Terminology
A long narrow ditch
What is a trench?
President of the United States during WWI.
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
Tracked, armored fighting vehicle designed for front-line combat which combines operational mobility and tactical offensive and defensive capabilities first used by the British in WWI.
What are tanks?
Germany, Austria Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire were known as the
What are the Central Powers?
This weapon can fire over one hundred rounds in less than a minute.
What is a machine gun?
This was used to whip-up support for the war effort on all sides.
What is propaganda?
The sinking of this passenger shup upset many Americans and almost brought us into war.
What is the Lusitania?
This dangerous gas was created by something you might also find on your hot dog.
What is mustard gas?
This country entered the war on the side of the Allies.
What is the United States?
This act required men ages 18 and older to register for the military service?
What is the Selective Services Act?
Nickname for American soldiers during WWI.
What is a doughboy?
This man was assassinated by a Serbian terrorist.
Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
This type of boat destroyed the Lusitania.
What is a u-boat?
This country accepted responsibility for the war.
What is Germany?
In an effort to raise money for the war effort, the US government began promoting and selling these.
What are war bonds?
The intense pride in one's country and national interests.
The controversial telegram which brought us into WWI.
What is the Zimmerman Note?
Germany declared this, and then shot down any ships that entered European waters.
What is unrestricted submarine warfare?
This country was weak on the Eastern front and pulled out of the war due to civil war.
What is Russia?
This organization was formed after the war to help prevent future world wars.
What is the League of Nations?
The policy of Americans staying out of other nation's conflicts.
What is isolationism/neutrality?
What 2 reasons did Wilson give for entering the war?
What is to make the world safe for democracy and unrestricted submarine warfare?
This kind of battle tactic almost directly resulted in a stalemate -- new type of fighting in WWI.
What is trench warfare?
First name for the alliance between France, Britain, and Russia.
What is the Triple Entente?
This treaty was imposed upon Germany at the conclusion of the war.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?