Vocabulary
People not in the military or armed forces.
What are civilians?
His assassination led to the beginning of the first world war.
Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
With the white men away, both groups could work in factories, for railroads, and in the military.
How did the war affect the jobs available to Black Americans and women in the U.S.?
The U.S. viewed the war as Europe’s war and had immigrants from both the Central Powers and the Allied Powers sides.
What are reasons the U.S. gave for remaining neutral in WWI?
This country took the blame for WWI.
What is Germany?
Large caliber weapons such as cannons and missile launchers.
What is artillery?
DOUBLE!!
Great Britain, Russia, and France.
Italy, Germany, Austria-Hungary.
Who are the Triple Entente?
Who are the Triple Alliance?
They bought liberty bonds, grew victory gardens, and stopped eating certain foods/using certain resources so the military could use them instead.
What are ways Americans helped send more food and supplies to soldiers overseas?
They claimed the boat was carrying ammunition to Great Britain.
Why did Germany claim their submarine attack against the Lusitania was justified?
President Wilson's plan for peace without victory.
What are the Fourteen Points?
A pause in fighting brought about by agreement between the two sides.
What is an armistice?
Ethnic Serbians in Bosnia and Herzegovina wanted Austria-Hungary out of their country and wanted a country for all Serbians.
How did nationalism contribute to WWI?
This law outlawed making or conveying “false reports or false statements” to interfere with U.S. military operations or help the enemy
What is the Espionage Act?
Germany wanted to get Mexico to ally with them against the U.S.
Why did Germany write the Zimmermann telegram?
An association of nations to ensure political independence and territory integrity of all.
What is the League of Nations?
A period of significant economic decline.
What is a recession?
Austria-Hungary and Serbia both had allies whose responses to the conflict escalated.
How were alliances involved in starting WWI?
This law outlawed disloyal speech about the U.S. government, Constitution, or military.
What is the Sedition Act?
This U.S. president once said “The world must be made safe for democracy.”
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
The most important treaty signed after WWI.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
A requirement to serve in the military.
What is a conscription?
Soldiers from European colonies around the world fought far from Europe.
How did imperialism contribute to a European conflict turning into a worldwide war?
This government organizationwasted no time working to get all Americans on board with the war and supporting the war effort.
What is the Committee of Public Information (CPI)?
The first American troops were known by this nickname.
What are doughboys?
The amount of reparations Germany was forced to pay after WWI.
What is $33 billion?