How It Started
Who was assassinated in the country of Serbia?
ARCHDUKE FRANZ FERDINAND
Was the United States involved at the beginning of this war?
NOPE
What was the name of the British ship that sank, killing 128 Americans?
THE LUSITANIA
Who won the war?
THE ALLIED POWERS
Were African Americans able to serve in WW1? How?
YES, In segregated units
Where was Franz Ferdinand from?
AUSTRA-HUNGARY
Who were Austria-Hungary's allies?
Germany and Turkey
What year did this war begin?
1914
Who was blamed for the war?
When men left for war, who had to fill their jobs back home?
WOMEN AND MINORITIES
Where was Franz Ferdinand when he was assassinated?
SERBIA
Who were Serbia's allies?
The UK, France, and later the USA
THE LUSITANIA SUNK, KILLING AMERICAN CITIZENS
What was the name of the treaty that officially ended the war?
TREATY OF VERSAILLES
CUT BACK ON CERTAIN FOODS
WOMEN & MINORITIES ENTERED WORK FORCE
Which country first declared war? On who?
AUSTRIA-HUNGARY ON SERBIA
What was Serbia's side called?
The Allied Powers
128
What did Germany have to do once the war ended?
PAY FOR THE COST OF THE ENTIRE WAR
What was the place called between two large trenches?
NO MAN'S LAND
Why did other countries get involved?
BOTH SIDES HAD ALLIES
What was Austria=Hungary's side called?
The Central Powers
The Lusitania was a ship that belonged to what country?
What organization did President Wilson create once the war ended?
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
Did the US join the League of Nations? Why?
NO! The Senate was afraid that we would be dragged into too many foreign problems and rejected the idea.