Vocabulary
This is the act of murdering an important person, usually a politician, through a surprise or secret attack
This technology was originally invented to keep farm animals from escaping, but during World War I, soldiers used it to keep enemies out of their trenches.
What is barbed wire?
Men going off to war, factories working nonstop, and less immigrants coming to the United States were all factors that led to this problem during WWI.
What is a labor shortage?
This is the day that the Allied and the Central Powers stopped fighting during WWI. Today, we celebrate Veterans Day on this day
What is November 11, 1918?
This new type of fighting in World War I involved countries digging long ditches in the ground and using those ditches to fight from and live in.
What is trench warfare?
This is what a country does when it gets ready for war
What is mobilize?
This piece of technology was originally banned from being used during the war, but both sides still used it to take out enemy troops. Soldiers in the trenches wore masks to protect against its effects.
What is poison gas?
In addition to volunteering to go to Europe as nurses and translators, this group of Americans started to get jobs in factories for the first time during WWI
Who are women?
This country had to take all the blame for World War I.
What is Germany?
These three countries were called the Allied Powers during World War I. The United States joined them in 1917.
What are Russia, Great Britain, and France?
This is a citizen who is not serving in the military
What is a civilian?
This technology was invented only 10 years before the start of World War I. During the war, it was used to gather information about the enemy’s position and drop bombs on enemy trenches.
What is an airplane?
When WWI started in 1914, this is the position that the United States initially took
What is neutral?
This country signed a treaty to leave the war early because they had a revolution and were fighting a civil war in their own country
What is Russia?
These three countries were called the Central Power during World War I. They lost the war.
What are Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire?
This is what the war became when neither side could win or make progress because of trench warfare.
What is a stalemate?
This piece of technology was originally used to transport soldiers, but people eventually realized that it could also be used to shoot large shells. Because of its design and size, this technology is almost indestructible.
What is a tank?
In 1917, Congress passed this act that required men to sign up for the draft because we did not have enough soldiers to fight in WWI
What is the Selective Service Act
This is an official agreement to end a war. In order to sign it, all the countries who had been present must meet together to assign blame and discuss the consequences for the aggressor
What is a treaty?
This US used this strategy that involved printing patriotic posters to convince people to support the war effort.
What is propaganda?
These are payments that the loser of the war has to pay to the winners to make up for the damages they caused during the war.
What are reparations?
This technology was used by the Germans to gather information and attack ships.
What is a u-boat?
In 1915, the Germans attacked this passenger ship and killed 1200 people, including 128 Americans
What is the Lusitania?
What is an armistice?
This was the bloodiest battle of WWI with over a million casualties
What was the Battle of the Somme?