World War I

WWI Legacy

100

Name one allied power.

France, United States, England, Russia

200

Military power is the primary goal of a nation.

Militarism

300

Why did America join WWI?

The Allies needed their help.

400

Name one of the Central Powers.

Germany, Austria-Hungry, Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria

500

This man's assassination started WWI?

Archduke Ferdinand

Preparing for War

100

What new weapons helped with the modernization of WWI?

Machine guns, flame throwers, chemical weapons, U-Boats

200

What is the AEF (American Expeditionary Force)

The American army that fought in Europe in WWI.

300

A war involving many nations in different parts of the world is known as.

A world war

400

This act required all men between the ages of 21-30 to sign up for the war.

Selective Service Act

500

Telegram from Germany proposing military alliance between Germany and Mexico if the US entered the war.

The Zimmerman Note

Pushing Back the Germans

100

President during World War I.

Woodrow Wilson

200

What is a convoy?

A guard that accompanies and protects ships and troops.

300

Passenger ship torpedoed by a German U-boat. Resulting in the death of 1200 people.

The Lusitania

400

Nickname given to American infantrymen during World War I.

Doughboys

500

Congress passed the Espionage Act of 1917 because they feared Americans who may be German and Russian sympathizers. This restricted the First Amendment Right to the.....

Freedom of Speech

End of the War

100

What were President Wilson's goals for peace after WWI known as?

The Fourteen Points

200

What organization was set up after WWI to settle international conflicts?

The League of Nations

300

The peace treaty to end the war.

The Treaty of Versailles

400

Money that a defeated nation pays for the destruction caused by war.

Reparations

500

What are the were the two sides of World War I?

Allies 

Central Powers