Weapons
This American invention mounted machine guns and allowed armies to find out what the enemy was doing.
The Airplane
Why is Sgt. Alvin York the best known soldier of W.W. I?
He was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Why was the surrender of Bulgaria hurtful to the German war effort?
They lost most of their oil supply.
This proposal would give Texas back to Mexico.
The Zimmerman Telegram
What is propaganda?
Trying to make someone look bad with made up stories.
This new weapon could sink ships without warning.
The submarine
Who was the German fighter ace that was known as the Red Baron?
Manfred Von Ritchtoven
At the end of the war, what happened to Russia, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire.
They collapsed.
The British tried to make the Germans look evil by using this.
Propaganda
Why did the Zimmerman telegram anger many Americans?
Because it showed the Germans were plotting against us.
Why did both sides resort to trench warfare?
Because of the machine gun.
This man was ruler of Germany during W.W. I.
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Name two new European countries formed after W.W. I.
Austria, Hungary, Turkey
Sinking ships without warning is called this.
Unrestricted submarine warfare.
This American invention protected trenches from attacks.
Barbed wire.
How did poison gas effect soldiers?
It burned their lungs and skin, stopped their breathing, and blinded them.
This man led American troops in W.W. I.
Gen. John J. Pershing.
What were two of the punishments given to German after the war.
Give land back to France, give up colonies, pay for the war, and have only a small army and navy.
How did the British and French want to use American troops during the war?
As replacement in their units.
This British invention would allow attackers to cross No Man's Land and attack enemy machine guns.
The Tank
Why isn't poison gas used today?
It is a very cruel weapon.
This man was a German soldier in W.W. I before his rise to power.
Adolph Hitler
How did W.W. I help cause W.W. II?
It brought Hitler to power.
Why did Gen. Pershing want to use American troops as independent units?
They would be more effective.
Before he was killed, the Archduke Franz Ferdinand was going to be emperor of this nation.
Austria Hungary