• Militarism

• Aggression of armed forces.

• People wanted to see who had the better army.

• They wanted to be bigger and better.

• Sparked arguments on who’s the best.

• War broke out when armies got stronger.

• Allies

• Allied powers were France, Russia, Britain (AKA Triple Entente) & Italy  joined them in 1915.

• Germany and Austria-Hungary were known as the central powers.

• Russia promised Serbia they would help when war came around.

• Imperialism

• Caused tensions in Europe.

• Wanted to gain territories and lost trust.

• Fierce competition between the european powers.

• Countries wanted to protect themselves

• Nationalism

• Who: Armies, A. Ferdinano

• What: Due to this, some countries became unstable (Austria-Hungary) with the Slavs, because the Slavs wanted to break away from Austria-Hungary, and they saw it as a threat.

• When: July 28, 1919

• Where: Europe

• Why: Slovaks wanted to break away from A-H, but this turned out to be a threat

• WIB (War Industries Board)

• Food Administration

• Congress raised taxes

• Espionage Act

• CPI (Committee On Public Information)