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Home Front
100
He was the leader of Germany during WWI.
Who is Kaiser Wilhelm II?
100
Someone who is against getting involved in the war (or other countries in general) for nationalist reasons.
What is an isolationist?
100
This revolution toppled the Tsar and took Russia out of WWI.
What is the Russian/Bolshevik Revolution?
100
One of the four major factors contributing the war - this involved the build-up of militaries throughout the industrial world.
What is militarism?
100
One of the major reasons the U. S. entered the war was this secret note between Germany and Mexico.
What was the Zimmerman Telegram?
200
This man was assassinated to begin WWI?
Who is Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand?
200
This type of boat destroyed the Lusitania.
What is a U-boat/submarine?
200
This battle was a turning point in the war in which American soldiers were a significant factor.
What was the Battle of Ardenne Forest?
200
This now banned and heavier-than-air dangerous gas was created to use against trenches and first used in WWI.
What is mustard gas?
200
This was the name of a U. S. propaganda campaign to promote citizens to grow their own food.
What were Victory Gardens?
300
Commanding officer of the American Expeditionary Force.
Who is John "Black Jack" Pershing?
300
This was used to recruit for the army and to whip-up support for the war effort on all sides by the government - sometimes misleading, often hyperbolic, but not necessarily untrue. Uncle Sam is a famous example.
What is propaganda?
300
He was the Bosnian Serb assassin that sparked the conflict that would become WWI.
What is Gavrilo Princip?
300
The original nations of the Central Powers included the German Empire, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and this country that would change sides by the end of the war.
What is Italy?
300
These two U. S. Acts prohibited spying on and speaking against the government and its policies.
What were the Espionage and Sedition Acts?
400
This exiled revolutionary and leader of the Bolsheviks was sent back to Russia to stir up trouble eventually overthrowing the Tsar.
Who is Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, a.k.a. V. I. Lenin?
400
Type of combat prevalent in WWI because of advances in technology but not strategy.
What is trench warfare?
400
This organization was formed after the war to help prevent future world wars (but did not include the United States).
What is the League of Nations?
400
The nations of the Triple Entente were France, Great Britain and this nation that would leave the war before it ended because of a civil war.
What is Russia?
400
This government agency took over factories to insure production of military materials during the war.
What was the War Industries Board?
500
Prime Minister of Great Britain during WWI and one of the "Big Four."
Who is David Lloyd George?
500
Nickname for American soldiers in WWI.
What is a doughboy?
500
This treaty was imposed upon Germany at the conclusion of the war including the "War-Guilt" clause.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
500
This was the French Field Marshal and Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces during the war.
Who was Ferdinand Foch?
500
This act created the first military draft in U. S. history, still active today.
What was the Selective Service Act?
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