World War I Review

A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force

• Nationalism

• Imperialism

• Militarism

• Socialism

Policy of not getting involved in foreign affairs?

• Isolationism
• Appeasement
• Containment
• Imperialism

World War I began in ____ and ended in _____.

• 1914, 1917
• 1917, 1918

• 1914, 1918

President Woodrow Wilson’s goals for peace after World War I.

• Fourteen Points
• League of Nations
• Schifflen Plan
• Emancipation Proclamation

What is militarism?

• the rejection of armed conflict

• the refusal to get involved in global affairs

• the strong buildup of military force to intimidate other nations

• the use of diplomacy to avoid combat and war

What is nationalism?

• the buildup of military force

• a desire to be ruled by a stronger nation

• intense devotion or loyalty to one's nation

• intense shame in one's nation

The U.S. entered the war on the side of the Allies which included...

• Britain and France

• Britain, France, and Austria-Hungary

• Germany and Austria-Hungary

• France and Germany

What was the Zimmerman Telegram

• A German communication promising not to use U-boats

• A German communication encouraging Mexico to side against the U.S.

• A German communication promising to recognize American neutrality

• A British communication urging the U.S. to enter the war

How did WW1 impact women on the homefront?

• Women lost many of their civil rights

• Women were prevented from helping the war effort

• Women were drafted to fight in the U.S. Army

• Many women found skilled employment

How did warfare change during WW1?

• Armies waged fast, lightning warfare with groundbreaking technology

• Armies waged slow, defensive trench warfare due to industrial weapons

• Armies met in old-fashioned battles in open fields

• Armies used airplanes to bomb the enemy into submission