Vocab #1
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire.
Central Powers
France, Britain, Russia, and the United States.
Allied Powers
Name TWO jobs women did during World War I.
Nurse, took over for men, made weapons, etc.
What word or phrase would describe the first few years of World War I?
Stalemate
When World War I began, which side was the United States on?
Neutral
Form of warfare in which armies conduct attacks on each other from opposing positions in fortified trenches.
Trench Warfare
Required all young men to register for the military draft.
Selective Service Act
What impact did World War I have on the world?
8-9 million dead, destruction, $125 billion spent
Why did Russia leave World War I?
Russian revolution
What was the purpose of the League of Nations?
Prevent future wars
Money lent by citizens to the government to help pay for war.
Liberty Bonds
Note from Germany urging Mexico to attack the United States if they declared war on Germany.
Zimmermann Telegram
Why did the number of casualties in World War I outnumber previous wars?
Deadlier weapons, more countries/soldiers involved, fighting tactics that were outdated
Which country was forced to take the blame for World War I, had to pay money to the Allies, lost land, and had to reduce the size of its military?
Germany
What happened to the large empires/countires after World War I?
They break up or collapse.
Agreement to stop fighting.
Armistice
People who supported the United States to stay out of world affairs.
Isolationist
Why did the USA isolate itself from the rest of the world after World War I?
The country wanted to focus on our problems.
Which country did not sign the Treaty of Versailles?
United States
Even though the United States was neutral at the start of World War I, how did we benefit?
Sold food, arms, and other supplies to the Allies
American military General during World War I
John J. Pershing
Cash payments for damages suffered.
Reparations
What were the four causes of World War I?
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, and Nationalism
What two reasons did the United States join World War I?
Germany sinking our ships + Zimmermann Telegram
Most members of Congress opposed joining the League of Nations because....
They thought it would involve the USA in future European wars