Vocab
To solve problems by force
Militarism
What started World War 1?
The killing of Archduke Ferdinand
The bought war bonds
How did the sinking of a British ship by a German submarine help bring the U.S. into WWI?
There were more than 100 American passengers aboard the ship
a policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups, especially the political affairs of other countries.
Isolationism
When war first broke out in Europe did the United States did we stay neutral or immediately enter the war?
We attempted to stay neutral
The military draft
What amendment allows women to vote in national elections?
The 19th
A strong spirit that cause many ethnic groups in Europe to want a country of their own
Nationalism
What did Germany offer to Mexico if they helped them fight in the war?
Germany offered to give Mexico back the land they lost to the US
Tanks, airplanes, and poison gas were weapons used in what kind of warfare?
Trench Warfare
Why was it significant that hundreds of thousands of African Americans were drafted to fight in the war? Choose the best answer.
Much of America was still segregated along racial lines in 1917
Giving women the right to vote
Suffrage
How did American industries support the war effort?
By switching production to make military goods
What is the political and economic system in which all industries, land, and businesses are owned by the government?
Communism
What can you infer from the fact that historians think the Treaty of Versailles might have led to World War II?
The penalties the treaty imposed on Germany were too harsh
What is no-man's land
disputed ground between the front lines or trenches of two opposing armies
How did the nation's war effort affect Americans at home?
They had to eat less so the troops would have enough to eat
Why is World War 1 known as the great war?
No other war was as big
Who were 3 influential leaders in the womens right movement?
Susan B Anthony, Elizabeth Stanton, Carrie Chapman Catt