Impact on Women
What was one new item of clothing that women got the option of wearing post war?
Trousers or Pants
True or False: African American military men were allowed to serve alongside their white counterparts
False: They were segregated
Name one technological advancement during WW1
Answers will vary: Planes, weapons, tanks, armored vehicles
What action started WW1?
Assassination of the Arch Duke of Austria-Hungry Franz Ferdinand
What was the hairstyle that women took on during and after the war called?
bob
What job did women typically do BEFORE the war?
Home Maker
Why was serving in the war more dangerous for African American men?
They were sent to more dangerous places, or they were given broken or less effective weapons, they were given tasks to do that were inherently more dangerous
What were airplanes used for at the start of the war?
Recon
What is militarism?
Countries expanded their militaries and put a high priority on advancing weapons.
What is imperialism?
When a larger country is using its power over a smaller country
What was a job that women could do IN the war and serve their country by volunteering?
Nurse
Why did African American Men want to serve in the military?
They thought that it would help them advance their cause and that they would gain more freedoms after the war.
Name one chemical used in chemical weapons
Mustard gas, Chlorine gas or Phosgene
How did alliances impact the start of the war and who got involved?
The countries had promised that they would help each other out if they went to war so many countries were drawn in as an effect of another countries action and not necessarily their own decision.
When did the United States enter WW1?
1917
Name one job that women could do during the war that they were not allowed to do before men went off to war?
Factory workers, Transportation workers, Agricultural jobs or Clerical workers,
Name a job that African American men were tasked with doing during the war.
The dug trenches, they were put on the front lines, they were asked to disinture the remains of soldiers
What was the type of warfare that was new to WW1?
Trench Warfare
What country assassinated Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand?
Serbia
How much money did African American Women raise in bonds to support Americans during the war?
250 Million
What is one way that African American Women were treated differently DURING the war?
They were not allowed to serve as nurses over seas, they were not allowed to do the same types of jobs that white women did in their home countries
Many African Americans were given the job of disintering other soldiers. What does this mean?
They would dig up the remains of other fellow soldiers. This exposed them to dangerous conditions and disease.
Why were tanks created?
They were able to break through the stand still that was created by the trenches so that armies could attack each other
What is one border that changed after the war?
Russia lost territory, Germany lost territory, Austria Hungry was broken up, Ottoman Empire was broken up
What was a political change that happened after the war?
New borders caused the need for new governments and leaderships to be created