Where troops crossed from their trenches to enemy trenches. It was very dangerous.
100
List the 4 MAIN causes
Militarism
Alliances
Imperialism
Nationalism
100
What group of people was drafted during WWI but did not yet have the right to vote?
African Americans
100
When did WWI end?
November 11, 1918
100
When did the US enter WWI?
1917
200
What deadly chemical weapon was used during WWI?
Poison gas/Mustard gas
200
When did WWI begin in Europe?
1914
200
What law was passed to draft soldiers into the war?
Selective Service Act
200
What was the name of Wilson's plan for world peace following the war?
14 Points
200
Until 1917 what was official US stance on WW1?
neutrality
300
What made WWI a particularly bloody and violent conflict?
The use of trench warfare + new technologies such as gas, machine guns, and tanks + old fashioned ways of fighting (battles out in an open space)
300
Who killed Franz Ferdinand and why?
Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie were assassinated by Gavrilo Princip, a Serbian terrorist who was part of Young Serbia, and organization dedicated to building a free and independent Serbia. He had been trained by the Black Hand.
300
What is dissent?
Expressing opinions that go against the majority or that go against authority.
300
What treaty ended WWI?
The Treaty of Versailles
300
Which famous British ship was sunk by the Germans, killing 128 Americans?
The Lusitania
400
What was it called when a soldiers' feet were painfully eaten away, from the skin to the bones to the point of amputation?
Trench foot
400
The western front was along the borders of what countries?
Germany/Belgium
Germany/France
400
What law did the US pass to stop people from speaking out against the war?
Espionage Act
400
What are debts paid by a losing nation after a war called?
reparations
400
Why did the US entry help the allies win?
It helped break the stalemate (A state of war where neither side is making any progress and no clear victor is emerging).
500
Who constructed the DEEPEST and most technologically advanced trenches during WWI?
The Germans
500
List the three Central Powers & the three main Allied Powers. Do not include the US in your answer.
Allied: France, Great Britain, Russia
Central: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire/Turkey
500
List at least 3 methods of propaganda used by governments during WWI.
Generalities
Bandwagon
Card stacking
Transfer
Dehumanizing the enemy
Emotional appeal
500
List the four things the Treaty of Versailles required of Germany
Take all blame for the war
Pay debt back to the allies
Give up land
Disarm (give up most of military)
500
What was the Zimmerman Telegram?
Proof that Germany wanted to ally with Mexico against the US and the final straw that brought us into the war.