MAIN Causes of War
This “-ism” built up nations’ armies and weapons before WWI.
What is militarism?
The U.S. tried to stay out of the war by following this policy.
What is neutrality?
This board oversaw factories and supplies to support the war effort.
What was the War Industries Board?
Soldiers fought mainly from these long, dug-out defensive positions.
What are trenches?
President Wilson’s peace plan was called this.
What are the Fourteen Points?
European countries formed these agreements for protection, which later pulled many into war.
What are alliances?
This British passenger ship was sunk by a German U-boat in 1915, killing 128 Americans.
What was the Lusitania?
Citizens bought these to help the government pay for the war.
What are Liberty Bonds?
This new invention allowed troops to cross “no man’s land” more safely.
What is the tank?
This treaty officially ended World War I.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
Intense pride in one’s nation that often caused rivalries between countries.
What is nationalism?
This intercepted message from Germany urged Mexico to attack the U.S.
What was the Zimmerman Telegram?
The Committee on Public Information used this to promote patriotism and support for the war.
What is propaganda?
Soldiers wore these to protect themselves from poison gas attacks.
What are gas masks?
This organization was created to help prevent future wars.
What is the League of Nations?
The competition for colonies and global power is known as this cause of WWI.
What is imperialism?
President Wilson said the U.S. must make the world “safe for” this.
What is democracy?
This act made it illegal to criticize the government or the war effort
What was the Espionage and Sedition Acts?
These pests spread disease and made life miserable for soldiers in the trenches.
What are rats and lice?
U.S. senators like Henry Cabot Lodge opposed the treaty because they feared it would pull America into this.
What are future foreign conflicts?
The assassination of this Austrian archduke sparked the start of WWI.
Who was Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
The U.S. officially entered World War I in this year.
What is 1917?
Women helped the war effort by taking jobs in these areas while men fought overseas.
What are factories or industry?
This material was stretched in front of trenches to slow down enemy troops and make attacks across No Man’s Land more deadly.
What is barbed wire?
Germany was forced to accept this as part of the Treaty of Versailles.
What is war guilt or blame for the war?