Unit 5: WWI Review

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While participating in international naval conferences to reduce or balance military forces showed evidence of American internationalism after WWI, evidence of American isolationism is demonstrated by

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passing the Immigration Act of 1924 and enacting protectionist trade policies.

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The Allies mostly rejected President Wilson's plan for peace for several reasons, including anger at Germany, the push to make Germany "pay," and the desire for taking Central Power's colonies. The one point the Allies agreed to and included in the Treaty of Versailles was the establishment of the League of Nations to provide a forum to settle international disputes.

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establishment of the League of Nations to provide a forum to settle international disputes.

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What did President Wilson's Fourteen Points propose regarding the League of Nations?

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provide a forum for nations to discuss and settle their grievances without having to resort to war.

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After the fighting ended in World War I, President Wilson advocated for Congress to ratify the Treaty of Versailles. The United States Congress voted against ratifying the treaty because Congress argued signing the treaty would limit its power to make its own decisions under the Constitution.

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argued signing the treaty would limit its power to make its own decisions under the Constitution.

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What long term cause of World War I is described as the competition of European powers for territories from Africa to Asia for resources and markets?

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Imperialism

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The United States used propaganda through the use of posters like this.

The government's aim in doing this was to

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depict the Kaiser as a madman, thereby the American citizens would sympathize with the European allies. They would then see the necessity to support the war against Germany.

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What did various ethnic groups feel in the atmosphere of competition in the early 1900s?

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Various ethnic groups resented domination by others and longed for their nations to become independent.

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What was the result of Austria-Hungary declaring war on Serbia in July 1914?

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The alliance system pulled one nation after another into the conflict and the Great War had begun.

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By 1907, the Triple Entente, later known as the Allies, consisted of:

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Great Britain, France, and Russia

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During the early 1900s, America’s economic ties with the Allies were far stronger than its ties with the Central Powers. Before the war, American trade with Britain and France was more than double its trade with Germany. During the first two years of the war, America’s transatlantic trade became even more lopsided toward the Allies, as the Allies flooded American manufacturers with orders for all sorts of war supplies, including dynamite, cannon powder, submarines, copper wire and tubing, and armored cars.

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became even more lopsided toward the Allies, as the Allies flooded American manufacturers with orders for all sorts of war supplies, including dynamite, cannon powder, submarines, copper wire and tubing, and armored cars.