Terms to Know
A style of warfare commonly used during World War I required the digging of these.
What are trenches?
In 1914, an assassin killed ______________________ which lead to the start of World War I.
What is a member of Austria's royal family?
The Commission of Public Safety targeted this group of people because they were suspected of being disloyal.
Who are German Americans?
Minnesotan's and other Americans supported the war effort by buying _______________
What are war bonds?
Did the Allies or Central Powers win World War I?
What were the Allies?
Loyalty to one's country.
What is patriotism?
The assassination of a royal family member lead Austria to declare war against __________________.
What is Serbia?
The Commission of Public Safety cracked down on German Americans by discouraging _____________________________.
What is German music or teaching German language?
Name a way people could directly get involved in contributing to the war effort.
What is enlist in the military or serve as a nurse?
Many soldiers suffered from this "new" weapon used in World War I that left them with painful blisters and with burning eyes.
What was chemical gas? (mustard gas)
The combined work of people at home and the military to win a war.
What is the war effort?
The war between Austria and Serbia quickly grew larger because each country had several _____________.
What are allies?
The mayor of New Ulm who was forces from office after he ran a meeting at which New Ulm residents asked the government to stop sending their young men to fight relatives in Germany.
Who was Louis Fritsche?
To contribute to the war effort, Minnesotans raised money for ________________________________.
What is the Red Cross?
World War I soldiers often went without enough ______________________________.
What is food or sleep?
A certificate sold to citizens by a government in order to pay for a war.
What is a war bond?
The two sides fighting in World War I were the _________________ and the ___________________.
What are Allies and Central Powers?
Some German Americans changed their _________________________ so they wouldn't be suspected of being disloyal.
What are last names?
Among the homemade items Minnesotans contributed to the war effort were ________________________
What are knitted socks and sweaters?
Examples of machines used on a large scale in warfare for the first time during World War I include ________________
What are airplanes? or submarines?
The organized spreading of information in order to persuade people to think a certain way.
What is propaganda?
The United States fought on the side of the ______________________ in World War I.
What were the Allies?
What happened to the Commission of Public Safety when people believed it had become too powerful and was causing harm to people's lives?
What is the CPS was shut down in 1918 and no longer exists?
Minnesotans left their jobs in the late summer and fall to help with what job that contributed to the war effort?
What is harvesting crops?
World War I ended on the 11th day of the 11th month. November 11, 1918 was called Armistice Day. Today it is known as _________________________.
What is Veteran's Day?