The Road to War
The Central Powers consisted of which countries (2)
Germany and Austria-Hungary
At the start of WWI, America had a long history of staying out of European problems, therefore Woodrow Wilson proclaimed the US would remain ___________ during the Great War.
Neutral
These massive, rolling transports/weapons were used for the first time during WWI in order to defend against machine guns and cause massive blows to targets.
Tanks
Reparations
The term for the submarines created by the Germans which launched torpedoes against Allied and Civilian Ships.
U-Boats
Name of a British passenger liner that was sunk in May 1915 by the Germans.
Lusitania
A vocabulary term meaning, truce.
Armistice
The name for an international assembly that is designed to maintain democracy and peace throughout the world.
League of Nations
Militarism
Secret telegram to Mexico sent by the German foreign minister requesting Mexico to make an Alliance with Germany against America
Zimmerman Note
Term for people who favor the equal distribution of wealth and the end of all forms of private property. This specific political group overthrew the Russian government during WWI.
Communists
What years did WWI take place?
1914-1918
Serbian
In order to keep manufacturing for the war going, President Wilson set up this group to settle labor disputes in order to avoid strikes and reach agreements. (Vocabulary Term)
National War Labor Board
How did Americans stop the attacks of German U-Boats?
Why did Congress not approve of the Treaty of Versailles? Be specific.
They did not want to be a part of the League of Nations, sending American troops to wars they did not want to be involved in.
The First Battle of the Marne is credited as the first major battle of WWI. Which country did this battle take place in?
France
The Selective Service Act required men between the ages _____ and _____ to register to be drafted.
The Ages of 21 and 30
Who was the first Allied country to back out of WWI?
Russia
Approximately how much had the Allies spent on the War Effort?
$145 Billion