U.S. Involvement
The War at Home
Start & Post War
Vocabulary
Fill in the Blank
100

At the start of WWI, the United States decided to be...

Neutral

100

Which group of people took over factory jobs during WWI?

Women

100

WWI started because of the Assassination of

Archduke Franz Ferdinand 

100

African Americans moving from the South to Northern cities in search or more freedoms and better jobs

The Great Migration

100

______________________ means to not take a side during a fight or an argument.

Neutral / Neutrality 

200

What was the name of the ship that was sunk by a german U-Boat and led the US to join WWI?

The Lusitania 

200

What is a PULL factor for the Great Migration

Better Jobs, Better Schools, More Freedoms etc.

200

Why did the US congress not want to join the League of Nations

Did not want to be involved in another European War

200

What is information (usually posters) used to persuade people to think or act a certain way

Propaganda

200

WWI technology was a large heavily armored vehicle that was made to combat trench warfare  ______________________ .

Tank
300

What was the name of the African American Unit that had the most time in Combat during WWI

The Harlem Hellfighters

300

Charles Schenck was arrested for violating

Espionage and Seditions Acts

300

Wilson's 14 points were criticized for being...

Idealistic

300

What is money that is paid to the government that will be paid back with interest?

Bond

300

As part of the Treaty of Versailles, Germany had to pay ______________________ for the damages and loss of lives that they caused during WWI.

Reparations

400

Who was intended to receive the Zimmerman Telegram?

Mexico

400

The Court Case Schenck V United States established that ________ could be limited 

Freedom of Speech (Expression)
400

What is one reason why the League of Nations failed

The US does not join, They did not have an army, they had no power to enforce decisions

400

Which act made it illegal to interfere with military operations

Espionage Act

400

WWI was especially unique because most of the fighting happened in the trenches. The land in between the trenches was called ______________________ .

No Man's Land

500

What was the name of the law that created the military draft in the Untied States

The Selective Service Act

500

Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes created the 

Clear and Present Danger Test

500

The purpose of Wilson's 14 points was...

Prevent Future Wars

500

The WWI Armistice occurred on November 11th, 1918 at 11AM. What holiday do we celebrate on that day?

Veterans Day

500

What does the I in M.A.N.I.A stand for?

Imperialism 

(Hint: Make sure you know all of M.A.N.I.A)

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