America Wants None of That
Welp. It's America's Problem Now
Hold My Drink. I'm Going to Win This War
Time to Clean up This Mess
Actual Jeopardy Questions
100

True or False: The majority of Americans wanted to stay neutral at the outbreak of World War I.

True

100

True/False: The Great Migration was when Black Americans migrated from the South to Northern cities for job opportunities during WW1.

True.

100

True or False: The America's involvement in World War I lasted for 19 months and the majority of American soldiers experienced real fighting for only 6 months.

True

100

President Wilson’s peace plan at the end of World War 1 was known as what?

The Fourteen Points

100

Category: Human Anatomy

This big muscle runs from your shoulder to your radius.

biceps

200

This event touched off the first declaration of war leading to World War I.

Assassination of Arch-Duke Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary.

200
What was one way the US government raised money for the war effort?
Sell Liberty Bonds
200

This innovation was the single biggest reason why WW1 turned into trench warfare.

rapid-fire machine gun

200
The final Treaty of Versaille forced who to accept guilt for starting the war?

Germany

200

Category: Movie Antagonists

1986:
Chicago-area high school dean of students Ed Rooney

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

300

The passenger ship Lusitania was sunk by German U-Boats because it was believed to be carrying what?

Ammunition and war supplies.

300

What was the purpose of the Committee on Public Information?

To produce and distribute pro-war propaganda.

300

The Harlem Hellfighters were a National Guards regiment comprised of who?

African Americans

300
What was Wilson's goal for the final peace settlement?

To avoid another war in the future.

300

Category: Planetary Science

15 years before its official discovery, it was photographed in 1915 by Lowell Observatory, which didn't know what it was

Pluto

400

The Zimmerman Telegram was a telegram sent to which country from German offering an alliance in case the the United States entered the war.

Mexico

400

The Espionage Act sought to limit what sort of speech during the War?

Anti-War Speech.

400
What is the area between two enemy trenches called?
No Man's Land
400

Why did many Americans not want the Treaty of Versailles to be ratified? (Two possible answers)

1) They did not want to join the League of Nations because they did not want to be dragged into another war.

2) Many ethnic immigrants were unsatisfied with the territorial changes.

400

Category: TV Moms

Lauren Graham was 30-something single mom Lorelai on this series

Gillmore Girls

500

What was the single biggest event that resulted in US entry into World War I?

Germany's announcement of continuing unrestricted submarine warfare.

500

This board was responsible for transitioning the US economy from civilian production to military production.

War Industries Board

500

What were the most important things Americans contributed to the battlefield?

1) War materials

2) Manpower
3) Enthusiasm

500

What ultimately led to the failure of the ratification of the Treaty of Versailles in the Senate?

Wilson's refusal to compromise with Senator Lodges's amendment to the Treaty.

500

Category: Islands and Peninsulas

The headquarters of the U.S. Pacific fleet has been on this island since February 1941

Oahu