Causes of WWI
The continent on which WWI began
What is Europe?
This weapon burned lungs and blinded eyes
Why is poison gas?
This British ship was sunk by a German submarine killing over 100 Americans.
What was the Lusitania?
The Allied leaders met in this city to draw up a peace plan for the end of the war.
What is Versailles, France?
The type of warfare used during WWI.
What is trench warfare?
The love of country and the desire to have one's country free from the control of another
What is nationalism?
This was a new invention that dropped bombs on enemy targets
What is the airplane?
A German telegram was sent to this country asking them to enter the war on the side of the Central Powers.
Who is Mexico?
He did not want Germany punished severely.
Who is President Woodrow Wilson?
The land between trenches that neither side controlled.
What was "no-man's land"?
An agreement among nations to defend one another
What is an alliance?
Used for the first time during World War I
What are tanks?
German submarines sank these in March of 1917.
What were 3 American-owned trade ship?
The punishment for Germany from the Treaty of Versailles.
The date of the surrender of the Central Powers.
What is November 11, 1918?
When a country increases its power and wealth by taking additional territories under their control
What is imperialism?
Another new technology used during WWI that could be fired from the air to enemy planes or at troops on the ground.
What are machine guns?
He stated, "It is a fearful thing to lead this great peaceful people into war, into the most terrible and disastrous of all wars...But the right is more precious than the peace."
Who is President Woodrow Wilson?
An international organization formed at the Treaty of Versailles to prevent future wars and was not approved by the U. S. Congress.
What is the League of Nations?
The day that is celebrated on November 11 to remember the Americans who fought in WWI and our nation's other wars.
What is Veterans Day?
In June 1914, this man and his wife were assassinated by a Serbian, triggering a chain of events based on alliances
Who is Archduke Ferdinand of Austria?
This weapon had been in development for years and was used on a large scale during WWI to destroy enemy ships.
What are submarines?
The date that Congress declared war on Germany.
What is April 6, 1917?
Americans wanted to return to this type of policy at the end of WWI.
The name given to WWI because no one could imagine it happening again.
What is "The War to End All Wars"?