The Web of Alliances
The US would eventually join the war on the side of which group: Allied Powers or Central Powers
Allied Powers
President during WWI
Woodrow Wilson
This was one way the US raised money for the war
Selling Liberty Bonds
The most dangerous place in the trench
The Front Line Trench
An "unterseeboot" is commonly known as what WWI weapon?
U-Boat
What was another name for the Central Powers?
Triple Alliance
Abdicated his throne in 1917 - shortly after, Russia left the war.
Czar Nicholas II
This organization encouraged Americans to plant Victory Gardens
The Food Administration
Which side of the war had a more sophisticated trench system? Allies or Central powers?
Central powers - Germany
With more airplanes in the skies, enemy pilots began to fight each other in air battles known as what?
What was another name for the Allied Powers
Triple Entente
This man once led the British Navy, was demoted and later became the Minister of Munitions
Winston Churchill
This organization dealt with labor issues, fair wages, and working hours
The War Labor Board
The call that let front line soldiers know to go out into No Man's Land and fight was what phrase?
"Over the Top!"
These burned brightly and left a trail of light in the sky to make fighting the enemy at night easier.
Tracer bullets
List the main 3 members of the Central Powers?
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire
Emperor of Germany during the war
Kaiser Wilhelm
We can thank this organization for Daylight Savings Time
The Fuel Administration
This type of "war" resulted from years of trying to outlast the other side down in the trenches.
"War of Attrition"
The invention of this made it possible to fire machine guns through spinning airplane blades
Interrupter Gear
What country was first part of the Triple Alliance, then made entered into a treaty and became a member of the Triple Entente?
Italy
Leader of the US Allied forces in Europe
General John J. Pershing
Much of the propaganda put out during the war was thanks to this organization
The Public Committee on Information
Around 160,000 US military personnel suffered from the effects of this, common after participating in Trench Warfare - characterized by panic, fear, and breakdowns
Shell Shock
2 ways in which the Allies fought back against the U-Boats
hydrophones and depth charges