What were the four
causes of World War
I starting in Europe?
Nationalism
Imperialism
Militarism
Alliance System
What is
nationalism?
a feeling of PRIDE
-thinking your
country is THE
BEST than all the
rest
What is
imperialism?
desire to take over
LAND and being in
competition to take
over that land and to
trade
What is militarism?
a building up of a
country’s
MILITARY
What was the
alliance system?
countries who agree
to HELP each other
during times of war
Who was a member
of the Central
powers?
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Bulgaria
Ottoman Empire
Gurdip
Ate
Bad
Oranges
Who was a member
of the Allied
Powers?
France
Russia
Serbia
Great Britain
Belgium
France
Rung
Serbia’s
Great
Bell
What was the spark
that started WWI in
Europe?
assassination of
Archduke Franz
Ferdinand of
Austria-Hungry
What were the two
battlefronts during
WWI?
Eastern and
Western Front
What is a stalemate?
When neither side is
powerful enough to
BEAT the other
side
What were some
changes in WWI
transportation
technology?
Tanks
Trucks
Airplanes
Submarines(u-boats)
What were some
changes in WWI
weapon technology?
Gas Masks
Chemical Warfare-mustard gas
Trench Warfare
Tanks
Machine Guns
Submarines(u-boats)
What weapon
changed WWI?
The GERMAN U boat (submarine)
What was the
disadvantage of
Germany and
Austria-Hungry
during WWI??
their LOCATION —had
to fight on both fronts
What did the United
States use to
convince people it
was necessary to
join WWI?
PROPAGANDA
What cartoon
character did the US
use as propaganda
to convince people
to join the military?
Uncle Sam
What was the name
of the British ship
that was blown up
killing Americans?
The LUSITANIA
What was the
Zimmerman
Telegram?
telegram sent from
Germany to Mexico
asking Mexico to
ATTACK the United
States
What was the spark
that made the
United States join
WWI on the side of
the Allies?
The ZIMMERMAN
Telegram
What was the name
of the peace treaty
that ended WWI?
Treaty of
VERSAILLES
Who was the
President of the
United States during
WWI?
WOODROW
WILSON
What was the name
of Wilson’s peace
plan?
The 14 POINTS
What was the part of
the Fourteen Points
President Wilson
thought was most
important?
The LEAGUE OF
NATIONS
Why didn’t the
United States sign
the peace treaty
ending WWI?
they DID NOT
AGREE with being a
member of the
League of Nations
What was the only
country that did not
sign the peace
treaty?
UNITED STATES