building up your army, being ready for war, and glorifying the military
What is militarism?
100
Crown Prince of Austria Hungary – supposed to be the next king
Who is Franz Ferdinand?
100
guns that used rapid fire to kill more people
What are Machine Guns
100
armies dig in to trenches to face off and they fight from and live in the trenches
What is trench warfare?
100
British passenger ship that was sunk by the German’s. 1,200 people died, and 128 of them were American
What was The Lusitania?
200
agreements between countries to protect each other
What are alliances?
200
commander of US forces in Europe. He helped the Allies forces win the war
Who is General John J. Pershing?
200
invented by the British- designed to go over trenches
What are tanks?
200
the area between the trenches of the opposing sides
What is no man's land?
200
When the Germans said they would sink all enemy ships even those unarmed ones
What is Unrestricted Submarine Warfare?
300
when a strong country tries to dominate a weaker country
What is imperialism?
300
U.S. President during WWI. He helps settle the end of the war. He comes up with the Fourteen Point Plan including the idea for the League of Nations
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
300
invented by the Germans – shells would explode and a toxic substance would irritate the eyes and lungs and cause death
What is poison gas?
300
where neither side is winning and the soldiers just sit and wait
What is a stalemate?
300
Wilson’s ideas for how to keep peace in Europe after the war
What is the Fourteen Point Plan?
400
a strong sense of pride in and love of one’s country
What is nationalism?
400
the accused author of a telegram from Germany to Mexico intercepted by the Brits. The telegram was trying to convince Mexico to declare war on the United States to keep us out of The Great War.
Who is Arthur Zimmerman?
400
traveled underwater and destroyed enemy ships with torpedos
What are submarines?
400
trenches in France – battle zone
What is the Western Front?
400
original name for Veteran's Day
What is Armistice Day?
500
turmoil in southeastern Europe comes to a climax when Archduke Franz Ferdinand gets assassinated and sparks the war
What is the Balkan Crisis?
500
American troops sent to WWI
Who were the American Expeditionary Forces or “doughboys”?
500
the German word for submarine
What is unterseebooten?
500
the United States wanted to stay neutral and keep out of Europe’s war
What is isolationism?
500
International peacekeeping organization – US does not join which makes Wilson mad, but reinforces isolationism for America