CAUSES
World War I was the result of ___________________ causes
M.A.I.N.
World War I was the deadliest war the world had ever seen when it began because of the deadly new___________________
weapons
When WWI began, Americans did not want to get involved, they wanted to stay________________
neutral
An American named __________________________ opposed the U.S. getting involved in World War I. He wrote a pamphlet telling American men not to join the draft.
Charles Schenck
In November 1918, both sides agreed to stop fighting. This was called an ___________________________
Armistice
The "M" in "M.A.I.N." stands for _____________. which means building up a huge military and glorifying war.
Militarism
This type of weapon did a lot of damage on the WWI battlefields, quickly killing soldiers who dared to come out of their trenches.
Machine guns
Americans became very angry with Germany when one of its submarines sank a passenger ship called the ____________________________
Lusitania
The U.S. government arrested Charles Schenck and charged him with______________________, which means saying or writing something the government considers traitorous and harmful to national security.
Sedition
Woodrow Wilson had a plan for peace at the end of World War I, it was called ______________________
The 14 Points
The "A" in "M.A.I.N." stands for___________________, which means teaming up with other nations and agreeing to help each other in time of war.
Alliances
This new weapon was heavily armored and moved on tracks. It protected soldiers who traveled inside.
Tanks
Americans became very angry with Germany when the _________________ telegram was discovered. In it, Germany promised to help Mexico get back lost territory if it invaded the U.S.
Zimmerman
Many Americans believed Charles Schenck shouldn't have been arrested because he had a right to free speech, something guaranteed in the ____________________________ of the U.S. Constitution.
First Amendment
True or False, the other Allies (Britain and France) did not like most of President Woodrow Wilson's 14 Points.
True.
The "I" in "M.A.I.N." stands for___________________, which means the European nations were competing against each other for overseas territory in places like Africa and Asia.
Imperialism
Germany used this new type of ship with great success. Germany was able to sink a lot of Allied ships with this weapon
Submarines
Americans were very angry with German unrestricted ___________________________ warfare, a strategy Germany used to stop ships carrying cargo from the U.S. to Britain. Many Americans died because of this.
submarine
True or False, America getting involved in World War I turned the tide in the favor of the Allies ( Britain and France)?
True.
The one part of Wilson's 14 points that the Allies liked was his suggestion of a ________________________, an international association of nations that would work to achieve peace.
League of Nations
The "N" in "M.A.I.N" stands for _________________, which means each European nation had huge pride and thought they were better than everyone else.
Nationalism
Almost all of the new weapons ( except submarines) made WWI battlefields almost impossible to cross. So WWI fighting quickly turned into ________________ warfare.
Trench
After his re-election, and because of the sinking of the Lusitania, German unrestricted submarine warfare, and the Zimmerman Telegram, U.S. President ___________________________ convinced Congress to declare war on Germany in 1917.
Woodrow Wilson
The deadly area of a World War I battlefield between each sides trenches was called ________________________.
No man's Land
True or False, the U.S. Senate and the majority of the American people disliked the idea of the United States joining the League of Nations.
True