World War I Events
The Date that World War I ended, November 18th, 1918, was known as Armistice Day. Armistice Day in more recent years has become this annual day that Brown School especially loves to celebrate.
What is Veterans Day?
This US President developed the "14 Points" for peace after WWI.
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
The Treaty of Versailles officially ended this war.
What is WWI?
Germany was forced to admit this for the war.
What is Guilt?
This international organization was created to prevent future wars after WWI.
What is the League of Nations?
Name the U.S. president who asked Congress to declare war on the Central Powers in 1917.
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
David Lloyd George was the British Prime Minister during the negotiations for this treaty.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
This country was punished more than any other country in the treaty.
What is Germany?
The Treaty of Versailles limited this branch of the German military to 100,000.
What is the army?
Name TWO members of the League of Nations.
What is Great Britain, France, Japan, and Italy, etc.
This intercepted German telegram promised Mexico the return of lost territories if it joined the war against the U.S.
What is the Zimmerman Telegram?
Italian Prime Minister Vittorio Orlando wanted land from this country post-WWI.
HINT: NOT GERMANY
What is Austria-Hungary?
The treaty forbade Germany from using this type of underwater watercraft.
What is a submarine?
Under the Treaty's terms, Germany had to do this in the Rhineland, meaning to completely remove their troops from the region.
What is demilitarize?
This country never joined the League of Nations.
Who is the United States?
The Second Battle of the Marne was the first major battle this country got involved with.
What is the United States?
Jack Pershing had this role within the US military during WWI.
What is the General of the Armies?
DAILY DOUBLE!
Germany did not repay there debt from WWI until this decade.
What is the 2010s?
The harsh terms of the treaty helped lead to the rise of this German political leader.
Who is Adolf Hitler?
This organization was created after the Second World War after the initial attempt to create a peacekeeping world organization failed.
What is the United Nations?
This British passenger ship was sunk by a German U-boat in 1915, killing 128 Americans.
What is the Lusitania?
David Lloyd Geroge (UK), Georges Clemenceau (France), Vittorio Orlando (Italy), and Woodrow Wilson (USA) were dubbed this nickname during the Treaty of Versailles negotiations.
What is the Big Four?
As a result of the treaty, this country was brought into existence. In 1939, they would be invaded by Germany, triggering the Second World War.
What is Poland?
This economic problem caused German currency to become worthless after the war.
What is inflation/hyperinflation?
Wilson’s Fourteen Points advocated for this principle, allowing ethnic groups to govern themselves.
What is autonomy?