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The combined efforts of those at home as well as those in the military to win the war.
What is War Effort?
100
What started World War 1?
Assassination of Franz Ferdinand , or conflict between Austria-Hungary and Serbia
100
What year did WW1 start?
1914
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An assassin killed a member of the Austria's royal family.
Why did WWI start?
100
Posters, parades, songs, and other methods to persuade Americans to support the war effort.
What are examples of propaganda?
200
Loyalty to one's country.
What is Patriotism?
200
During WWI, the group that fought against the Allies.
What is the Central Powers?
200
In what year did the US join world war 1?
1917
200
What ship was sunk by the Germans during World War 1?
The Lusitania
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What were two types of weapons used during world war 1?
Trench Warfare and Chemical Gases
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A certificate, or bond, sold to citizens by a government in order to help pay for a war.
What is a War Bond?
300
What is the spreading of information in order to persuade people to adopt a certain position? it typically presents one point of view.
What is Propaganda?
300
When did World War 1 end?
11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918.
300
The Mayor of New Ulm and a distinguished doctor/surgeon.
Who is Louis A Fritsche?
300
Who were targeted by Americans as enemies during the war?
German Americans.
400
A state agency that excited only during WWI. Its role was to oversee the war effort in Minnesota.
What is Commission of Public Safety (CPS)?
400
Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy and the United States formed what group?
Who were the Allies?
400
What is the name of the day we celebrate on 11/11 each year?
Armistice Day (Now Veteran's Day)
400
What happened to Louis A Fritsche?

Lead a public meeting to ask the government to stop sending German Americans to fight in WWI. Then was forced out of office.

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What could people do from home to support the war effort?
Buy war bonds, Save food, stay silent about the war, etc.
500
A war fought from 1914 to 1918, mostly in Europe and the Middle East, between the Allies and the Central Powers.
What is World War I?
500
Germany, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire formed what group of allies?
Who are the nations of the Central Powers?
500

How long was WW1?

Four Years
500
What did Louis A Fritsche do after the war?
Ran for mayor again and won by a landslide
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What nickname was given to world war 1?
The War to end all Wars