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The President of the US from 1913 - 1921, during WWI.
Who was Woodrow Wilson?
The country that developed the first tank.
What is Britain?
A passenger ship that was torpedoed by Germans off the coast of Ireland, containing American passengers.
What was the Lusitania?
A chemical weapon developed by Germany that required soldiers to wear gas masks for protection.
What is mustard gas?
The name for aerial battles between fighter planes.
What is a dogfight?
Heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, his assassination by terrorists started the war.
Who was Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
The three countries in the Triple Alliance (1882).
What are Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy?
Name one of three reasons that the US couldn't stay neutral regarding WWI .
1. American businesses and banks sold goods and loaned money to Allied countries, especially Britain.
2. Americans were influenced by Allied propaganda.
3. Germany’s treatment of other countries harmed its relationship with America.
Information spread to advance a cause or damage an opponent’s cause
What is Propaganda?
According to international law, warships could not sink a merchant or passenger ship unless...
It:
1. held war materials
2. everyone had been evacuated.
The German foreign minister who telegrammed Mexico, asking them to join against the US in exchange for TX, NM & AZ.
Who was Arthur Zimmerman?
The three countries in the Triple Entente (1907).
What are Britain, France, and Russia?
The year that the US entered WWI.
What is 1917?
A German naval vessel used to sink many ships in the Atlantic.
What is a U-boat/submarine?
The Lusitania sank in ________ minutes.
18 minutes.
The nickname for American soldiers in the American Expeditionary Force (AEF).
What are doughboys?
The names of the two sides in WWI.
What are the Central Powers and the Allies?
The age ranges of men required to participate in the US draft by 1918.
What is 18-45?
The system used to get troop transport ships safely across the Atlantic to Europe. Resulted in no ships being sunk.
What is the convoy system?
A food restriction placed on Americans at home so supplies could be sent overseas. Inspired a cartoon.
What is Meatless Tuesday?
The journalist in charge of the Committee of Public Information, who led the pro-war propaganda crusade in America.
Who was George Creel?
A major part of World War I, using long ditches deep enough for a man to stand in.
What is Trench Warfare?
The US's biggest contribution to the war effort.
What is providing supplies?
The terrorist group who killed the Archduke of Austria-Hungary.
What is the Black Hand?
The event that turned Russia communist in 1917, led by Vladimir Lenin.
What is the Russian Revolution?