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What is the M
Militarism
What was it called when both sides could not advance?
A stalemate
What was the term used to describe how all of America's factories (industry) shifted their focus to preparing for the war?
Industrialization.
What is the name of the certificates sold as a sort of "loan" from the American People to the American government?
War Bonds
What was the name given to the group of 4 leaders (U.S, France, Britain, and Italy)
What is the A
Alliances
What were the boards called that helped keep soldiers from standing in water?
Duckboards
What was the strange weapon that was the predecessor to the modern day tank?
Landships
What was the Zimmerman Telegram?
A coded message sent from Germany to Mexico as a call to arms promising Mexico lost lands after a war victory.
Wilson drew up a series of proposals outlining a plan for achieving just and lasting peace. What was this plan called?
Wilson's Fourteen Points
What is the N
Nationalism
What was the area between the trenches called?
No Man's Land
What was the weapon developed by the Germans that used pressurized air and nitrogen to spray burning oil?
Flammenwerfer or Flamethrower
Germany announced a policy in 1917 that stated anyone who entered their territory, whether military or not, would be attacked by German U-boats. What was this called?
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
What was the treaty called that punished Germany?
Treaty of Versailles
What is the I
Imperialism
What was the condition called that developed from soldiers feet staying wet?
Trench Foot
What was the weapon developed that, when it reached the opposing soldiers, it would burn the eyes and skin as well as their lungs?
Poison Gas/Mustard Gas/Chlorine Gas
The United States of America initially wanted to stay uninvolved in WW1, what was this stance called?
Neutrality
What name was given to the act of having to pay for damages caused due to the war?
Reparations
What is Imperialism
The colonization or acquisition of new lands
What were the two pests that plagued the trenches? (they can rhyme)
Rats (Mice) and Lice
What was the driving factor behind all three of the "strange weapons" developed during WW1
No man's land and stalemates. They had to innovate to break the stalemates.
What was the name of the ship that was sunk by German U-Boats that was carrying American passengers?
RMS Lusitania
What is the name of the organization that unified multiple countries (nations) together that was created by the Treaty of Versailles?
The League of Nations