WWI and Post WWI America

The belief that one’s country is better than another.

• Nationalism
• Imperialism
• Militarism
• Isolationism

The desire to expand one’s country by taking over colonies or smaller countries.

• Nationalism
• Imperialism
• Militarism
• Isolationism

The collection of weapons in order to prepare for war or armed conflict.

• Nationalism
• Imperialism
• Militarism
• Isolationism

The belief that countries should not get involved in others problems; they should remain neutral.

• Nationalism
• Imperialism
• Militarism
• Isolationism

Many countries tried to seek out or becoming friends with another nation to protect themselves from being taken over.

• Alliances
• Lusitania
• Trench Warfare

This was a British submarine that was bringing supplies to Great Britain. The Germans sank it and killed 128 Americans.

• Alliances
• Lusitania
• Trench Warfare

This was a new type of warfare that was used in WWI. Each side would dig trenches and soldiers stayed in these trenches.

• Alliances
• Lusitania
• Trench Warfare

When this man (of Austria-Hungry) and his wife were assassinated by a Serbian (another country in Europe) nationalist, Austria-Hungary joined an alliance with Germany to declare war on Serbia.

• Woodrow Wilson
• Franz Ferdinand
• Henry Ford
• Charles Lindbergh

WWI started between what two countries?

• US and Great Britain
• Russia and France
• Austria-Hungry and Serbia
• Germany and Great Britain

The United States was under President ________  ________at the time of World War I.

• Woodrow Wilson
• Franz Ferdinand
• Henry Ford
• Charles Lindbergh