WORLD WAR 1

What were NOT major causes of World War 1?

• Nationalism

• Alliance System

• Mercantilism

• Militarism

What eventually sparked the start of World War 1?

• The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

• The assassination of Gianni Versace

• The assassination of Abraham Lincoln

• The assassination of Archduke Sanchez

How did other nations join the conflict?

• Austria gave an ultimatum to Serbia and then invaded Serbia

• Existing alliances brought major powers into the war

• England attacked the United Sates after the revolutinary war

• They all posted up

How was World War 1 different from earlier wars?

• German war plans called for their army to march through neutral Belgium to take Paris before Russia could enter the war.

• They used strategies learned in Fortnite

• New and improved weapons were used to fight the war, including the machine gun, poison gas, submarines, and airplanes.

• The generals on each side hoped for a quick victory before their enemies could get their forces into action.

What is trench warfare and some of its characteristics?

• They shot each other with trenches

• The generals on each side hoped for a quick victory before their enemies could get their forces into action.

• Slavic groups demanded their independence and were willing to commit acts of terrorism to achieve it.

• Trenches stretching hundreds of miles separated by fields of barbed wire and mines known as "no man's land", spending years in the trenches, facing shelling from artillery fire for hours each day.

What was NOT some of the new technology used in World War 1?

• poison gas

• airplanes

• tanks

• jetskis

What was America's policy for much of World War 1?

• The U.S. joined immediately

• seek and destroy

• neutrality

• It supported Germany

What were NOT some of the reasons as to why America eventually Joined World War 1?

• Closer ties with allies

• Sinking of Lusitania

• Zimmerman Telegram

• The escape of Pancho Villa

What was the American Expeditionary Force?

• West Point graduates who fought in the Indian Wars

• Well-trained American soldier who were sent to the Western front.

• African-American regiments who served in the AEF

• Regiments served directly under French command

Who commanded AEF?

• Pancho Villa

• General John J. Pershing

• Adolf Hitler

• Woodrow Wilson