Spanish-American War
Lieutenant Colonel of the "Rough Riders" made a name for himself in the war and set himself up to be the 26th U.S. president.
Theodore Roosevelt
Gathering up territories to add to a colonial empire.
Imperialism
Soldiers dug these to protect themselves from artillery and machine-gun outposts.
Trenches
Civilians were encouraged to cut down their consumption of food and supplies that could be used by the troops, known as...
Rationing
This theatre of war experienced a stalemate that only began to be undone around the time U.S. soldiers flooded into Europe.
The Western Front
This form of exaggerated or false reporting was used to sell more newspapers near the time of the war.
Yellow Journalism
Extreme pride and support of one's country (not inherently dedication to a particular leader).
Nationalism
Many soldiers died of this rather than by combat due to the poor conditions of the trenches.
Disease
President W.W. vowed to stay out of the war early on. What was his full name?
Woodrow Wilson
This treaty brought an official end to the war, though included many conditions that placed the blame on Germany.
Treaty of Versailles
This island nation's rebellion was supported by the U.S., drawing anger from the Spanish imperialists and starting a war.
Cuba
Space between two opposing force's trench's in WWI.
No Man's Land
Tank operators would be stuck in their vehicles for hours at a time. Some even cooked eggs and bacon on the ______________ of the tank.
Engines
These were sold to Americans to help finance the army and provide a chance for those on the home-front to fuel the war effort.
Liberty Bonds (War Bonds)
The 369th Infantry Regiment
Name one territory that the U.S. gained as a result of the war.
Cuba, Guam, Puerto Rico, and/or the Philippines.
Telegram which proposed an alliance between Germany and Mexico.
Zimmerman Note (Telegram)
Germans used these to attack Allied vessels in unrestricted naval warfare. [The specific name for them!]
U-Boats
This British passenger ship was sunk by German U-Boats, killing over a hundred American passengers and began the U.S. push towards war.
Lusitania
This disease killed 30 million worldwide around the same time of the war.
Influenza
How did Theodore Roosevelt determine his gunshot wound was not fatal before he continued to give his speech?
He was not coughing up blood, meaning his lungs were not punctured.
Communists believe that ________________________ should not exist.
Private Property
The ______________________ Revolution led by Vladimir Lenin began a Russian civil war, pulling their forced out of the war.
Bolshevik
This act passed in 1918 restricted American freedoms to speak out against the war. John Addams would have deemed it a necessary evil.
The Sedition Act
General and commander of the U.S. troops who took three months aside to train them, before sending 10,000 a day to Europe.
John J. Pershing