Chapter 19: WWI

armistice Cease-fire between opponents in a war

Central powers Countries that fought against Germany and Austria-Hungary during World War 1

Daylight saving time Program to save energy – add work time to each day

Fourteen Points President Wilson’s program for peace/ post War Europe – rejected by US

League of Nations Worldwide organization aimed at ensuring security and peace

Rationing Limiting amounts of certain items to the public

Reparations Payment from one nation to another for economic injury suffered during a war

Selective Service Act A means of drafting young men for the military forces

Sussex pledge German’s promise that its U-boats would warn ships before attacking

Describe the death toll from WWI Extraordinarily high

Explain: New weapons and technology + Old ways of Fighting = Slaughter in WWI WWI featured many new weapons – tanks, air warfare, gas warfare, machine guns, etc. Generals/Armies – still fought in traditional methods – relying on the old charge This led to a lot of slaughter of troops

How would the first few years of WWI be described Both sides were locked in a stalemate.

What did fear of spies and sabotage in the US lead to? Restrictions on immigration, discrimination and violence toward Germans, and repression of free speech

What did Germany have to do according to the peace treaty? Pay reparations to the Allies

What did the Sedition Act do? Made it illegal to discuss anything negative about the government, the Constitution, the army, or the navy.

What did the ships contain that the German submarines attacked? Weapons for the Allies

What did the US Senate do after Wilson presented the treaty? The Senate rejected it

What event sparked WWI? The assassination of the heir to the Austro- Hungarian throne

What was an underlying cause of WWI? The web of alliances European nations created for their defense

What was the purpose of the convoy system? To transport troops safely across the Atlantic

What was the result of the convoy system? Cut merchant marine losses greatly

What was Wilson’s goal for the League of Nations? International security and stability

Where did minorities and women find work? In war-related industries

Why did the US enter WWI? Germany’s unrestricted submarine warfare