Causes of World War I
The policy of building up a strong military to prepare for war.
Militarism
What was introduced during WWI and made the death toll go up significantly?
Machine guns
True/False | The United States wanted to stay out of World War I.
True
During the 1920s, people used ______ to buy new items.
Credit
What happened to a large number of the banks in the U.S. during the Depression?
Banks were shut down
Agreements between nations to provide aid and protect one another.
Alliances
What term describes much of the fighting in WWI?
Stalemate
How many years was the United States involved in WWI?
1
Which decade was a time of prosperity in the United States?
1920s
In the Dust Bowl, a _______ caused the soil to dry up.
Drought
Extreme pride in one’s country.
Nationalism
Much of WWI was fought in _______.
Trenches
The name of the German telegram to Mexico?
Zimmerman note
What event took place on October 29, 1929?
The stock market crashed
A way of borrowing money from a bank or finance company so that you can have what you want and pay for it later.
Buying on credit
When one country takes over another country economically and politically.
Imperialism
Approximately how many people were killed in WWI?
8 million
Which boat was sunk by German submarines?
Lusitania
By 1932, about ___% of people had lost their jobs.
25%
This cause led to high unemployment because companies had large stockpiles of goods.
Overproduction
Which of the following was the spark that started WWI?
Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
The Schlieffen Plan was a military strategy by which country?
Germany
What term refers to the German decision to shoot any boats entering water near Britain & France.
Unrestricted Submarine warfare
This is the process of taking money borrowed from the bank or a broker, and putting it into the stock market.
Buying on margin
This is making a very risky investment in the stock market, in hopes of earning a large profit.
Speculation