Weapons
Reasons for WWI
Peace Treaties
Reasons for U.S. Entry
100

This new chemical warfare weapon required soldiers/civilians to wear a mask at all times

Poison Gas

100

This is an agreement between two other countries to have each other's backs 

Alliances

100

U.S. President drafted this Peace Treaty to make peace in a post war world 

Wilson's 14 Points

100

This telegram was written from Germany and sent to Mexico 

Zimmermann Telegram

200

This weapon was a modern way to shoot down the enemy

Machine Guns

200

This is a deep devotion to one's country

Nationalism 

200

The other allies (Russia, Britain, and France) did not agree with the United States treaty because it was not harsh enough on Germany. In its place they formed the ______

Treaty of Versailles 

200

Germany violated a promise to stop unrestricted submarine warfare and sank a British passenger ship that killed 128 Americans 

Sinking of the Lusitania 

300

Germany mainly used these to engage in unrestricted warfare and shoot down large ships 

Submarines

300

This is when nations mobilize and build up their militaries 

Militarism 

300

In this treaty, the formation of the League of Nations was formed (even though the U.S. did not join it) 

Wilson's 14 Points

300

Germany violated the Sussex Pledge by refusing to stop ______  ________  ________

Unrestricted Submarine Warfare 

400

This was used to crush barbed wire in "no mans land" and safely transport soldiers from trench to trench 

Tanks

400

This is when a bigger country takes over a smaller country

Imperialism 

400

This treaty proposed Germany take full responsibility for the war and pay war reparations 

Treaty of Versailles

400

This note claimed that if Germany and Mexico allied together and won, Germany promised to carve up some of the U.S. and give it back to Mexico 

Zimmermann Telegram

500

This weapon was used to spy and see what was going on across enemy lines

Airplanes

500

This was the spark of WWI

Assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand 

500

This treaty stripped Germany of its military and took away its territories (like Poland) 

Treaty of Versailles 

500

This was the pledge that Germany violated (strike 1) 

Sussex Pledge 

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