WWI Jeopardy Review

Ending WWI

100

One condition of the Treaty of Versailles was that Germany had to pay this to France & Britain

Reparations

200

This plan, created by Wilson, urged freedom of speech, freedom of the seas, and dismantling of European empires

14 Points

300

This international peacekeeping organization was conceptualized by Wilson but ironically not joined by the US

League of Nations

400

The US never signed this treaty

Treaty of Versailles

500

Both the irreconcilables and the reservationists in the Senate had a problem with this Article from the Treaty of Versailles

Article 10

Homefront

100

Even children were encouraged to purchase these to fund the war effort

Liberty bonds or war bonds

200

Everyday Americans helped the war effort by creating these in their backyards

Victory gardens

300

This group of Americans started moving outside of the home and taking jobs in factories

Women

400

This Supreme Court case justified limiting free speech rights during WWI by comparing anti-war speech to yelling "Fire!" in a crowded theater 

Shenck v. US

500

This act limited free speech during WWI

Sedition Act of 1918

Experience of War

100

This Tennessean won the Congressional Medal of Honor for capturing 137 Germans

Alvin C. York

200

This new technology could take out many men noiselessly, quickly, and was dependent on the direction of the wind.

Poison gas

300

This new technology added a third dimension to war

Airplanes

400

This style of war allowed land forces to create defensive positions- but also resulted in stalemate and unhygienic conditions

Trench warfare

500

This special fighting force was hailed as heroes when they returned from Europe, but were not allowed to join the sendoff parade before they shipped out. 

Harlem Hellfighters

US Entry into WWI

100

Woodrow Wilson took this stance when WWI broke out in Europe in 1914

Neutrality

200

German U-Boats engaged in this type of warfare throughout WWI

Unrestricted Submarine Warfare

300

When he decided to enter WWI in 1917, Woodrow Wilson said he wanted to make the world safe for this

Democracy

400

The leaking of this coded message between Germany and Mexico resulted in more Americans calling for war

Zimmerman Telegram

500

This motivation for war was tied to American investments abroad, particularly with Britain

Economic

European Causes of WWI

100

Britain, France, and Germany all invested heavily in this, causing tensions leading up to WWI

Military

(Britain & France expand army)(Britain & Germany expand navy)

200

The "Scramble for Africa" is an example of this long-term cause of WWI

Colonialism

300

Serbian, Gavrilo Princip, who shot Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand was influenced by this long-term cause of WWI

Nationalism

400

These three countries were known as the Allies, or the Triple Entente, when WWI broke out in 1914

Britain, France, & Russia

500

These three countries were known as the Triple Alliance when WWI broke out in 1914

Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy