Imperialism
Countries competing against each other to build the best empire.
What is imperialism?
What is the name of a country conquered by a European power, such as Britain, France, Germany, Belgium or Italy?
What is a colony?
What were the MAIN causes of World War I
What is Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism and Nationalism?
What were the new and most deadline weapons used in World War I
What is The Tank, The flamethrower, Poison Gas, The Machine Gun, The Airplane?
In the trenches, soldiers were in the most danger of contagious disease because of what pest?
What are lice, carrying typhus?
How did the U.S Annex Hawaii
What is buying up much of the land by private interest and forcing the queen to sign the bayonet Constitution ?
What is Teddy roosevelt and Alfred T Mahan?
This was the immediate event that started World War I
What is the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
What were the Central Powers?
What are Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy and the Ottoman Empire
What was Woodrow Wilson 14 points? What was he trying to achieve
Was a proposal made by U.S. President Woodrow Wilson in a speech before Congress on January 8, 1918, outlining his vision for ending World War I in a way that would prevent such a catastrophic event from happening again.
How many cents per acre did the U.S purchase alaska
What is 2 cents
Who was Panama fighting for their independence from?
Who is Coloumbia?
why was trench warfare so devastating
What is disease, prolonging the war, chemical weapons, artillery etc...?
What were the Allied Powers?
What are Great Britain, France, Russia, (and later the USA)
During the Spanish flu pandemic, the source of the pandemic was Spain. True or false
What is false?
Name all the territories gained by the U.S due to the Spanish-American War
What is Cuba(kind of) Puerto rico, Guam, the Philipines?
What was one cause of the Spanish-American War?
what was the Selective Service Act
required men to register with the government in order to be randomly selected for military service. 24 mill registered 3 mill drafter
The sinking of these ships was one reason that the USA was brought into World War I
What is the Lusitania, sussex and arabic?
The Spanish flu pandemic killed how many people worldwide?
What is 50 million people?
DAILY DOUBLE:
How did the Treaty of Versailles exactly lead to WW2?
The Treaty of Versailles, with its harsh terms and perceived humiliation of Germany, created a fertile ground for resentment and extremism, ultimately contributing to the rise of Nazism and the conditions that led to World War II.
How much did the U.S give to Panama for the Canal?
What is The 10 mill up front 250k annually ?
How can one say that Archduke Franz Ferdinand was so careless as to be partially responsible for his own assassination?
What is:
Riding in a convertible
Publishing your route in advance
Driving slowly around Sarajevo after one of your men has been injured by a bomb intended for you
When the Germans sunk the ship Lusitania, they announced that they were pursuing what policy?
What is Unrestricted Submarine Warfare - they claimed that the USA was supplying Britain with ammunition using passenger shipping vessels.
what is the name of the war bond program the U.S passed to make money to fund the war
Liberty Loan Program