Causes and People
This means to take over other countries or lands to gain power.
What is imperialism?
These are the countries of the Allied Powers.
What is Great Britain, France, Russia, and the U.S.
These are ways that the U.S. government got the word out to Americans about ways to help in the war effort from home.
What are ... plays, films, speeches, posters, songs, parades, rallies, etc.
This is where the Big Four met to discuss the Treaty of Versailles.
What is Paris, France?
The Treaty of Versailles made Germany have to pay for damages caused by the war. True or False?
Who is True?
This man from Fentress County, TN killed or captured over 130 German soldiers. He won the Medal of Honor and became very famous.
Who is Alvin York?
These are the countries of the Central Powers.
What is Austria-Hungary, Germany, and the Ottoman Empire?
These are ways that the Food Administration encouraged Americans to help soldiers during the war.
What is ... planting vegetable gardens, "Meatless Mondays," and "Wheatless Wednesdays"
This man wanted to severely punish Germany and in the end did not think the Treaty did that enough.
Who is Georges Clemenceau?
This country did not join the League of Nations or sign the Treaty of Versailles, but instead made their own treaty with Germany.
What is the U.S.?
This man was president of the U.S. who said he wanted to "make the world safe for democracy."
Who was Woodrow Wilson?
This British ship was sunk by a German U-boat and 128 Americans on board died, causing more Americans to be involved in the war.
What is the Lusitania?
This was a nickname for young American soldiers sent to fight in Europe during WWI.
Who were the "doughboys"?
This man was more focused on how to make a plan to prevent any future world wars from occurring, including creating a group of nations dedicated to ending war in the world.
Who is U.S. President Woodrow Wilson?
President Woodrow Wilson's plan, called the Fourteen Points, called for the formation of this organization.
What is the League of Nations?
These are agreements between countries to help and defend each other.
What are alliances?
This was a message sent from Germany to Mexico to try and involve them and the U.S. in the war, promising Mexico land in return.
What is the Zimmerman Telegram?
This is a reason why the United States wanted to stay neutral.
What is immigrants from Europe did not want family members involved in a war and the US wanted to do business with both sides in the war.
This man was mostly focused on getting the territories that was promised to him in a secret deal.
Who is Orlando Vittorio?
What is we did not want to get involved in foreign wars or have other countries making decisions that we would have to agree with.
This man was killed by a Serbian nationalist from Bosnia.
Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
The Germans used this which led to the sinking of the Lusitania and other American ships. This also increased tensions between Germany and the U.S.
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What is submarine warfare?
This man wrote The Fourteen Points.
Who was Woodrow Wilson?
This man did not want to destroy Germany's economy completely, but did want them to admit guilt and pay for damages.
Who id David Lloyd George?
The Treaty of Versailles said that Germany would have to take blame for the war. True of False?
What is True?