Pre-War
Which countries were involved in the Triple Alliance?
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy
Which front was characterized by trenches and No Man's Land?
The Western Front (in France).
What is the Lusitania and why is it significant?
It was a passenger ship that was torpedoed by a German U-Boat. 128 Americans died and this caused American attitudes toward the Germans to become very negative.
What did American women gain as a result of their role in WWI?
The right to vote (19th amendment)
What does ANZAC stand for?
Australian and New Zealand Army Corps
What was the "spark" that ignited the war?
What were some of the new technologies that led to massive casualties during WWI?
Machine Gun, Tank, Poison Gas, Barbed Wire, Airplanes, and Submarines.
Who was the president of the United States during WWI?
Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow Wilson's plan for peace was called the:
14 Points
How did WWI affect the everyday American?
They faced propaganda, rationing, the draft, and grew their own food to support the war effort.
What were the main causes of WWI?
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, and Nationalism
What is the Schlieffen Plan? What did it try to solve and was it a success?
The German plan to quickly attack and defeat the French and then return to the Russian front. The plan attempted to solve the problem of fighting a two front war, but was rendered useless by trench warfare.
Which front did the Americans help fight on (and helped repel Germany's final advance)?
The Western Front
What happened to the old empires of Austria-Hungary and the Ottomans?
They dissolved in to many different nations after WWI.
What happened in Turkey during WWI that is often overlooked? A similar event took place during WWII.
The Armenian Genocide.
Which countries comprised the Triple Entente?
Britain, France, and Russia
Why did Russia withdraw from the war?
Vladimir Lenin gave land to Germany in the treaty of Brest-Litovsk in order to leave the war and focus on the Russian Revolution.
What were the Germans doing that affected many American merchant and passenger ships?
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
What was the name of the treaty that ended WWI?
Treaty of Versailles
Which nation involved in WWI suffered the most casualties?
Russia.
Why did Russia back Serbia when Austria-Hungary declared war?
Russia and Serbia both shared the Slavic people. This shared nationality unified them.
Was World War I a truly global war? Explain.
Yes. Nations all over the globe were involved (ANZAC in Gallipoli, Americans, and Japanese) and there were conflicts in Africa, Europe, and the Pacific.
Explain the final event that caused the United States to declare war on Germany.
The Zimmerman Telegram detailed plans for a German-Mexican alliance. This asked Mexico to fight the United States in North America and would allow Germany to continue using submarines.
Why was the peace created at the end of the war so fragile?
Germany was not invited to the peace conference. Germany was blamed for the war and made to pay reparations to allied nations. Germany could no longer have a military.
Describe the roles of African Americans and women in the United States during WWI.
Women and African Americans filled the job vacancies within the American industries. Women produced tanks and ammunition. African Americans largely migrated to the North in what is called the Great Migration. African American men joined the army, but face segregation and racism.