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Pancho Villa
Pancho Villa
Did not like the United States Led guerilla strikes against the U.S. killing many Americans
Nationalism
Feeling of intense pride of ones homeland Putting your nations interest above every other country
Imperialism
When a stronger country takes over a weaker one European countries looked to expand and become more powerful
Militarism
European countries started building up their militaries Countries trying to flex their muscles Protecting themselves and their colonies
Alliance System
Triple Entente (Allies) Great Britain France Russia Italy is the wildcard (originally signed with the central powers, but joined the allies in 1915)
Central Powers
Germany Austria-Hungary Bulgaria Ottoman Empire
Fighting in Belgium
Germany strikes in Belgium, hoping to eliminate France from war 1st As a result, Great Britain enters the war Introduced trench warfare and modern weapons
Trench Warfare
Very unproductive The land between trenches was known as no mans land Neither side could control it Conditions were awful
Neutrality
The U.S. was neutral, but partial to the Allies British used propaganda to try to lure us into the war
Ex. Germany was using dead corpses to make fertilizer and soap
Wilsons Message
Wilson threatened to declare war on Germany Germany looked to make a deal with the U.S. Sussex Pledge- Germany agreed not to sink anymore passenger ships if Britain moved the Blockade Later that year (1916) Woodrow Wilson was reelected with the slogan He kept us out of the war The U.S. was on the brink of war and didnt even know it
Zimmerman Telegraph
January 1917- German official, Arthur Zimmerman, had a plan to get Mexico involved. He attempted to send a telegraph to Mexico asking for their help. In return, Germany was going to help Mexico win back their lost territory (Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, etc).
Wilsons Reaction
The telegraph never made it to Mexico It was intercepted by Great Britain and immediately sent to the U.S. Wilson saw this as a threat to national security and asked Congress to declare war on Germany On April 2, 1917 Congress elected to go to war
Jeanette Rankin
1st woman ever elected to congress One of very few to vote against going to war (Pacifist) She did not want to send her son to war