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100
He was an undistinguished German soldier in World War I who went on to become history's most notorious dictator.
Who is Adolf Hitler?
100
These are promises countries make to defend and aid one another in the event of war.
What are alliances?
100
This alliance was made between Germany and Austria-Hungary.
What are the Central Powers?
100
These German boats violated American neutrality by attacking our supply ships.
What are U-boats?
100
This country received all the of the blame for World War I and was forced to shoulder the financial burden.
What is Germany?
200
He was the American president during World War I.
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
200
The countries of Europe were engaged in an arms race, in which each strengthened their military forces.
What is militarism?
200
These three European countries were the major nations in the Allied Powers.
What is Britain, France, and Russia?
200
This British cruise ship was torpedoed by Germany and killed 128 American citizens, which led to American entry into World War I.
What is the Lusitania?
200
These are payments for war damages.
What are reparations?
300
He was the commander of the American Expeditionary Force (AEF), which were the American troops who fought on the western front in WWI.
Who is General John J. Pershing?
300
Europe's competition for control of territories in Africa is a reflection of this cause of World War I.
What is imperialism?
300
These are the two reasons World War I was so long and deadly.
What is Trench Warfare and Deadlier Weapons?
300
This secret telegram promised German aid to Mexico in exchange for invading the United States, and convinced America to enter World War I.
What is the Zimmerman Note?
300
This was President Wilson's plan for peace, which included an end to secret alliances, a reduction in armed forces, and ethnic self-determination.
What is Wilson's Fourteen Points?
400
His assassination by Serbian nationalists in Sarajevo on June 28, 1914 started World War I.
Who is Franz Ferdindad? (Austrian Archeduke)
400
This ethnic group wanted to separate from Austria-Hungary and join the country of their people.
What is Serbs?
400
This was the result of the first three years of fighting due to trench warfare.
What is Stalemate?
400
This law required all young men over 18 to register for the draft and is still in effect today.
What is the Selective Service Act?
400
This happened on November 11, 1918 at 11:00 am.
What is Armistice? (ceasefire)
500
He was the leader of the communist revolution in Russia.
Who is Vladimir Lenin?
500
The assassination that started World War I took place in this city in Bosnia.
What is Sarajevo?
500
This revolution occured in Russia and resulted in Russia dropping out of the War.
What is the Communist (Bolshevik) Revolution?
500
This law restricted free speech and punished people for protesting the war.
What is the Sedition Act?
500
This was the peace agreement that officially ended World War I.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
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