Causes of the Great War
The assassination of the heir to the Austro-Hungarian Throne in Serbia was the spark that lit the powder keg to ignite World War 1. What is the name of the Archduke?
Franz Ferdinand
The 3 Central Powers are:
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Ottoman Empire
Allies
The name of the warfare that was used on the Western Front in which both sides "dig-in" to the Earth for cover before going "over the top" into No-Man's Land.
Trench Warfare
The US passed the Sedition and Espionage Acts to prevent sabotage of the war effort and to do what?
Keep dissenters from voicing their opinion and risking losing the American public's support for the war
The "M" in the MAIN causes of WW1
Militarism
The 3 Original Allies are:
Britain, France, and Russia
To prevent American trade with the Allies, the German U-Boats began a campaign to attack and sink any Allied ship suspected of carrying war supplies in the Atlantic Ocean. What is the name of this type of Warfare?
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
No Man's Land
These were loans made by private citizens to the government so the government could buy war materials. After the war, assuming the US would win, the government would pay back the loans with interest
Liberty Bonds
The "A" in the MAIN causes
Alliances
Leader of the Russian Revolution that overthrew the Royal Russian Gov't and made a communist society
Vladimir Lenin
The sinking of this Cruise ship in 1915 off the coast of Ireland by a German submarine killed 123 Americans and ALMOST made the US declare war and made many Americans want to declare war on Germany. What was the name of this ship?
Lusitania
Better get your mask on quick, otherwise you suffocate. What kind of new weapon was used in WW1 that killed thousands and made lasting psychological impacts on the survivors
Gas Attacks/Chemical Warfare
After finding out about the Zimmerman Note, on top of being upset over American ships being sank by German U-Boats, Woodrow Wilson asked Congress to do what in April of 1917
The "I" in the MAIN causes
Imperialism
US President elected in 1912, was President through WW1 and proposed the idea of the League of Nations even though the US never joined it
Woodrow Wilson
The name of the promise Germany made to stop unrestricted submarine warfare to keep the US from declaring War. This pledge only lasted a few months before Germany resumed shooting American ships
Sussex Pledge
The name of the infection that was common on soldier's feet
Trench foot
Censoring the News and creating propaganda to keep the public supporting the war was the responsibility of this committee:
Committee of Public Information
The "N" in the MAIN causes
Nationalism
The War starts in 1914, what is the name of the policy the US adopts until 1917 to stay out of the war? (To be what?)
Neutrality/Isolationism
The name of the message between Germany and Mexico in which Germany tried to convince Mexico to make war on the US which was the final straw before the US declares war on Germany in 1917
Zimmerman Note/Telegram
Germany used these new U Boats to attack ships. The scariest part is once you see the torpedo from these ships, it's too late
Submarines
Rationing and preserving food was the job of this administration during WW1:
Food Administration