Terms
Information used to influence opinion
Propaganda
Name of the passenger ship that was sunk by a German U-Boat on May 7, 1915.
The Lusitania
President of the United States during WWI
Woodrow Wilson
German submarines that sunk ships carrying supplies to the British
U-Boats
WWI is known for this style of fighting
Limitation of use
Ration
The event that sparked the start of WWI.
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
The Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force during WWI
John J. Pershing
End of fighting
Armistice
Name a way that the American people supported the war effort
Buying bonds, rationing, planting gardens, entering the workforce
Gathering of resources and preparation for war
Mobilization
In 1917 Germany offered Mexico an alliance against the United States in the...
Zimmerman Telegram
American who won the Medal of Honor for his heroics against the Germans in the Argonne Forest
Alvin York
Payments
Reparations
Name two new deadly weapons that contributed to large numbers of casualties.
Improved Cannons
Better Rifles
Poison Gas
Armored Tank
Airplane
Feeling of intense loyalty to one's country or group
Nationalism
World leaders from 27 nations gathered in Paris, France, in January 1919 to create and sign the...
Treaty of Versailles
Leader of the Communist Bolsheviks that came to power in Russia
Vladimir Lenin
If one nation increased its military strength, its rivals felt threatened and built up their military
Militarism
What European city were the Germans desperately trying to fight to?
Paris, France
Teams
Convoys
What allowed the Germans to move hundreds of thousands of troops from the Eastern to the Western Front?
Russia's withdrawal from the war
The man who killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Gavrilo Princip
Disagreement or opposition
Dissent
How many deaths were caused by WWI?
15 to 22 million