Causes of WW1
What was another name for WW1?
The Great War
What happened to the Lusitania?
it was sunk by German Submarines
Who were not allowed to participate in WW1 100 years ago?
Women and Children
What was the treaty that ended WW1?
Treaty of Versailles
Who owned a monoploy on Railroads during the Gilded Age?
Cornelius Vanderbilt
What was Militarism?
Building up of military for protection
What was the name of German Submarines?
U-Boats
What was the U.S. draft?
drafting people into the war because a country is in need of soldiers
What country was punished most by the Treaty of Versailles?
Germany
What was the idea that it was USA right to expand westward to the Pacific Ocean? ( Hint: James K. Polk and we played a game on this idea)
Manifest Destiny
What was nationalism?
What was the Zimmerman Telegram?
A Telegram to Mexico from Germany asking Mexico to attack the United States in exchange for New Mexico, Arizona, Texas and California
What were some jobs women did during WW1?
Nurses, Telephone Operators, factory workers, farmers, clothing factory workers, Etc.
What was the point of Woodrow Wilson's 14 points?
To fix the world after WW1 or prevent another World War 1
What was is called when Great Britain kidnapped American soldiers and force them to serve on British ships during the War of 1812?
Impressment
What was the name of the Archduke who was assassinated and which country assassinated him?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand and Serbia
What were the 3 reasons USA joined the war?
Zimmerman Telegram, sinking of their boats, and the sinking of the Luistania
Who was the soldier from TN who did not want to fight in WW1, but was drafted into the war. He ends up winning a medal of honor and being a celebrity.
Alvin C. York
What were some of the things that happen to Germany because of the Treaty of Versailles?
Loss of weapons, Loss of Colonies, 132 billion dollars in debt, German leaders are sent to joil, German Accepts responsibility of the War Etc.
What indian tribe gave Tennnessee its name ( tana-see)
Yucchi
What is the definition of an alliance and name the 2 major alliances of WW1?
Formed agreements or friendships among countries and Allies and Central Powers
What was the act of Germany sinking U.S. Ships? Hint: this a broke a "rule" of the war and why was Germany sinking U.S. Boats?
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
What are some ways people rationed food during WW1?
Victory Gardens, Wheatless Wednesdays, Meatless Mondays, Giving up their income for the war
What was the League of Nations and What were the 5 countries that were suppose to join?
an alliance between USA, France, Great Britain, Russia and Japan to keep World Peace
What was the first state created in Tennessee and what year was the state created?
Lost State of Franklin and 1785