Nations and Policy
Weapons of War
The War Begins
People
Countries
100
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy
What is the Triple Alliance?
100
Underseeboot
What is a submarine?
100
Gathering resources for the preparation of war
What is mobilization?
100
Leader of the American Expeditionary Force
Who is General John J. Pershing?
100
This country tried to remain neutral and stay out of the war, until the Zimmerman note and German U-boats made it impossible
What is the United States of America?
200
By signing this Germany accepted responsibility for the war and agreed to pay reparations, disarm completely, and lost colonies
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
200
Poison gas was first used by this country in the war
What is Germany?
200
Established a military draft
What is the Selective Service Act?
200
He sent the now infamous telegram partly responsible for costing Germany the war
Who is Arthur Zimmerman?
200
Despite a tremendous effort on behalf of its' president, this country never joined the League of Nations
What is the United States?
300
Wilson's plan for peace
What are the Fourteen Points?
300
This was the most dramatic weapon in WWI and added a new dimension to fighting
What is the airplane?
300
One hundred twenty-eight Americans died when this passenger ship sank in 1915
What is the Lusitania?
300
President who asked Congress for a declaration of war against Germany
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
300
The country the Zimmerman telegram was headed for before it was intercepted by the British
What is Mexico?
400
Great Britain, France, and Russia
What is the Triple Entente?
400
This weapon first used in WWI could crush anything in its path
What is a tank?
400
This telegram outraged Americans and helped build support for the war
What is the Zimmerman note?
400
Most powerful opponent of the Treaty of Versailles
Who is Henry Cabot Lodge?
400
Formerly our foes, WWI found us fighting on the same side
What is Great Britain?
500
This group would help preserve peace and prevent future wars
What is the League of Nations?
500
Fired from U-boats, these accurate and deadly weapons sank the Lusitania and the Sussex
What are torpedoes?
500
The assassination of this leader destroyed the delicate balance of European stability
Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
500
These people must register with Selective Service
Who are 18 year old males?
500
By invading this small, peaceful country Germany insured that Great Britain would enter the war
What is Belgium?
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