Allies and Central Powers
These two major alliances faced off in World War I.
What were the Allied Powers (Triple Entente) and Central Powers?
This automatic gun could fire hundreds of rounds per minute, changing the nature of battle.
What is the machine gun?
He was the U.S. president during World War I.
Who was Woodrow Wilson?
This type of media was used to influence public opinion and boost support for the war.
What is propaganda?
The war officially ended on this date, celebrated as Veterans Day today
What is November 11, 1918?
This country switched sides from the Triple Alliance to join the Allies in 1915.
What is Italy?
German submarines that attacked Allied ships were known by this name.
What are U-boats?
The assassination of this heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne started the war.
Who was Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
Famous posters urged Americans to “Buy These” to help fund the war.
What are Liberty Bonds?
Millions of people died from this global pandemic right after the war.
What was the Spanish Flu?
The United States joined this side when it entered the war in 1917.
What are the Allied Powers?
This new weapon allowed armies to fight in the air for the first time.
What are airplanes?
This labor leader and socialist was jailed under the Espionage Act for speaking out against the war.
Who was Eugene V. Debs?
This committee spread pro-war messages and encouraged enlistment.
What was the Committee on Public Information?
This treaty blamed Germany for the war and imposed heavy reparations.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire belonged to this alliance.
What are the Central Powers?
The type of gas caused blindness and burns (hint: yellow)
What is Mustard Gas?
This future U.S. president served as a captain in World War I and later helped shape peace efforts after World War II.
Who was Colonel William Hayward?
This phrase encouraged citizens to grow food at home to support soldiers abroad.
What are Victory Gardens?
This U.S. organization was proposed to maintain peace but was rejected by the Senate.
What is the League of Nations?
This empire collapsed after WWI, leading to new nations like Turkey.
What was the Ottoman Empire?
This system of grouping merchant ships together, often escorted by warships, was used by the Allies to protect cargo from German U-boats.
What is the convoy system?
This future dictator of Germany served as a soldier in World War I and was wounded during combat before rising to power in the 1930s.
Who was Adolf Hitler?
This act limited free speech if it criticized the government or war effort.
What was the Sedition Act?
After the war, this decade in the U.S. was marked by economic growth and cultural change.
What were the Roaring Twenties?