Causes
What does M.A.I.N. stand for?
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
Most of the war was fought in?
trenches
What is American foreign policy at the beginning of WWI?
Neutrality
Early trench warfare lead to which of the following medical conditions
trench foot
Listen Carefully: In the Treaty of the Versailles, European countries made all the following demands of Germany EXCEPT
Germany must take and govern over territory in France
What sparked the start of WWI?
Killing of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
The barren, empty stretch of land between competing armies’ defensive lines.
no mans land
What act served as the first mass draft in the U.S., requiring men across the nation to register for military service?
The Selective Service Act
Germany declared the area around the British Isles a war zone, in which all merchant ships, including those from neutral countries, would be attacked by the German navy. This was form of naval warfare is also known as...
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
The big three nations which oversaw the creation of the Treaty of Versailles were...
France, United States, Great Britain
Name the Central Powers...
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy
Name of technology that gave Germany an advantage in naval combat...
uboats/submarines
What committee/government agency would produce propaganda like this:
Committee on Public Information
To help finance the war, the United States sold these as investments to the American public.
War Bonds/Liberty Bonds
The idea for this international forum for nations to settle disputes through negotiations and discussions comes from Wilson's Fourteen Points.
League of Nations
Who was not a member of the Allies during the beginning of WWI?
U.S.A.
The name of the secret message from Germany to Mexico to attempt to create an alliance and draw the United States into the war.
The Zimmerman Telegram
What law was passed to allow the government to imprison or fine anyone who spoke out against the U.S. government or the war effort?
Espionage and Sedition Acts
The name of the system used to combat the German U-boat presence in the Atlantic and protect merchant ships, specifically used by the Allies.
Convoy System
Listen Carefully: Which of the following ideas IS NOT present in Wilson's Fourteen Points.
Germany must pay reparations.
The worst civilian casualty produced by the German Navy, resulting in the death of 128 Americans.
Sinking of the Lusitania
who did Germany attack first in WWI?
Belgium
Leader of the American Expeditionary Force
General Pershing
Listen to this one carefully: The following are all ways the U.S. government supported the war effort through the use of Government Agencies EXCEPT...
Encouraging children to work in factories
After 14 Points, & the Treaty of Versailles this man comes to power...
Adolf Hitler