Unit 12: World War I

Militarism

• Austria-Hungary, Germany, Ottoman Empire

• an increase in the importance of the military of a country

• to prepare for war

• A form of warfare in which opposing armies fight each other from trenches dug in the battlefield.

Central Powers

• Britain, France, Russia, Italy and the United States

• Mexico

• Australia

• Austria-Hungary, Germany, Ottoman Empire

Allied Powers (WWI)

• Britain, France, Russia, Italy and the United States

• Mexico

• Australia

• Austria-Hungary, Germany, Ottoman Empire

Trench Warfare

• to prepare for war

• A form of warfare where soldiers fight from trees.

• Britain, France, Russia, Italy and the United States

• A form of warfare in which opposing armies fight each other from trenches dug in the battlefield.

Zimmerman Note

• A form of warfare in which opposing armies fight each other from trenches dug in the battlefield.

• A situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible

• 1917 - Germany sent this to Mexico instructing an ambassador to convince Mexico to go to war with the U.S.

• British passenger liner sunk in 1915 that helped sway American opinion of the war.

Reparations

• As part of the Treaty of Versailles, Germany was ordered to pay fines to the Allies to repay the costs of the war.

• American citizens were lending money to the government to pay for the war.

• Law passed by Congress in 1917 that required all men from ages 21 to 30 to register for the military draft

• British passenger liner sunk in 1915 that helped sway American opinion of the war.

League of Nations

• A world organization established in 1920 to promote international cooperation and peace. It was first proposed in 1918 by President Woodrow Wilson, although the United States never joined the League of Nations.

• As part of the Treaty of Versailles, Germany was ordered to pay fines to the Allies to repay the costs of the war.

• 1917 - Germany sent this to Mexico instructing an ambassador to convince Mexico to go to war with the U.S.

• British passenger liner sunk in 1915 that helped sway American opinion of the war.

Treaty of Versailles

• Treaty that ended WW I. It blamed Germany for WW I and handed down harsh punishment.

• Law passed by Congress in 1917 that required all men from ages 21 to 30 to register for the military draft

• American citizens were lending money to the government to pay for the war.

• British passenger liner sunk in 1915 that helped sway American opinion of the war.

What is nationalism?

• Love for one's country and desire to have that country independent.
• When nations want to control all countries.
• The battle between countries over unclaimed territories
• The process of becoming a nation and world power.

What is an alliance?

• An agreement between nations to defend one another.
• An agreement between nations to trade with one another.
• When nation's pick teams to fight against.
• Groups of countries that finished nationalism.