World War 1

Important Terms

100

Alliance

What is An agreement between two countries to defend one another

200

Neutrality

What is a policy to stay neutral between during a verbal/physical dispute.

300

Germany submarines

What is U-Boats

400

A world organization formed after WW1 to prevent future wars

What is League of Nations

500

Treaty of Versailles

What is This document officially ended World War I and punished the Central Powers

Important People

100

Alvin York

What is The most decorated and soldier of WW1. A National hero.

200

Allied Powers

Russia, France, Serbia, and United Kingdom

300

Central Powers

Germany, Bulgaria, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire

400

Woodrow Wilson

What is The President that led the U.S. into World War 1

500

John Pershing

What is The head commander of all American forces in WW1

Important Places

100

Austria-Hungary

What is This country's duke was shot and they blamed Serbia and declared war on them.

200

Serbia

What is This small country believed Austria-Hungary had their land and turned to Russia for help.

300

France

What is the country the treaty took place.

400

France

What is This country is where the treaty to end World War I was signed

500

Alvin York was from this U.S. state.

What is Tennessee

The U.S gets involved

100

Lusitania

What is This ship was blown up by Germany killing over 100 Americans

200

Germany

What is This country sent a telegram to Mexico asking them to attack the U.S.

300

United States

What is This country was secretly sending weapons to the Allies before declaring war on the Central Powers

400

Why did the U.S want to stay out of the War when the fighting started?

What is they felt that it was a European problem and not theirs to get involved.

500

What was the message sent from Germany to Mexico called? Why was it called this particular name?

What is the Zimmerman Telegram and the German author who wrote it was named Zimmerman.

League of Nations

100

Who came up with the idea of the League of Nations?

What is President Woodrow Wilson.

200

What did President Woodrow Wilson call his plan for a League of Nations?

What is fourteen point plan

300

What country wanted Germany to be crippled financially and lose most of their soldiers? 

What is France or Germany boarder countries.

400

20,000,000,000

What is the amount Germany had to pay to the League of Nations after the War.

500

Why did U.S senators pull out of the League of Nations after the treaty?

What is they did not want to get involved with another countries fight.