How/When it Started and Weapons
When did the war start?
June 28, 1914
When did the United States enter the war?
April 6, 1917
What were the 2 sides called?
Allies and Central Powers
What did women knit for the soldiers?
Socks and Blankets
When did the war end (Germany surrendered)?
November 11, 1918
What happened to cause the war?
Did the United States want to enter the war at first?
NO
What side was Germany on?
Central Power
What did the Red Cross package for the soldiers?
Band-aids and medical supplies
What was the name of the agreement President Wilson introduced to prevent conflict?
14 Points
What are U-Boats?
Submarines
What did President Wilson say he wanted to make the world safe for?
Democracy
What side were France and Great Britain on?
Allies
Tell one thing they did to prevent food shortages.
Meatless Mondays and Wheatless Wednesdays
When was the Treaty of Versailles?
January 18, 1919
What was trench warfare?
Fighting from ditches
What did Germany do to cause America to get angry enough and join the war (hint-128 Americans were killed by this)?
Sink the Lusitania
How much did the war cost the United States?
$35.5 billion
What did people do with tin cans to help support the war?
Recycle them into war materials
Tell one thing the Treaty of Versailles forced Germany to do.
Disband its armed forces; pay for war damages and deaths
What country was Franz Ferdinand from?
Austria-Hungary
What does NEUTRAL mean?
Not taking sides
Tell one way the government raised money for the war.
Why was Daylight Savings time introduced?
To save electricity
Who was the Treaty of Versailles meant to punish?
Germany