Causes
This weapon can fire multiple rounds of ammunition in seconds.
Machine guns
Who was president of the USA during WWI
Woodrow Wilson
When did the armistice become official to stop fighting on both sides
November 11th 1918 at 11:00 am
What type of propaganda uses images or symbols that provoke fear?
Fear Propaganda
Trench Warfare
On how many fronts did Germany have to fight?
Two; the Eastern and Western fronts
What was the name of the treaty that ended WWI
The Treaty of Versailles
What is the purpose of propaganda?
Dangerous chemical warfare used by the Germans
Poison gas
A telegram sent to Mexico from the Germans and intercepted by the British
Zimmerman Telegram
What were the stipulations put on Germany in the treaty?
Germany had to give up weapons, territory and pay reparations for damage.
What did some soldiers do to help pass time in the trenches?
Write poetry
Tracked, armored fighting vehicle designed for front-line combat; first used by the British
Tanks
Two reasons the United States began fighting in WWI
The Zimmerman Telegram and the sinking of the Lusitania (German submarine warfare)
What were Woodrow Wilsons 14 Points?
The were 14 important proposals for peace after the war
What was the name of the land between the trenches?
No Man's Land
The building up of a nation's military in preparation for war.
Militarism
These German operated weapons ruled the seas
German U-boats (submarines)
What ended Russia's involvement in WWI?
The Russian Revolution; they pulled themselves out of the war
The League of Nations was formally disbanded after WWII, but what is a very similar organization called today?
What happened to some soldiers after returning home from the war; today we refer to it as PTSD?
Shell Shock