Beginnings of the Great War
These are agreements between nations to help each other in the event of war, it meant no nation could become involved in a conflict without the entire continent becoming involved as well.
What are alliances?
This was the name given to the alliance between Germany and Austria-Hungary during World War I.
What is Central Powers (Triple Alliance)?
This is the type of warfare in which both sides found themselves during World War I involving soldiers living in long ditches for protection while they fired on the enemy.
What is trench warfare?
The massive movement of African-Americans up North to obtain factory jobs.
What is the Great Migration?
This is the treaty that ended World War I and imposed harsh conditions on Germany that led to bitterness and economic hardships.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
These two nations had the largest amount of colonial territories in Africa.
What is Great Britain and France?
This was the name given to the alliance of Russia, Great Britain, and France.
What is Triple Entente (Allies)?
This was a law passed by Congress to boost the number of U.S. soldiers by authorizing a draft.
What is the Selective Service Act?
She was deported for encouraging men to not register for the draft.
Who is Emma Goldman?
This country had to accept the entire blame for the war.
What is Germany?
This term refers to a feelings of pride in one's own country or nationality.
What is nationalism?
Originally, what did President Wilson want to maintain during World War I?
What is neutrality?
This organization managed disputes between management and labor.
What is the National War Labor Board?
This made it a crime to speak or write anything critical of the government’s war effort.
What is the Sedition Act?
The amount of money Germany had to pay for war reparations (in U.S. dollars).
What is $33 billion?
This is a process by which a nation builds up its military for the purpose of intimidating and deterring other countries.
What is militarism?
This commercial cruise liner was sunk by a German U-boat (submarine) killing 128 U.S. citizens and turned public opinion against Germany.
What is the Lusitania?
This organization used artists and advertising to create thousands of posters, paintings, cartoons, and pamphlets to promote the war.
What is the Committee on Public Information?
A mob demanded this from a German named John Deml when they knocked on his door late one night.
What are war bonds?
This institution was proposed by President Wilson with a purpose to provide a place where nations could discuss their differences rather than going to war - ironically, the United States did not join due to Senate opposition.
What is the League of Nations?
His assassination by a Serbian nationalist resulted in World War I.
Who is Archduke Francis Ferdinand?
The State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of the German Empire from 22 November 1916 until his resignation on 6 August 1917.
Who was Arthur Zimmerman?
The Germans developed a cannon called G5 that could fire a shell 75 miles.
What is Big Bertha?
These African-American soldiers received the Croix de Guerre, but were not awarded an American medal of honor.
Who are Henry Johnson and Needham Roberts ?
The head of a group of Conservative senators that did not like the idea of working with other countries to take economic and military action against aggression.
Who is Henry Cabot Lodge?