Before the War
What was the spark that kicked off the war?
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria by Serbian Gavril Princip.
What was the secret communication between the German foreign minister and a German ambassador that suggested Mexico could team up with Germany against the U.S.
The Zimmerman Telegram
Tell us one innovation that was used in WWI, other than trench warfare.
tanks, mustard gas, barbed wire, airplanes, etc.
Where did the trenches of the Western Front stretch?
From the North Sea to the Alps of Switzerland.
President Wilson wanted a plan for peace. What did the leaders of France, England, and Italy want?
Revenge/Punishment
Name one of the big picture causes of WWI.
imperialism, nationalism, alliances, mobilization,
The Lusitania
What do you call a biased viewpoint used to promote a particular point of view or persuade people to take a certain action?
propaganda
What was the new government form in Russia that replaced the empire in 1917 and then withdrew from the war.
Communism
Which primary country in the Central Powers was not totally dismantled?
Germany
Great Britain, France, Russia
Why did Wilson say that the U.S. citizens needed to be neutral in thought, word, and action?
Because we had immigrants who would support both sides of the world and he didn't want it to split the nation.
What major innovation was used in WWI that would make it hard to gain land and stretched the war out into a 3 1/2 year stalemate.
Trench warfare
Who was the leader of the Bolsheviks, a revolutionary group that overthrew Russian Czar Nicholas II during WWI.
Vladimir Lenin
Please describe President Wilson's "14th point".
It created the League of Nations which brought all countries into one room to talk out their problems.
Name the 3 main members of the Central Powers DURING WWI.
Germany, Austria-Hungary, & the Ottoman Empire
Please describe the strategy known as "unlimited submarine".
Germany's citizens were starving because food could not get delivered so they pledged to sink any and all ships off the coast of Europe.
What was the awful "disease" that soldiers got from standing in the mud in wet socks for days or weeks on end?
Trench Foot
What killed more Americans in WWI than bullets and bombs.
The Spanish Flu
Name one of the things Wilson wanted to change in points 1-5 of his 14 Point Plan to keep another world war from occuring.
No secret Alliances
Ships can travel in all waters safely
Free Trade for all countries
Countries will not stockpile weapons
Nations will listen and work together on who owns which colonies
Name the 3 main members of the Triple Alliance BEFORE WWI.
Germany, Hungary-Austria, Italy
Wilson believed the war could end early if the opposing sides could accept what?
Peace with Victory
What is the term used to describe the countries who are fighting in a war?
belligerents
doughboys
What years did WWI start and end?
1914-1918
Name the main members of the Triple Entente before WWI.
Great Britain, France, & Russia
Isolationism is not dealing with other countries at all.
Neutrality is not taking sides, while you can still trade and interact with other nations.
Please explain the situation that African Americans faced during WWI.
African Americans were eager to fight for freedom in Europe despite not receiving complete freedom and equality back home in America.
What did Russia have to give up in it's agreement with Germany to stop the fighting?
A million square miles of prime land and 55 million people.
What was the name of the treaty that ended WWI?
(You negotiated this last year.)
The Treaty of Versailles
What was the name of the man who was the German emperor and the King of Prussia?
Kaiser Wilhelm II
What was President Woodrow Wilson's middle name?
Woodrow
Thomas Woodrow Wilson
What was the bloodiest battle of WWI?
The 5 month long Battle of the Somme, in which over a million people died.
Who was the first individual credited with having the Spanish Flu.
Private Albert Gitchell at Camp Funston, Kansas.
How much did Germany actually end up paying in reparations between 1945 and 2018?
Approximately $86 billion.