World War 1 - A
A union formed between countries for shared benefit.
What is an Alliance?
France, Great Britain, Russia
Who were the Ally Powers?
Germany, Italy, Austria-Hungary,
Who were the Central Powers?
The president of the U.S. during WWI.
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
World Powers acquiring territories that were considered to be primitive.
What is Imperialism?
loyalty and pride in your nation or people and can be accompanied by feelings of superiority over other nations.
What is Nationalism?
One of the treaties that ended the First World War; it put harsh rules on Germany.
The name for the war bonds that the U.S. government sold, and strongly encouraged Americans to buy, as a way of raising money for the war effort.
This group took control of Russia in 1917 after the Czar gave up his throne and changed the government to a communist system.
Who were the Bolsheviks?
A military strategy that was used to try and reduce the number of casualties during the war.
What is Trench Warfare?
This substance killed thousands during the war and its use required soldiers to carry special equipment for protection.
What is Mustard Gas?
A foreign policy that calls for not taking sides in any wars, but maintaining trade between warring countries.
What is Neutrality?
President Wilson’s postwar peace plan, which called for openness in matters of diplomacy, free trade, freedom of the seas, and an end to secret negotiations, among others.
What is Wilson's Fourteen Points?
The system used to protect American ships and soldiers moving across the Atlantic
What is the Convoy System?
3 new weapons that had the greatest impact on the war. (Daily Double)
What are planes, tanks and machine guns? (variations are accepted)
The country that created the Schlieffen Plan to stage a 2-front attack with France on the West and Russia on the East?
Who is Germany?
A telegram sent from Germany to Mexico which invited Mexico to fight alongside Germany should America enter the war on the side of the Allies.
What is the Zimmerman Telegram?
A belief that a strong military force should be kept and used aggressively to defend or promote national interests
What is Militarism?
Information produced by governments, presented in such a way as to inspire and spread certain beliefs or opinions.
What is propaganda?
Wilson's plan to unite foreign countries under one organization to promote global peace after the Great War.
What is the League of Nations?
A British passenger ship that was sank by a German submarine with over 100 Americans dying as a result.
What was the Lusitania?
The groups of people who benefitted from new opportunities, such as higher wages and solid industry jobs, during the War.
Who were Women & African Americans?
The last major battle of World War 1, that includes the story of the "Lost Battalion"
What was the Battle of Argonne Forrest?
2 laws that removed some freedoms & rights of American citizens, which lead to mass imprisonment and tension between the people and the government.
The Espionage Act & The Sedition Act
The function of this committee was to create and distribute wartime propaganda.
What is the Committee of Public Information?