WWI in General
what were the names of the two alliances?
Allied and Central powers
What type of boat did the Germans use to sink other ships
u-boats or submarines
What did Congress pass to make sure America had a lot of troops
Selective Service Act/ The Draft
Stance that US took during the early years of WWI
Isolationist/Neutrality
This war gave the US the territories of Guam, the Philippines, and Puerto Rico
Spanish-American War
American joined WWI because of this
Zimmerman Telegram
Can shoot 500-600 bullets a minute
Machine gun
What is it called to grow your own vegetables instead of buying from the grocery store
Victory Garden
Creation of this organization was the only idea taken from Wilson's 14 points and added to the Treaty of Versailles
League of Nations
Type of music that becomes popular during the Harlem Renaissance
Jazz
Side that the US joined for WWI
The Allied powers/ the Allies
If breathed in this can quickly infect and blister lungs, cause internal bleeding until choking to death
Poisonous gas (mustard gas, chlorine, etc.)
These types of ads were everywhere to promote civilian involvement in WWI and promote patriotism
Propaganda ads
President during WWI
Woodrow Wilson
Henry Ford created this type of manufacturing process that is still used today
Assembly line
Cause of WWI
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Allied and Central powers dug these and waited for their enemy to attack - led to long periods of stalemate
Trenches
Being given limited amount of an item to make sure everyone has some
Rationing
Name of the ship German U-Boats sunk
Lusitania
This future president defeated Richard Nixon in the polls after the first televised debate
John F. Kennedy
Name of the treaty that ended WWI
Treaty of Versailles
Area between the trenches, soldiers were most vulnerable and more often than not died
No Mans Land
Population shift of African Americans from rural south to urban north is called
The Great Migration
The interception of this is the reason why America entered WWI
Zimmerman Telegram
Does America join WWI because the heir to the Austrian-Hungary throne was assassinated?
No (why would we? That doesn't affect us)