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3 causes of ww1
Militarism is the belief or desire of a government or people that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests.
Nationalism is the identification with one's own nation and support for its interests, especially to the exclusion or detriment of the interests of other nations.
Imperialism is the policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force. -
President Wilson’s views of the war before/ at the beginning.
Wilson's view of the beginning of the war was that it was european matters and it's something they didn't need to get involved in.He would continue to keep this mid set as the war went on until Germany ended their sussex and persuaded the U.S into joining the war -
Sinking of the Lusitania
In May of 1915 the germans sighted a british passenger liner in the irish sea. The Germans thought there was weapons and resources the british needed so the U-boats fired onto them. This tragic event killed 1,200 people. -
sussex pledge
A promise the Germans made to the united states stating that underwater submarine warfare was unrestricted.
On March 24, 1916, the Sussex was torpedoed by the Germans. -
Zimmermann Note
Å coded diplomatic communication from Germany that proposed an alliance between Germany and Mexico. The note was sent out by the German foreign office in January of 1917. -
Espionage/ Sedition Act
The Sedition Act made it a federal offense to use "disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive language" about the Constitution, the government, the American uniform, or the flag. The espionage act made it illegal to obtain information, recording pictures, or copying descriptions of any information relating to the national defense. -
The Russian Revolution
Russian Revolution of 1917 resulted in overthrowing the imperial government and in October it placed the Bolsheviks in power. This resulted in trust being broken between the tsar and the Russian people. -
First American Soldiers to Europe
The first American troops who landed in Europe in the year of 1917 in June. These Americans are also called "doughboy". -
Daylight savings
Turning our clocks an hour ahead was because we wanted to make better use of the day and our time.
This took place in 1917. -
selective service act
This act required all men from the ages 21 through 30 to enlist in the military. The act was put into place on June 10, 1917. -
armistice
A formal agreement to stop fighting. It took place in November of 1918. -
fourteen points
a statement of principles for peace that was to be used for peace negotiations in order to end World War I. The principles was outlined in a January 8, 1918 speech on war aims and peace terms to the United States Congress by President Woodrow Wilson. -
Paris peace conference
The meeting of the victorious Allied Powers following the end of World War I to set the peace terms for the defeated Central Powers. This conference took place in 1919 -
league of nations
The League of Nations was an international organization, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, created after the First World War. It was created to provide a forum for resolving international disputes. -
Versailles Treaty
the peace treaties that brought World War I to an end. The Treaty ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers. -
What new countries were created at the end of WWI?
After world war one were Poland, Austria, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, and Estonia.
