Political and Civil strife and almost a civil war. (And then a civil war, but that's later.)
100
Why did America feel the need to step in to Mexico's affairs?
The civil war was disrupting the oil importation.
100
Who did Gavrilo Princep kill?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Serbia
100
Whose campaign slogan was "____ will keep us out of the war"?
Woodrow Wilson
100
Where is the only WWI Museum in the country?
Kansas City
200
What was Pancho Villa's real name?
Fransico Villia
200
Who issued the order to retrieve Pancho "Dead or Alive"
Gen. John Pesshing
200
Most people believed that WWI would be over quickly and would be won by _____(Time/Date).
Christmas
200
What did president Wilson suggest after the war was over?
The League of Nations
300
What happened to Pancho after his revolution was put down?
He went into hiding and was never found.
300
What was Gen. John Pershing's nickname?
Black Jack
300
What happened with the Lusitania?
The Lusitania was an English passenger ship carrying civilians and munitions into England, it was blown up by a German U-boat, despite civilian ships being off limits.
300
When did America enter WWI?
April 6th 1917
300
Where was Black Jack from?
Laclede, Missouri
400
Who was the leader of Mexico at the time.
José Victoriano Huerta Márquez
400
How did Black Jack get his nickname?
For the black jack he used to urge his horse while he was a cavalry commander.
400
What is Armistice Day currently known as and what does it commemorate?
Veterans Day, and it commemorates the signing of the armistice that eventually ended WWI.
400
Who was the only US president to see action in WWI?
Harry Truman
400
What were the offices held by José Márquez?
President of Mexico and General in the Mexican Army
500
When was Pancho Villa born?
June 5, 1878
500
What US city did Pancho Villa attack the only time he crossed the border?