U.S. History Semester 2 Final Exam

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.

Stalemate

• 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

• German submarines

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

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.

Selective Service Act

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

• Agreement to stop fighting

• 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.

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.

9)  WWI began when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia one month after:

• Serbia tried to take more of Austria-Hungary's land.
• Serbia burned their flag.
• Archduke Ferdinand and his wife were killed.
• Serbia won more Olympic medals.

Having pride in your country is known as

• militarism
• nationalism
• imperalism
• alliances

A union of two or more groups

• Militarism

• Alliance

• Imperialism

• Nationalism

A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.

• Militarism

• Alliance

• Imperialism

• Nationalism