Beginnings and Causes
This archduke's death is considered the spark that started World War 1.
Franz Ferdinand
These fired 600 rounds per minute and normally required 3 men to operate.
Machine Guns
President Wilson wanted the USA to remain this way and not take sides during the conflict.
Neutral
President Wilson enacted this to gain more soldiers for the army.
Selective Service Act/Draft
This treaty ended World War 1.
Treaty of Versailles
This cause of WW1 featured many European nations built up huge armies and navies.
Militarism
Few died, but this chemical weapon struck fear into every soldier.
Poison Gas
The sinking of this ship caused many Americans to become resentful towards Germany.
The Lusitania
These fighters from Harlem spent 191 days in combat, longer than any other American unit in the war.
369th Infantry/Harlem Hellfighters
This country was severely punished in the peace treaty.
Germany
This cause of WW1 featured European countries having treaties with other nations to aid them during the war.
Alliances
German U-Boats were the most effective of these, sinking almost 5,000 ships.
This was the name of the telegram that Germany sent to Mexico.
The Zimmerman Telegram
Armies created these in the ground to provide shelter against the enemy.
Trenches
The Treaty of Versailles required the defeated empires to give this up in Europe, creating many new countries.
Territory
This cause of WW1 featured European countries wanting to expand their empires by taking over other lands.
Traveling between 80 and 140 mph, at least 200,000 were produced.
Airplanes
Germany would fund Mexico if they did this.
This area between the trenches was dangerous, earning a unique nickname as such.
"No Man's Land"
Germany was forced to pay this fancy term for payment for the damage caused by World War 1.
Reparations
This cause of WW1 featured European citizens wanting to see their own ethnic group become independent.
Nationalism
France produced the most of these slow moving vehicles.
Tanks
To create enthusiasm for the war, newspaper spread biased information known as this.
Propaganda
This infamous man was shown in the clip we watched at the beginning of the chapter.
Adolf Hitler
This once unified country split into two countries after the war.
Austria-Hungary