The War
Was Fought
Between
1914 and
1918
100
What was the name of the prince of Austria-Hungary that was assassinated?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
100
What was one particular new technological achievement of the war (name one)?
Machine guns, tanks, gas masks, chemical weapons, U-boats, airplanes, etc.
100
Meaning "under sea boat" in German, these marine vessels terrorized Allied merchant ships.
U-boats
100
Who filled jobs in the large cities that were vacated by soldiers heading overseas (name one group)?
Women, African-Americans, and Mexicans
100
Who was forced to accept all blame for the war?
Germany
200
America used a draft to increase the number of soldiers instead of ____________.
Conscription
200
Germany was forced to pay ___________ following the war.
Reparations
200
What was the purpose of Victory gardens?
To encourage Americans to grow their own food so that other resources could be used in the war effort
200
What was the name of the treaty created after the war?
Treaty of Versailles
200
How did America fund the war (name one example)?
War bonds or raising taxes
300
This was the stance of America prior to entering the war?
Isolationism
300
Some speech, according to the U.S. Supreme Court, is not protected by the first amendment. Give one example.
Yelling "fire" in a crowded theatre or "bomb" on a plane.
300
Russia exited the war in 1918, why?
To deal with the revolutions occurring in-country.
300
Some U.S. soldiers volunteered to go to France and fly airplanes and would engage in ___________ with enemy aircraft.
Dog-fights
300
What country did Germany invade that forced Great Britain to enter the war?
Belgium
400
Similar to check-mate in Chess, this is when both sides in a conflict are unable to advance.
Stalemate
400
Which countries made up the Allied Powers? (Name 3)
France, Great Britain, Italy, United States, Russia, Japan, etc.
400
On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918 this occurred.
Armistice or cease-fire
400
What are two of the names often used to describe this world conflict?
Great War, World War I, The War to End All Wars
400
Which countries or groups of countries made up the Allied Powers? (Name 3)
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, and the Kingdom of Serbia
500
What two occurrences encouraged America to enter the conflict?
The Zimmerman telegram and the sinking of merchant ships by U-boats
500
What important figure was injured by mustard gas in World War I?
Adolf Hitler
500
What were two occupations women filled in the military during the war?
Radio operators, torpedo assemblers, electricians, nurses, etc.
500
Who are conscientious objectors?
Those who refuse to fight, often on religious grounds.
500
What were the two fronts and who fought on each front?
There was the east and west front, with Germany fighting the Russians on the eastern front and America/France/GB on the western front.
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