IMPORTANT PEOPLE
BATTLE AND TACTICS
CAUSES
Important Dates/Events
Fun Facts
100
Who was the president of America durring WW1
Woodsrow Wilson
100
Fighting from ditches dug into the ground for protection
Trench Warfare
100
Who was assassinated by a Serbian terrorist?
Archduke Francis Ferdinand
100
When did WW1 start?
1914
100
Alliance of Great Britain, France, Russia, and later the US
Allied Powers
200
Telegram sent from Germany to mexico, asking for support in the war.
Zimmerman Telegram
200
British cargo ship that was sunk by a German Submarine
Lusitania
200
Belief that countries should stay out of other country
isolationism
200
When did WW1 end?
1918
200
Larger countries taking over smaller countries
Imperialism
300
Agreement between countries to support each other in a time of war
alliance
300
The Germans used _______ to sink passenger liners.
submarines
300
Strong love and pride for one
Nationalism
300
The area between the trenches on the battlefield
No mans land
300
What agreement ended the war?
Treaty of Versailles
400
The Treaty of Versailles required Germany to lose some territories. True or False
True
400
The Treaty of VERSAILLES asked Germany not to rebuild their army. True or False
True
400
New weapon used in WW1 that forced soldiers to wear masks
Mustard Gas OR POISON GAS
400
The belief that building a strong military is the most important thing for a country
militarism
400
The US entered the war on the side of _______________
Allied Powers
500
What triggered the fighting in Europe in WW!?
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
500
What two things caused President Wilson to send troops to fight in WW1?
Zimmerman Telegram and the sinking of the Lusitania
500
List two ways that life was hard for soldiers in the trenches.
trench foot, went crazy from shelling, hard to sleep, frostbite, disease, rats, lice/itchy
500
What was the goal of the League of Nations?
To promote peace and stop future war
500
How did American soldiers contribute to World War 1?
Millions of fresh soldiers that were not war-torn and tired allowed the Allies to finally defeat the Central powers within the month.