Beginning of the War
What were the political causes of World War I? (Think MAIN)
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
The triple alliance became the
Central Powers
What is the type of warfare that was used during WWI?
Trench warfare
What was the name of the US ship that Germany sank?
The Lusitania
When did World War I end?
November 11, 1918 at 11 am
What are the two other names of World War I?
The Great War and the War to End All Wars
The triple entente became the
Allied powers
Germany ended compliance with which rules when they refused to surface their subs?
Cruiser rules
What was the name of the telegraph that told Mexico to invade the US?
The Zimmerman Telegraph
President Wilson’s plan for peace called?
14 point plan
Gavrilo Princip killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand on ?
June 28, 1914
Germany invaded neutral _______ on the way to France
Belgium
What types of gas were used by the Germans?
chlorine gas, phosphine gas, mustard gas
The Selective Service Act of 1917 was also known as
the draft
What was the Treaty of Versailles?
The agreement for the end of WW!
What does U boat stand for?
Unterboots or Unterseeboots
Who were the Central Powers?
Austria-Hungary, Germany, Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria
What was the name of a pilot who shot down at least 5 planes?
ace
The AEF or doughboys were other names for
American Expeditionary Force
What went wrong with Wilson's plan?
He wanted peace without victory
He opposed punishing enemies and others wanted reparations from Germany and Wanted Germany to accept responsibility for the War
Who was the first to use a tank in WWI?
Who was the first to use a plane as a weapon in WWI?
Great Britain
Germany
Who were the Allied Powers?
Serbia, Russia, France, Great Britain, Italy
What was it called when a solider left the trench?
going over the top
What is the term for when factories start to produce items needed for war?
Wartime Economy
What did Wilson's Plan say?
-End to secret alliances
-Freedom of the seas
- National Self-determination: Right to own territory and forms of Government
- League of Nations to protect the independence of all nations; big or small