This caused shortages of goods in Germany which eventually led to malnutrition and disease among the population.
What is the British blockade?
100
He was the first communist leader of Russia and, eventually, the Soviet Union.
Who is Vladimir Lenin?
100
This was the name of the U.S. force sent overseas to fight during World War I.
What is the American Expeditionary Force (AEF)?
100
This was the first international peace keeping organization; it was set up following World War I, but failed in its mission.
What is the League of Nations?
100
This is considered the turning point of World War I because it turned the German attack into a retreat and the Germans never again took the offensive.
What is the Second Battle of the Marne?
200
The original goal of the Mesopotamian Campaign was to protect British access to what?
What is oil?
200
This was the radical wing of the Russian Socialist party which established the first communist government in world history.
What is the Bolsheviks?
200
The Zimmermann Telegram promised these states to Mexico if they could keep the U.S. out of Europe.
What is Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona?
200
This is an official cessation of fighting during a war.
What is armistice?
200
This was the first battle involving American troops; they plugged the gap and helped prevent a German breakthrough.
What is the Battle of Belleau Woods?
300
This was the original, and most common, purpose of planes throughout World War I.
What is reconnaissance?
300
This was the revolution that resulted in the Czar abdicating the throne and the establishment of the provisional government in Russia.
What is the March (or February) Revolution?
300
He was the general in charge of American forces in World War I.
Who is John J. "Black Jack" Pershing?
300
This was the treaty that ended the war between the Allies and Germany; it was incredibly harsh in its conditions.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
300
This was the final offensive of the war; in it the Allies were able to push Germany back past the Hindenburg Line.
What is the Meuse-Argonne Offensive?
400
This was the name of the ship which German subs attacked, leading to the U.S. demanding an end to submarine warfare at the risk of cutting diplomatic ties with Germany.
What is the Sussex?
400
This was the treaty between Germany and Russia that ended the war along the Eastern Front.
What is the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk?
400
These were acts passed in the U.S. that limited people's rights in an effort to prevent dissension and hurt the war effort.
What are the Espionage and Sedition Acts?
400
This was the name for Wilson's plan for peace following World War I; he was forced to compromise most of it to end the war.
What is the Fourteen Points?
400
This was the last, and largest, battle of the great battleships; it was a strategic victory for Great Britain, although Germany also claimed it as a victory.
What is the Battle of Jutland?
500
This was the name of the peninsula Great Britain targeted with a naval attack, and then an amphibious assault, in an effort to boost morale, remove the Ottoman Empire from the war, and supply Russia.
What is Gallipoli?
500
This is the name for the working class, whom the Bolsheviks believed would rise up and overthrow the industrialists.
Who are the proletariat?
500
He was put in charge of the Committee of Public Information to promote the war and get the public 100% behind the war effort.
Who is George Creel?
500
This is the name for a world-wide disease, like the Spanish Flu.
What is a pandemic?
500
This was the location of the first all American action of the war; they were successful in pushing Germany back a substantial distance.