Unit 9: World War 1

World War 1

• global conflict fought between 1914 and 1918

• a regional conflict in Europe during the 1920s

• a war primarily between the United States and Japan

• a civil war within the United Kingdom

Allied Powers

• Great Britain, France, Russia, United States

• Germany, Italy, Japan, Austria-Hungary

• China, Brazil, Canada, Mexico

• Spain, Portugal, Netherlands, Sweden

Cause of WW1

• Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

• Treaty of Versailles

• Rise of Nationalism

• Invention of the Machine Gun

Effects of WW1

• Treaty of Versailles

• Germany is blamed

• U.S. becomes a world power

• Formation of the League of Nations

Black Tuesday

• stock market crash in 1929

• a famous art exhibition in 1929

• the signing of a major treaty in 1929

• the launch of a new technology in 1929

Reparations

• Payment for war damages

• A type of financial investment

• A form of government subsidy

• A legal term for property rights

Dust Bowl

• drought in the 1930s that dried the Great Plains

• flooding in the 1920s that affected the East Coast

• economic depression in the 1940s that led to widespread unemployment

• industrial pollution in the 1950s that harmed agriculture

Zimmerman Telegram

• telegram Germany sent to convince Mexico to attack the U.S.

• a message from the U.S. to Germany about peace negotiations

• a communication from Britain to Mexico regarding trade

• a secret plan by Germany to invade France

New Deal

• created jobs for Americans during the Great Depression

• increased taxes on the wealthy

• reduced government spending

• promoted isolationism in foreign policy

Central Powers

• Austria-Hungary, Germany, Ottoman Empire

• Allied Powers

• Axis Powers

• Triple Alliance