Causes
This country invaded Belgium to begin the fighting of WWI.
What is Germany?
Telegram sent by Germany promising Mexico financial support and United States territory if they would join the war effort on the German side. The US intercepted it.
What is the Zimmerman Telegram(Note)?
Growing one of these in your backyard could help conserve food and help the US win the war.
What is a victory garden?
This suppressed anti-British, pro-German, and anti-war opinions.
What is the Sedition Act of 1918?
The United States threatened to end diplomatic relations with Germany if it did not stop participating in this.
What is unrestricted submarine warfare?
To conserve fuel during WWI we began the practice of this, which is still in effect today, although highly debated.
What is Daylight Savings Time?
Extending a country's power through territorial acquisition through political and economic means.
What is imperialism?
Name for the alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire.
What is the Central Powers?
This strategy used late in the war to protect Allied merchant ships deterred the Germans from using unrestricted submarine warfare.
What is the convoy system?
Name of the ocean liner that was sunk by the Germans resulting in the death of 123 Americans.
What is the Lusitania?
Children who could not purchase a Liberty Bond might be able to afford one of these instead.
What is a war savings stamp?
Mutual defense groups created to help balance power.
What are alliances?
Name for the alliance between France, Britain and Russia.
What is the Allies?
The practice of using submarines to sink merchant ships without warning.
What is the Declaration of Neutrality?
Time and date in which WWI ended.
What is the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month?
What is militarism?
Date the United States declared war on Germany officially entering WWI.
What is April 6th, 1917?
This was created in 1917 to influence public opinion and support of WWI.
What is the Committee on Public Information?