Causes of WWI
This “-ism” refers to strong pride and loyalty to one’s country, which increased tensions in Europe before WWI.
What is nationalism?
This treaty officially ended World War I and blamed Germany for the war.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
The war began in 1914 after the assassination of this man.
Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
This type of warfare, where soldiers fought from long ditches, was common on the Western Front.
What is trench warfare?
After proving their value in the workforce during WWI, women gained this political right in 1920. (19th Amendment)
What is the right to vote (or women’s suffrage)?
In 1917, this secret message from Germany tried to persuade Mexico to join the war against the U.S. in exchange for land.
What is the Zimmerman Telegram?
This organization was created after the war to help nations settle disputes peacefully but failed to prevent WWII.
What is the League of Nations?
This country entered the war in 1917 after Germany tried to get Mexico to attack it.
What is the United States?
This type of gas weapon caused soldiers to wear masks to protect themselves.
What is poison gas?
After WWI, the U.S. government passed new laws to limit how many of these people could enter the country.
What are immigrants (or immigration quotas)?
This term describes the buildup of armies and weapons in preparation for war.
What is militarism?
This peace plan by U.S. President Woodrow Wilson listed ideas to create lasting peace after the war.
What are Wilson’s Fourteen Points?
The United States joined World War I in 1917 after German submarines sank ships and this secret message to Mexico was discovered.
What is the Zimmerman Telegram?
This new weapon, made of steel and able to move over rough ground, was first used during WWI.
What is a tank?
Because of fear and suspicion, immigrants were sometimes accused of being this.
What are spies or traitors?
The complex system of agreements between European nations meant that once one country went to war, many others were quickly pulled in.
What is the alliance system?
During WWI, laws like the Espionage and Sedition Acts limited this American right by punishing people who criticized the war.
What is freedom of speech?
As the United States entered World War I in 1917, this country dropped out of the war because of its own revolution causing them to exit.
What is Russia?
This new technology allowed countries to fight battles in the sky for the first time
What are airplanes?
Wartime production created more of these for men and women.
What are jobs?
The 1915 sinking of this British passenger ship by a German U-boat killed over 100 Americans and turned U.S. opinion against Germany.
What is the Lusitania?
During WWI, spying on enemy countries to gather secret information was known as this.
What is espionage?
World War I officially began when this country declared war on Serbia after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
What is Austria-Hungary?
This new invention allowed countries to send messages quickly over long distances during the war.
What is the telegraph?
The harsh punishment of Germany after WWI helped set the stage for this future war.
What is World War II?