Causes of WW I
This term refers to the aggressive build-up of armed forces to prepare for war.
What is militarism?
This alliance included Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire.
What are the Central Powers?
This style of warfare led to long battles with little movement on either side.
What is trench warfare?
This amendment granted women the right to vote after the war.
What is the 19th Amendment?
President Wilson’s plan for peace included this number of points.
What are the Fourteen Points?
This acronym represents the four long-term causes of World War I.
What is M.A.I.N.?
This general led the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I.
Who is John J. Pershing?
This term describes a situation in which neither side can gain an advantage.
What is a stalemate?
This massive movement saw African Americans relocate from the South to northern cities for jobs.
What is the Great Migration?
The U.S. refused to ratify the Treaty of Versailles because this governing body rejected the League of Nations.
What is the U.S. Senate?
Extreme pride in one’s nation, which contributed to tensions leading to WWI.
What is nationalism?
This group of African American soldiers fought bravely in WWI despite facing discrimination.
Who are the Harlem Hellfighters?
This strategy used by the U.S. protected merchant ships from German U-boats.
What is the convoy system?
This law required men to register for the military draft.
What is the Selective Service Act?
This phrase was a major reason the U.S. entered the war, as German U-boats attacked ships traveling in international waters.
What is freedom of the seas?
This secret agreement between Germany and the U.S. promised to restrict submarine warfare but was later broken.
What is the Sussex Pledge?
This alliance included Britain, France, and Russia before the U.S. joined the war.
What is the Triple Entente?
This final major offensive of the war helped force Germany to surrender.
What is the Meuse-Argonne Offensive?
Payments made by a defeated country to compensate for war damages.
What are reparations?
This international organization was created to prevent future wars but lacked U.S. support.
What is the League of Nations?
This part of President Wilson’s vision for peace aimed to prevent future wars but was ultimately rejected by the U.S. Senate.
What is the League of Nations?
This group of nations fought against the Central Powers and included the United States.
Who are the Allies?
This deadly pandemic struck soldiers and civilians worldwide near the end of WWI.
What is the Spanish Flu?
This set of laws limited free speech by punishing those who criticized the war effort.
What are the Espionage and Sedition Acts?
This term refers to anti-government speech or actions that encouraged rebellion against the war effort.
What is sedition?