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imperialism
before the war, a great scramble for the colonies took place. by 1910, the most wanted colonies were all taken. there were many fights for the remaining colonies among the powers of europe. -
militarism
the great powers of europe -- austria, hungary, france, germany, great britain, and russia -- all spent large sums of money on new weapons and warships for expanding their armed forces. -
nationalism
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sinking of the lusitania
a german u boat fired and sunk the lusitania which was a british boat. they fired at it because they thought the boat had allies. 1,200 people died. -
the sussex pledge
germany promised the u.s. that they would warn passenger ships before firing on them. it is called the sussex pledge because germany sank a french ship named the sussex -
lever food and fuel control act
the president had the power to manage the production food and fuel that seemed vital to the war effort. -
zimmerman note
this event contributed a lot to the start of the war. arthur zimmermann, germany's foreign secretary, secretly made an offer to mexico for southwest u.s. land if they declared war on them -
selective service act
authorized a draft for young men to enter the war. -
first american soldiers to europe
the first american soldiers to be sent to europe were apart of the american expeditionary force. they were sent to europe to fight in the front lines. -
russian revolution
czar nicholas II was forced to give up his throne as the ruler of russia and it was changed into a gov system. -
daylight saving time
daylight savings time was created to add more hours of daylight by turning the clock ahead by an hour. -
sedition act
this act forbade any and all sedition towards the gov. and the liberty bonds -
armistice
this is a cease-fire that was signed by a civilian representative of the new German Republic. 6 hours later the gunshots were stopped. -
paris peace conference
president woodrow wilson attended the paris peace conference to make compromises with other places. -
league of nations
this was an international organization established after the war -
new countries created
Czechoslovakia, Poland, The Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Albania, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Finland, and Ukraine were all created after the war
