Vocab
Agreement among nations to defend one another
Alliance
What were countries competing for leading up to WW1?
Wealth, land, and power
How many strikes did the USA go through before declaring war?
Three
What disease was common among soldiers in WW1 due to poor living conditions
Trench foot
Who surrendered and ended WW1?
Germany
Rows of dugouts that the soldiers mainly lived in and fought in during World War 1
Trenches
Whose death contributed to the start of WW1?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Why did the US initially hesitate to enter WW1?
They were isolationists
Name a new technology introduced in WW1
Gas, tanks, subs, airplanes, machine guns
Which document forced Germany to pay war debt, give up land, and lose colonies?
Treaty of Versailles
Policy in which a nation prefers to remain neutral and let other countries handle their own affairs
Isolationism
Who declared war the most on other countries?
Germany
Who was president during WW1?
Woodrow Wilson
What was the purpose of "war gardens" in the US
Conserve food for soldiers
Which country wanted to be the harshest on Germany?
France
Posters or images used to make a person or group believe a certain opinion
Propaganda
What were the two major alliances leading up to the war?
Allies and Central Powers
What is the name of the British steamship that was destroyed by a German submarine?
Lusitania
How many years did WW1 last? (x2 points for the exact years!)
Four years - 1914-1918
How long did peace last after WW1?
20 years
What is a love of one’s country and the desire to see that country free from the control of others?
Nationalism
Name a country from each alliance
Allies: France, England, America, Russia, Serbia, Belgium
Central Powers: Germany, Turkey, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria
What was the name of the note that USA decoded describing Germany trying to get Mexico on their side?
Zimmerman
Name the American soldier who took out 35 machine guns and brought in 132 German prisoners
Alvin York
Woodrow Wilson helped create this group to promote world peace and relations among countries
League of Nations