history 22a
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- 5 causes of WWI
- imperialism, militarism,alliances,assassination,nationalism
- nationalism
- demand independent nation
- militarism
- want to fight, develop armed forces
- imperialism
- gain colonies
- 2 major alliances and major countries
- central-germany,austria hungary, turkey allies-britain,russia, france
- igniting incident of WWI
- assassination of franz ferdinand
- why did so many countries become involved in WWI
- alliances
- name of germany plan, and what did it say
- Schlieffen Plan, attack france then russia
- where were germans stopped in beginning of WWI
- marne
- trench warfare
- fighting in ditches
- u-boats
- german submarines
- no mans land
- area between trenches with barbed wire
- why was US neutral at start of WWI
- war didnt threaten american lives or property
- what side did US have stronger ties with? why?
- Allies. economic ties
- what stopped american goods from going in german ports
- british blockade
- 2 ships sunk by germans and americans response
- lusitania and sussex. not worth a war
- what suggested an alliance between germany and mexico against US
- zimmerman note
- why would mexico want alliance with germany
- to gain land in US
- official reason why US entered WWI
- to make world safe for democracy
- what did US to do mobilize army and why did they have to do it
- selective service act, they needed more men to fight
- 2 things US did to expand navy
- exempt shipyard workers from war, use better ship building methods
- what did us use to combat U-boats
- convoys to escort ships
- name given to US forces involved in war
- american expeditionary force
- leader of US forces
- john j pershing
- new weapons used
- tank, antiair craft gun, machine gun, airplanes, poisonous gas
- turning point in war and why
- 2nd battle of marne. germany retreated
- armistice
- agreement to stop fighting until official treaty
- date that germany signed armistice
- Nov. 11, 1918
- 2 american heroes of WWI
- rickenbacker, alvin york