Important Dates
U.S. and World War I
World War I
Aftermath of the War
World War I Random facts
100
The year World War I started
What is 1914?
100
August 1914 - Woodrow Wilson issued this proclamation, asking Americans to be "____ in fact, thought, and action"
What is neutrality? 
100
This played a key role in winning American hearts and minds, painted Germans as barbarians
What is British propaganda?
100

All victorious nations were present at the peace talks, the most important decisions were made by David George, Vittorio Orlando, Georges Clemenceau, and Woodrow Wilson also known as _____

Who is the Big Four?
100
This New weapon could shoot 600 rounds per minute
What is the machine gun?
200
The year World War I ended
What is 1918?
200
The sinking of this ship by German U-boats killed 128 U.S. citizen
What is the Lusitania?
200
New weapons of war and outdated tactics resulted in this
What is trench warfare?
200
The United States never joins this
What is League of Nations?
200
These German submarines could not follow an international law set back in the 1840s
What is U-boats?
300
The day Germans agree to armistice ending the war

(Be specific, time/day/month)

What is the 11th hour, the 11th day and the 11th month?
300
May 1917 - Men between the ages of 21 to 30 were drafted because of this
What is Selective Service Act?
300
United States, Britain, France, and Russia
Who is Allied Powers?
300
This country were forced to pay reparations and take the blame for the war
What is Germany?
300
Settled disputes, standard hours/wages, and prevented strikes in the U.S.
What is the War Labor Board?
400
Woodrow Wilson Asks Congress to enter the war

(month/day/year)

What is April 2nd, 1917?
400
February 24, 1917 - an intercepted message from Germany to Mexico promising Mexico U.S. territory in the southwest if they joined Germany in the war
What is the Zimmerman Note?
400
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Ottoman Empire

Who is the Central powers?

400
This treaty ended the conflict in Europe
What is Treaty of Versailles?
400
March 15th, 1917 - Czar _____ is overthrown in Russia
Who is Czar Nicholas II?
500
German U-boats sink British passenger liner, Lusitania, killing 128 U.S. citizens

(month/day/year)

What is May 7th, 1915?
500
Wilson issues these to collide directly with the ambitions and desire for revenge of the Allies
What is Wilson's 14 points?
500

August 4, 1914 - Germany makes first move using this and attacks Belgium

What is Schlieffen Plan?

500

Large amounts of American Troops arrived in spring of 1918 just in time to help stop this German Offensive

What is the Spring Offensive?

500
This propaganda agency was created to shape public opinion in America
What is The Creel Committee?