Origins of War in Europe
Pride in one’s nation that fueled rivalries between countries like France and Germany.
What is Nationalism?
The open area between enemy trenches that was dangerous to cross.
What is No Man’s Land?
President who kept the U.S. neutral at the beginning of World War I.
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
The name of the U.S. army that fought in Europe during WWI.
What is the American Expeditionary Force (AEF)?
The peace plan proposed by President Wilson.
What are the Fourteen Points?
The event that immediately triggered the start of World War I in 1914.
What is the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
This early German plan aimed to defeat France quickly before turning to fight Russia.
What is the Schlieffen Plan?
Telegram in which Germany encouraged Mexico to attack the U.S.
What is the Zimmerman Telegram?
The 1918 Allied offensive that helped force Germany to surrender.
What is the Battle of Meuse-Argonne?
The international organization created to promote peace after WWI.
What is the League of Nations?
The belief that a nation’s strength is measured by its military power and preparedness.
What is Militarism?
The first major battle where poison gas was used as a weapon.
What is the Second Battle of Ypres?
The sinking of this British passenger ship turned U.S. opinion against Germany.
What is the Lusitania?
The date of the World War I armistice.
What is November 11, 1918?
This treaty officially ended World War I.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
European countries competed for colonies and resources in Africa and Asia. What term describes this cause of WWI?
What is Imperialism?
The battle that stopped Germany’s advance on Paris and began trench warfare.
What is the First Battle of the Marne?
Laws that limited free speech and punished anti-war activities in the U.S.
What are the Espionage and Sedition Acts?
The primary way American troops helped break the stalemate on the Western Front.
What is providing fresh, well-supplied soldiers who boosted Allied strength and morale?
The main reason the U.S. refused to join the League of Nations.
What is to avoid future European entanglements or loss of U.S. sovereignty?
The web of agreements between nations that caused many to enter the war after Austria attacked Serbia.
What is the Alliance System?
The long and deadly battle in 1916 meant to “bleed France white.”
What is the Battle of Verdun?
The 1917 law that created the military draft in the U.S.
What is the Selective Service Act?
The significance of the Meuse-Argonne Offensive in ending the war.
What is it was the largest U.S. offensive and pushed Germany to seek an armistice?
This article of the treaty forced Germany to accept full blame for the war.
What is Article 231 (the War Guilt Clause)?