Semester Test
US Causes
1. Germany Sinking Ships
2. Zimmerman Note
3. American Banks and Business
4. War Hawks
Germany sinking ships
Germany sent letter the Mexico saying they should start war with us
Bankers and big businesses pushed us into the war to make a lot of money
MINES
Militarism
Imperialism - strong countries taking over weaker countries
Nationalism
Economic Competition - competing for natural resources, colonies, markets
System of Alliances - people are teaming up
Assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand
Goals of the War
U.S. - "Make the world safe for democracy" Woodrow Wilson; win and end the war; Wilson's 14 points
France -get German land and colonies and punish Germany; get Turkish colonies in the the Mid-East; get German colonies in Africa
G.B. - get German colonies in Africa; get Turkish colonies in the Mid-East
Germany - wanted part of France; wanted Luxembourg and Belgium; wanted most of western Russia
Russia -wanted control of the Dardanelles and Bosporus Straits in Turkey
Austria-Hungary -
Paris Peace conference - conference in Palace of Versailles to work on the Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Versailles
US In World War 1
Mostly fought in 1918
Mostly fought in Northern France
Troops known as "doughboys"
Led by General Pershing
US Home Front
Food Administration - Herbert Hoover; every day of the week, you wouldn't eat a certain food so that we could send more to the troops
Victory Gardens - plant food and harvest so that we can leave more food for the troops fighting
Committee on Public info
Propaganda
War Industry Board
National War Labor Board
War Bonds
Women
Trench Warfare
Front Line, Support, Reserve, "No Man's Land"
Weapons Used
Trenches - Front line, Support, Reserve, "No Man's Land"
grenades, flame throwers, guns, bayonets
Woodrow Wilson's 14 Points
League of Nations
Treaty of Versailles
Germany had to take full responsibility of the war "War Guilt Clause"
Never signed it because Democrats and Republicans butted heads
Congress thought if signed it then we would be in war all the time
Why did the Allied Powers win World War 1
We had more STUFF (weapons, food, troops, US)
Mistakes by Germany
Had more people to draw from (more allies)
What Impact did World War 1 had on the world
a lot of countries came out with bad economy
put women to work in factories, they did a lot of mens work
women got the right to vote right after the war
55,000 Americans were killed in World War 1
15 million in the world
Established League of Nations
Germany was in a huge depression
Treaty of Versailles allowed Hitler to come to power
Map of Europe changed drastically
-Finland
-Estonia
-Poland
-Lathia
-Lithuania
Czech Republican
Ucoslovia
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