Vocab
What is Trench Warfare?
Armies fought from protection of the deep ditches to defend their positions
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.
What was the biggest technology that killed many during World War 1?
Machine guns
Zimmerman note
The Zimmermann Note was a secret 1917 diplomatic proposal from Germany to Mexico, suggesting a military alliance if the U.S.
No-mans land
Area between opposing trenches
Who is Arthur Zimmermann?
German foreign secretary
What technology least impacted the war?
Tanks were slow and unreliable
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.
What is Lusitiana?
The ship the Germans sunk
Why is Arthur Zimmerman so important?
How did armies use airplanes?
Gather information, shoot down enemy planes, and fire on trenches
How did trench warfare and new weaponry affect the fighting in World War 1?
What are u boats?
The worlds largest submarines
Who were the allies with America during World War 1?
Great Britain, France, and Russia
They would wear gas mask, either had to wear they at all times or slip them on in seconds
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
What was his goal as a president in this war?
How were submarines used in the war?
They were used to sink other ships that contained goods
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