Important Names
Who was the group of Russian Communists led by Vladimir Lenin that took over the Russian government in 1917?
Bolsheviks
What is a cease-fire agreement?
armistice
What was the organization formed during World War I to provide food for U.S. troops, citizens, and Allied countries in Europe?
United States Food Administration
What did Germany promise Mexico in the Zimmerman Note?
American land that had been part of Mexico
What U.S. law required all men from age 21 to 30 to register for military service?
Selective Service Act
What was the world's first Communist state?
Soviet Union (USSR)
What was the influenza pandemic that spread worldwide from 1918 to 1919?
1918 flu pandemic
What U.S. holiday is celebrated on November 11 to honor American veterans who have served in the military?
Veterans Day
Name one country that was part of the Central Powers.
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, and Bulgaria
Name one country that was part of the Allied Powers.
Great Britain, France, Belgium, and Russia
What was the organization for the purpose of international peace?
League of Nations
What was the deadliest battle in U.S. history?
Battle of Argonne Forest
What was made in munitions factories?
weapons
Name one country that was part of the Central Powers.
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, and Bulgaria
Name one country that was part of the Allied Powers.
Great Britain, France, Belgium, and Russia
Who was the American flying ace who shot down over twenty enemy planes?
Eddie Rickenbacker
What was the treaty signed in France to officially end the Great War?
What were German submarines called?
U-boats
Who was the future ruler of Austria-Hungary who was assassinated by a Serbian teenager?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Who was the United States commander during World War I?
General John Pershing
Who was the first Communist dictator of Russia and the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution?
Vladimir Lenin
What were the years that World War I was fought?
1914-1918
What was the name of the countries that decided not to take sides during the war?
Who was ruler of Germany in 1914?
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Which English passenger ship was fired upon by a German U-boat?
Lusitania