Enter the Americans!
Ceasefire!
America gets Involved!
What's New in War
How many points?
100
The name of the American Forces.
What is American Expeditionary Force. (AEF)
100
German citizens were experiencing this problem at home during the war. 800 were dying a day!
What is starvation/food riots.
100
American neutrality is threatened when this British passenger liner was sunk by a German U-boat.
What is the Lusitania.
100
This armored vehicle offered protection from bullets.
What is the tank.
100
Wilson wanted to create this international assembly to settle international disputes. It was created, but the U.S. never joined.
What is the League of Nations.
200
What Wilson wanted to spread to Europe.
What is Democracy.
200
This country was the last central power to pull out of WWI.
What is Germany
200
American neutrality continued to be threatened by German U-boats when this French passenger liner was sunk.
What is the Sussex.
200
Because of this invention of the Wright Brothers, dog fights could occur.
What is the airplane.
200
This peace treaty was approved by Wilson, but rejected by the Senate. We made separate treaties instead.
What is the Treaty of Versailles.
300
Germany was trying to cross this river (again!) when the AEF arrived.
What is the Marne.
300
Kaiser Wilhelm II fled to this neutral nation after seeing all was lost for Germany.
What is the Netherlands.
300
This message was sent to Mexico from Germany encouraging an alliance between the two.
What is Zimmermann Telegram.
300
This new military concept offered protection for soldiers, but helped spread disease. Stay out of no man's land!
What is trench warfare.
300
No reps from any Central Powers nations or this nation came to the Paris Peace Conference.
What is Russia.
400
This person earned the Congressional Medal of Honor by killing 25 gunners and capturing 132 prisoners.
Who is Alvin York.
400
The armistice was signed at this hour, during this day, of what month. Think numbers!
What is the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month.
400
To get enough soldiers to send to Europe, this law was passed. It required all men to register for the draft between the ages 21-30.
What is the Selective Service Act.
400
This German submarine gave them an edge for naval battles.
What is the U-boat.
400
Germany had to make payments for damages for war of 33 billion dollars.
What are reparations.
500
More Americans were killed by this during WWI than weapons.
What is influenza.
500
Germany agreed to the terms of the ceasefire by giving back conquered territory and this.
What is destroying weapons/disarming.
500
In order to force people to support the war the Sedition Act and this law was passed to limit freedoms. It's still in effect today.
What is the Espionage Act.
500
This weapon could fire 400-600 bullets a minutes.
What is machine guns.
500
Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Finland and these two nations were created from the Treaty of Versailles.
What are Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia.
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