Important Figures
The President of the United States at the time of World War I.
Woodrow Wilson
This region was called the "Powder Keg" of Europe.
Balkan Region
This treaty officially ended WWI in 1919 and placed heavy penalties on Germany.
The Treaty of Versailles
This alliance included France, Russia, and Great Britain, and was one of the major alliances that opposed the Central Powers during WW1.
This country was the first to declare war on Serbia after the assassination of their Archduke.
Austria-Hungary
This future president of the United States was the head of the Food Administration.
Herbert Hoover
This lethal disease was spread during WWI.
The Spanish Flu
This U.S. law, passed in 1917, authorized the federal government to draft men into military service during WW1.
The Selective Service Act
This type of warfare, involving soldiers digging trenches for protection, was common on the Western Front during WW1.
Trench Warfare
What was the first country invaded in World War I by Germany?
Belgium
The leader of a revolutionary socialist government of Russia during WWI.
Vladamir Lenin
Why did Germany sink the Lusitania?
Because Germany suspected the ship of transporting ammo.
These made it illegal for anyone to say or do anything that could be construed as an attack on America, the military, or the Constitution.
Espionage and Sedition Acts
This American contribution to the war effort allowed ships to detect where German U-boats were located.
Sonar
Despite initially being a member of the Triple Alliance, this country switched sides and joined the Allies in 1915.
Italy
Describe the 369th Regiment.
An all-black military regiment that was invited to be stationed in France on the front line. They were given the Croix de Guerre for their valor.
What is the Sussex Ultimatum?
The letter from the United States to Germany after Germany sunk the Sussex stating that the US would cut off all diplomatic ties with Germany if they continued unrestricted submarine warfare.
This act allowed the US president to restrict or oversee trade with countries with which the US is at war.
Trading with the Enemy Act
This German strategy involved attacking all enemy ships, including civilian and neutral vessels, without warning and played a key role in bringing the United States into WW1.
Unrestricted submarine warfare
This country’s entry into the war in 1917 provided critical reinforcements to the Allies on the Western Front.
The United States
This force, commanded by General John J. Pershing, was the name given to the American troops sent to fight on the Western Front during WW1, marking the United States’ direct involvement in the conflict.
The American Expeditionary Forces (AEF)
What is the Sussex Pledge?
Germany's response to the Sussex Ultimatum stating that Germany would stop unrestricted submarine warfare if the US convinced GB to lift the blockade.
The Treaty of Versailles included this which made Germany admit full responsibility for the War.
With neutral mobilization, Wilson took Federal control of this, which is a reserve military force made up of state-based militia units.
The National Guard
This country withdrew from the war and signed the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk with Germany.
Russia