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The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was a direct cause or ww1 -
American neutrality in WW1 was a policy of non-involvement proclaimed by President Woodrow Wilson in August 1914 -
The First Battle of the Marne was significant because it halted the German advance into France, preventing the fall of Paris and ultimately ending Germany's Schlieffen Plan to win the war quickly -
The sinking of the Lusitania was important because it shocked the American public, killed 128 Americans, and significantly increased anti-German sentiment, pushing the U.S. closer to entering World War I -
It was a symbolic and strategic victory for the French, a devastating German defeat that crippled their army, and a major turning point that significantly impacted the rest of World War I -
It led to the United States' threat to sever diplomatic relations with Germany, which ultimately resulted in Germany issuing the Sussex Pledge -
It began with a week-long artillery bombardment that failed to destroy German defenses, leading to a disastrous first day for the British army, which suffered nearly 60,000 casualties, including 20,000 dead -
After year of neutrality, the US enters the War -
Choosing people for the army. (National Draft) -
Law that prohibits from disclosing information that could hurt national security. -
The American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) in France was the American army sent to Europe for World War I, led by General John J. Pershing -
devastating global impact, which offered crucial lessons for future public health crises, particularly regarding the effectiveness of non-pharmaceutical interventions like mask mandates and social distancing -
President Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points were a 1918 plan for achieving a just and lasting peace after World War I -
Russia must end its participation in the war so that the nation could focus on building a communist state based on the ideas of Karl Marx. -
the Sedition Act of 1798, which made it illegal to criticize the government, and the Sedition Act of 1918, which targeted speech that undermined the war effort -
its decisive contribution to the final Allied victory in World War I by forcing a German retreat, leading to the armistice -
The armistice went into effect at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, and its signing in Compiègne, France, was the result of Germany's inability to continue fighting due to military defeats, supply shortages, and internal revolution
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The Paris Peace Conference was a meeting of Allied powers after World War I, and the Treaty of Versailles was the main treaty that concluded the war with Germany -
The Zimmermann telegram was a secret communication from Germany to Mexico proposing an alliance during World War I -
Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare was a World War I naval tactic to sink any ship, including passenger vessels, in the waters around Britain to disrupt supply lines and starve Britain into submission