The Web of Alliances
Important People
The Homefront
In the Trenches
Wacky Weapons
100

The US would eventually join the war on the side of which group:  Allied Powers or Central Powers

Allied Powers

100

President during WWI

Woodrow Wilson

100

This was one way the US raised money for the war

Selling Liberty Bonds

100

The most dangerous place in the trench

The Front Line Trench

100

An "unterseeboot" is commonly known as what WWI weapon?

U-Boat

200

What was another name for the Central Powers?

Triple Alliance

200

Abdicated his throne in 1917 - shortly after, Russia left the war.

Czar Nicholas II

200

This organization encouraged Americans to plant Victory Gardens

The Food Administration

200

Which side of the war had a more sophisticated trench system?  Allies or Central powers?

Central powers - Germany

200

With more airplanes in the skies, enemy pilots began to fight each other in air battles known as what?

Dogfights
300

What was another name for the Allied Powers

Triple Entente

300

This man once led the British Navy, was demoted and later became the Minister of Munitions

Winston Churchill

300

This organization dealt with labor issues, fair wages, and working hours

The War Labor Board

300

The call that let front line soldiers know to go out into No Man's Land and fight was what phrase?

"Over the Top!"

300

These burned brightly and left a trail of light in the sky to make fighting the enemy at night easier.

Tracer bullets

400

List the main 3 members of the Central Powers?

Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire

400

Emperor of Germany during the war

Kaiser Wilhelm

400

We can thank this organization for Daylight Savings Time

The Fuel Administration

400

This type of "war" resulted from years of trying to outlast the other side down in the trenches.

"War of Attrition"

400

The invention of this made it possible to fire machine guns through spinning airplane blades

Interrupter Gear

500

What country was first part of the Triple Alliance, then made entered into a treaty and became a member of the Triple Entente?

Italy

500

Leader of the US Allied forces in Europe

General John J. Pershing

500

Much of the propaganda put out during the war was thanks to this organization

The Public Committee on Information

500

Around 160,000 US military personnel suffered from the effects of this, common after participating in Trench Warfare - characterized by panic, fear, and breakdowns

Shell Shock

500

2 ways in which the Allies fought back against the U-Boats

hydrophones and depth charges

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