ss wwi test
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- How did WWI end?
- Battle of Verdun, battle of Somme, then Germans lost their "pop"
- When did WWI end?
- Nov 11, 1918
- armistace (def)
- cease fire or truce
- Nationalism (def)
- pride and loyalty in your own country, especially for members of an ethnic group
- Alliences (def)
- system of obvious OR secret friendships b/t countries for economic and/or political benefits
- Imperialism (def)
- big/powerful country creating colonies in another part of the world
- Militarism (def)
- huge build up of military weapons and force
- Nationalism (impact)
- some groups might want to split apart or break away and join another group
- Alliences (impact)
- meant the sides were well chosen
- Imperialism (impact)
- as Europe continued to gobble up more countries, it caused competition and enemies
- Militarism (impact)
- threats led to fear, which lead to increased build up, more threats, more fear, more build up, etc
- How/when did US enter war?
- May 1915 Germany sinks Lusitania then zimmerman tellegram gets out
- US role
- tipped the previously pretty even balance of power in front of allies; then later helps lead peace process negotiations
- balance of power
- so that no one person could have more power "see saw"
- first impressions of war
- thought it would be great, the end of all wars and what not
- what made them change their mind about the war
- just like all the other wars: LONG, made more tension, so many countries involved, so many people killed b/c of all the new weapons used
- Allied powers
- France, Russia, US
- Central Powers
- Germany, AH, Bulgaria