Causes of WWI
This "M" in M.A.I.N. refers to the buildup of armies and weapons before World War I.
Militarism
This type of combat, characterized by deep ditches and "no man's land," defined much of the fighting on the Western Front leading to a "stalemate".
Trench Warfare
This 1919 treaty officially ended World War I and imposed harsh penalties on Germany.
The Treaty of Versailles
This term describes a country’s effort to gain land, power, and influence over other regions through military or diplomatic means.
Imperialism
This speech warned Americans to avoid permanent foreign alliances and stay neutral in isolationism.
Washington's Farewell Address
This "A" in M.A.I.N. refers to agreements between countries to protect and defend each other.
Alliances
This deadly chemical weapon, first used in World War I, caused blindness, burns, and suffocation.
Mustard Gas
This international organization, proposed in The Fourteen Points, was created to maintain world peace after World War I.
The League of Nations
This war in 1898 helped the United States gain control of places like Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines.
This 1823 policy warned European nations not to interfere in the Western Hemisphere.
The Monroe Doctrine
This "I" in M.A.I.N. refers to powerful countries taking over weaker lands for resources and power.
Imperialism
These large hydrogen gas filled German airships were used during World War I to bomb cities like London and were named after their creator.
Zeppelins
The Treaty of Versailles forced Germany to accept full blame for the war under this controversial clause.
War Guilt Clause
This term describes exaggerated or emotional news stories meant to grab attention.
Yellow Journalism
This "add-on" policy stated that the U.S. had the right to act as “police” in Latin America.
Roosevelt Corollary
This "N" in M.A.I.N. refers to extreme pride in one's country, sometimes leading to conflict.
Nationalism
This term refers to the deadly stretch of land between opposing trenches, often covered in barbed wire and landmines.
No Mans Land
This U.S. president proposed a peace plan called the Fourteen Points, which aimed to prevent future wars and included the idea for a League of Nations.
Woodrow Wilson
This U.S. president promoted “Big Stick” diplomacy and supported building the Panama Canal.
Theodore Roosevelt
Panama
The assassination of this Archduke in 1914 was the spark that ignited World War I.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
This type of naval warfare, in which Germany used submarines to sink enemy and neutral ships, was a major reason the U.S. entered the war.
Wilson traveled to France to negotiate the peace treaty, but this branch of the U.S. government rejected the Treaty of Versailles.
The U.S. Senate
After defeating Spain, the United States gained control of this Pacific island chain, leading to a war with independence fighters led by Edwardo Aguinaldo.
U.S. Troops spent much of their time during World War I fighting between France and Germany also known as what?
The Western Front