Race between nations to build the largest, most powerful, military.
What is Militarism?
200
Large 'canons' that could shoot enemy troops from miles away.
What are artillery?
200
British cruise liner that sunk after German U-Boat fired upon it.
What is the Lusitania?
200
Law that required men 21-30 to register to be drafted.
What is the Selective Service Act?
200
Wilson's proposed international assembly of nations that would work to prevent wars and settle disputes.
What is the League of Nations?
300
Politically motivated murder of a famous person. Often political leader is the target.
What is assassination?
300
Region along eastern Eastern France and Western Germany where trenches stretched for miles, and many lives were lost.
What is the Western Front?
300
Cryptic telegram intercepted by the U.S. that exposed Germany's plot build an alliance with Mexico.
What is the Zimmerman Note?
300
LawS passed to silence anti-war activists in America.
What are the Espionage Act and Alien Sedition Act?
300
The peace settlement of WWI that created the League of Nations, and punished Germany.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
400
Leader who's assassination sparked an outbreak of world war in Europe.
Who is Arch Duke Francis Ferdinand?
400
Reason why WWI was such a disaster of a war, and why millions of soldiers were killed.
What is the combination of Old School Tactics and New School Technology?
400
Name of the second cruise liner that was sunk by German U-boats, killing Americans.
What is the Sussex?
400
Organized rallies and parades and published posters and pamphlets to persuade public to support the war.
What is the Committee on Public Information? (CPI)
400
Senator who opposed President Wilson's 14 points.
Who is Henry Cabot Lodge?
500
The name of the Serbian nationalist group responsible for sparking WWI.
What is the Black Hand?
500
Chemical weapon used by both Allied and Central Powers that burns through flesh and organs, and is currently an illegal weapon.
What is mustard gas?
500
Reason why the Germans fired upon the Lusitania and the Sussex.
What is to prevent American supplies that were being sent to the Allied Powers?
500
Citizens were encouraged to grow build these in their backyard to help fuel the war effort.
What are victory gardens?
500
3 Ways in which the Treaty of Versailles punished Germany.
What is :
forcing Germany to accept blame for the war,
forcing Germany to pay War Reparations
forcing Germany to shrink the size of their military
forced Germany to give up territory