -
Establishment of the German Republic
Socialist leaders in the capital Berlin, established a German Republic. The kaiser gave up throne -
Committee on Public Information
Nations first propoganda. Biased communication designed to influence peoples thoughts and actions. George Creel head of CPI
