World War I

  • Imperialism

    Imperialism

    Imperialism is an action that involves a nation extending its power by the acquisition of inhabited territory. It may also include the exploitation of these territories, an action that is linked to colonialism
  • Nationalism

    Nationalism

    Nationalism is a political, social, and economic system characterized by promoting the interests of a particular nation, particularly with the aim of gaining and maintaining self-governance, or full sovereignty, over the group's homeland.
  • Militarism

    Militarism

    Militarism is the belief or the desire of a government or a people that a state should maintain a strong military capability to use it aggressively to expand or promote national interests.
  • President Wilson's View on War

    President Wilson's View on War

    President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed the United States would remain neutral, and many Americans supported this policy of nonintervention. However, public opinion about neutrality started to change after the sinking of the British ocean liner Lusitania by a German U-boat in 1915; almost 2,000 people perished, including 128 Americans
  • Sinking of the Lusitania

    Sinking of the Lusitania

    The Lusitania was torpedoed by a German submarine off the coast of Ireland. It resulted in 1198 people being killed.
  • Sussex Pledge

    Sussex Pledge

    Response to the US demands relating to the conduct of the first world war. Germany promised to alter their naval and submarine policy to stop the indiscriminate of non-military ships.
  • Zimmermann Note

    Zimmermann Note

    It proposed a military alliance between Germany and Mexico. Which meant if either of them were to go to war they could have each other as protection.
  • The Russian Revolution

    The Russian Revolution

    It was a final phase of World War I. It totally removed Russia from the war and brought about the transformation from Russia to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
  • Selective Service Act

    Selective Service Act

    This act required men of ages 21 to 30 to register in military for service.Gave the president the power to draft soldiers.
  • Lever Food and Fuel Control Act

    Lever Food and Fuel Control Act

    Regulated the price , production , transportation, and allocation of feeds , foods , fuel , beverages. Empowered the president to nationalize certain private factories, and requisition storage facilities for military.
  • First American Soldiers to Europe

    First American Soldiers to Europe

    United states sent soldiers abroad to defend against germany.
    4 million men had survived in the united states with an additional 800,00 military service branches.
  • Fourteen Points

    Fourteen Points

    14 strategies to ensure national security and world peace. Several points addressed specific territorial issues in europe.
  • Espionage/ Sedition Act

    Espionage/ Sedition Act

    Imposed similarly harsh penalties on anyone found guilty of making false statement that interfered with the prosecution of war.
    A crime for people to convey information that will interfere with the U.S armed forces.
  • Armistice

    Armistice

    An armistice is a formal agreement of warring parties to stop fighting. It is not necessarily the end of a war, since it may constitute only a cessation of hostilities while an attempt is made to negotiate a lasting peace
  • Countries created

    Countries created

    Finland.
    Austria.
    Czechoslovakia.
    Yugoslavia.
    Poland.
    Hungary.
    Latvia.
    Lithuania.
  • Paris Peace Conference

    Paris Peace Conference

    It was known as the Versailles Peace Conference. It was the meeting for the victorious Allied Powers following the end of WWI.
  • Versailles Treaty

    Versailles Treaty

    Demilitarization and occupation of the rhineland, and special status under french control. German democratic government saw the versailles treaty as a “dictated peace”
  • League of Nations

    League of Nations

    The League of Nations was an intergovernmental organisation. It was founded as a result of the Paris Peace Conference that ended the First World War
  • Daylight Savings Time

    Daylight Savings Time

    This was started to make better use of daylight. It was mainly to have longer days during the summer.