Vocabulary
A feeling of intense pride in one's homeland.
What is Nationalism
Heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, he was assassinated by Gavrilo Princip. His assassination was the spark the ignited World War I
Who was Archduke Franz Ferdinand
At the beginning of World War I, the United States did not take sides. Not taking sides in a conflict is called being
What is Neutral
A type of combat in which opposing troops fight from trenches facing each other
What is Trench Warfare
The Central Powers included Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria, and this country
What is Germany
Information designed to influence opinion
What is Propaganda
United States President during World War I
Who is Woodrow Wilson
On May 7, 1915, German U-boats sank a British passenger ship, killing ovver 1,000 passengers - including 128 Americans. This was one of the events which drew the United States in to World War I. What was the name of the ship?
What is the Lusitania
First used during World War I, this gun was able to shoot up to 400 rounds per minute
What is the Machine Gun
The Triple Entented countries were France, Great Britain and this country
What is Russia
Spying to acquire government information
What is Espionage
German official who sent a telegram to the German ambassador of Mexico promising Mexico the return of Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona if it allies with Germany
Who is Arthur Zimmerman
During World War I, why were employers willing to hire women?
What is Most of the men were in the military
This technology was placed far enough from the trenches to keep opposing forces from being able to throw grenades into the trenches
What is Barbed Wire
More than 50,000 Americans troops died in combat, and ovver 200,000 were wounded. Another 60,000 troops died from disease, mostly from this epidemic of 1918 and 1919. The epidemic killed an estimated 25-50 million people worldwide, including more than 500,000 Americans.
What is the Influenza (Flu) Epidemic
To select a person at random for mandatory military service
What is Draft
Commander of the American Expeditionary Forces who arrived in Paris on July 4, 1917
Who is General John J. Pershing
Although they served only in noncombat positions, World War I was the first war in which these people officially served in the armed forces
What is women
Introduced by the British in 1916, it could crush barbed wire and cross trenches. But it was slow and unreliable
What is the Armored Tank
November 11, 1918
What is World War I fighting stops
Monetary compensation for all the war damages a country has caused
What is Reparations
Leader of the Russian Empire in 1917. When he left his throne, the Russian Revolution began
Who is Czar Nicholas II
Desperate for workers during World War I, Henry Ford sent agents to the South to recruit African Americans. Other companies quickly followed suit. Promises of high wages and plentiful work convinced between 300,000 and 500,000 African Americans to move north. This massive population movement became known as .....
What is the Great Migration
Used for the first time in war, they were used to spy on enemy troops and ships. Eventually, they were equipped with machine guns, rockets, and bombs.
What is an Airplane
This treaty ended the war between Germany and the Allied powers
What is the Treaty of Versailles