Causes and Beginnings
What are Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, and Nationalism?
Germany utilized these vessels to bypass the British naval blockade and disrupt Allied shipping.
What are U-Boats (or submarines)?
This British passenger ship was sunk by a German U-boat, helping push the U.S. toward joining the war.
What is the Lusatania?
This demographic filled essential roles as nurses, typists, and factory workers, proving their necessity to the war effort.
Who were women?
The map of Europe was redrawn after these two empires were broken up.
The immediate "spark" that ignited the war was the assassination of this Austro-Hungarian figure.
Who was Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
This "silent killer" required soldiers to carry specialized masks at all times,
What is poison gas (or mustard gas)?
This secret telegram from Germany to Mexico proposed an alliance against the United States.
What is the Zimmermann Note?
Civilians supported the war effort through these distinct economic and lifestyle sacrifices (Give two of three).
What are Liberty Bonds, rationing, and victory gardens?
This formal agreement officially ended the war and imposed harsh penalties on the defeated Central Powers.
These were the two primary opposing sides/alliances during the conflict.
Who were the Allied Powers and the Central Powers?
Fighting in trench warfare often resulted in no progress made on either side, otherwise known as this.
What is a stalemate?
To ensure a steady supply of troops, Congress passed this act to implement a national draft.
What is the Selective Service Act?
This agency was responsible for creating posters and films to "sell" the war to the American public through propaganda.
What is the Committee on Public Information?
While this organization aimed to prevent future wars, the U.S. refusal to join this organization is often cited as a reason for its eventual failure.
What is the League of Nations?
This political group took over Russia in 1917, leading to the country's surrender from the war.
Who were the Bolsheviks (or Communists)?
List four new weapons used in WW1.
Tanks
Machine guns
Barbed wire
Submarine warfare (u-boats)
Poison gas
Planes
This was Woodrow Wilson’s primary idealistic justification for bringing the United States into the European conflict.
What is "Keeping the World Safe for Democracy"?
These two laws were used to silence those opposed to the war, leading to debates over whether the government could legally limit 1st Amendment rights during wartime.
What is the Sedition Act?
This day marks the end of the fighting in the war (not the official end) and is celebrated every November.
What is Armistice Day?