It's something about those Isms
R.I.P. Archduke Ferdinand
Trenches and Alliances
Neutrality Gives Way to War
America Mobilizes for War
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A devotion to one's nation and a belief that a nation should express one single ethnic group
What is nationalism?
100
He was the heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, and his wife's name was Sophie.
Who is Archduke Francis Ferdinand?
100
These are soldiers killed, wounded, and missing, which mounted first in the thousands, then hundreds of thousands, and finally in millions.
What are casualties?
100
Britain uses this method of naval strategy to starve Germany out of any goods or weapons.
What is a blockade?
100
This act, which Congress passed in May 1917, authorized a draft of young men for military service in Europe.
What is the Selective Service Act.
200
A glorification of the military.
What is militarism?
200
Archduke Francis Ferdinand was shot in this province in Bosnia.
What is Sarajevo?
200
These powers were an alliance made up of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire.
What is the Central Powers?
200
German uses this naval weapon to destroy any ships that are trying to bring goods or weapons to Great Britain.
What is a U-boat or Submarine?
200
This man started the War Industries Board (WIB), which was in charge of influencing the market to produce products for the war.
Who is Bernard Baruch?
300
Nationalism threatened this group within nation-states.
What is minority groups?
300
Archduke Francis Ferdinand was shot by this Serbian Nationalist assassin.
Who is Gavrilo Princip?
300
These powers made up the countries of Britain, France, Russia, Serbia, and later the America.
What is the Allied Powers?
300
In 1915 and 1916, Germany destroyed these two cruise ships, thereby, breaking the neutral right agreement they had with the U.S. regarding their promise not to sink any more passenger ships.
What are the Lusitania and the Sussex?
300
Future U.S. President Herbert Hoover was in charge of this administration during the war, which set prices high for wheat and other foodstuffs to encourage farmers to increase production.
What is the Food Administration?
400
When it comes to militarism, in 1914, no nation readied its war machine more than this nation?
What is Germany?
400
Soon after the assassination this Kaiser assured Austria-Hungary that Germany would stand by its ally if war came.
Who is German Emperor, Kaiser William II?
400
These many miles of trenches stretched like a huge scar from the coast of Belgium to the border of Switzerland.
What is 450 miles?
400
America prepares for war in 1915 and 1916, issuing these to military acts.
What are the National Defense Act of 1915 and the Naval Construction Act of 1916?
400
This committee was headed by George Creel, which was in charge of getting Americans to support the war. It had designed, distributed million of posters that dramatized the cruelty and wickedness of the enemy.
What is the Committee of Public Information (CPI)?
500
Nationalism destabilized these old forms of empires.
What is multinational empires.
500
Archduke Ferdinand was assassinated on this month and year.
What is June 28, 1914?
500
Although fighting went on in Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and in other parts of the world, this front in France became the critical battle front.
What is the Western Front?
500
The Arthur Zimmermann note proposed that if the U.S. declares war on Germany, Mexico should ally with Germany in the hopes that they might receive this U.S. territory back if Germany is victorious.
What is California?
500
The CPI had distributed this many pamphlets and press releases.
What are 75 million pamphlets 6,000 press releases?
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