Vocab
What is Trench Warfare?
Armies fought from protection of the deep ditches to defend their positions
Who is Arthur Zimmermann?
German foreign secretary
What was the biggest technology that killed many during World War 1?
Machine guns: Considered a major game-changer, these rapid-fire guns enabled small teams to stop large infantry assaults.
How did trench warfare and new weaponry affect the fighting in World War 1?
No-mans land
Area between opposing trenches
Who was Woodrow Wilson?
Woodrow Wilson was the 28th U.S. President (1913–1921) and a leader of the Progressive Movement. He is best known for leading the United States through World War I.
How did armies use airplanes?
Gather information, shoot down enemy planes, and fire on trenches
Where did some of the World War 1 fighting take place in 1915 and 1916?
In 1915, much of the fighting was in Eastern Europe and in 1916 the Germans attacked France.
What is stalemate
Neither side can win with a clear victory
Who were the allies with America during World War 1?
Great Britain (and the British Empire, including Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and India) and France
What technology least impacted the war?
Tanks were slow and unreliable
What events in their proper sequence, resulted in the US entering world war 1?
Germany broke the Sussex pledge and it resulted in the sink of the Lusitania. This and the Zimmerman note caused the US to join into WWI
What are u boats?
The worlds largest submarines
They would wear gas mask, either had to wear they at all times or slip them on in seconds
Zimmerman note
The Zimmermann Note was a secret 1917 diplomatic proposal from Germany to Mexico, suggesting a military alliance if the U.S.
What is Lusitiana?
The ship the Germans sunk
How were submarines used in the war?
They were used to sink other ships that contained goods
Sussex pledge
The Sussex Pledge was a May 4, 1916, promised by Germany to the U.S. to restrict its submarine warfare, pledging to search merchant ships and providing for crew/passenger safety before sinking them.