Vocabulary
The War Begins
Weapons of World War 1
US at War
Potpourri
100

Taking over another nation/area so you can take natural resources, open new markets, or  exploit workers.  

What is IMPERIALISM 

100

The battles of World War 1 officially started when Germany invaded this country.  

What is BELGIUM 

100

Which nation was the first to use poison gas in WW1? 

What is Germany 

100

At the beginning of the war, the United States remained ___________.

Neutral

100

This WW2 leader served in WW1 running dispatches (letters/notes) to the frontlines. 

Who is Hitler 

200

What does U-Boat mean?

Under sea Boat  

200

Gavrilo Princept was from what nation that hoped to gain independence from Austria-Hungary? 

What is SERBIA 

200

What is the area between opposing trenches called? 

What is "no man's land"

200

Who was the US General in charge of American troops during WW1? 

General Pershing 

200

This Allied nation signed an early peace treaty with Germany when it left the war early. 

What is Russia 

300

This image is most closely related to which cause of WW1. 

What is MILITARISM 

300

This British ship was sunk off the coast of Ireland in 1918, killing 1200 people of which 128 were Americans. 

What is the Lusitania 

300

Most of the European Battles took place in what nation? 

What is France 

300

This unit suffered more losses and saw more action than any other American unit. 

Who are the Harlem Hellfighters 

300

Where do epidemiologists think the "Spanish Flu" started? 

Where is Kansas (USA) 

400

Before WW1 and WW2, the US practiced this policy of remaining apart from the interests of other groups

What is ISOLATIONISM 

400

Who were the FOUR main central powers of World War 1?

Austria-Hungary, Germany, Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria

400

In which area of conflict did Manfred von Richtofen excel?

Air/dog fights 

400

Who said :"The world must be made safe for democracy. Its peace must be planted upon the tested foundations of political liberty. We have no selfish ends to serve. We desire no conquest, no dominion."  

Who is President Woodrow Wilson

400

Which international organization was created as a result of World War I?

What is the League of Nations

500

This was the name given to the fresh but inexperienced American soldiers. 

What are "Doughboys"

500

Can you name 4 main allies at the start of World War 1?

Serbia, Russia, France, Belgium, Great Britain, Italy. 

500

Gustav Krupp named his 48-ton howitzer (artillery) after his wife. What was its name?

Big Bertha 

500

What were the FOUR nations involved in the Zimmerman Telegram?

US (The target) 

US (UK Intelligence intercepted the telegram) 

Germany (sent it) 

Mexico (supposed to fight with US) 

500

This law made it a crime for American citizens to "print, say, or publish... any false, scandalous, and malicious writing" about the U.S. government.

What amendment makes this law unconstitutional? 


What is the Sedition Act

First Amendment - Freedom of Speech, Freedom of the Press 

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