Causes of World War I
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World War I
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World War I Facts
100
The word for love of one's country or strong belief in one's country's exceptionalism.
What is Nationalism?
100
Images and posters were made to draw the American public into war, or make them excited about fighting the Germans.
What is propaganda?
100
The years WWI was fought.
What is 1914-1918?
100
The following picture is an example of
What is propaganda?
100
Machine guns, poison gas/chemical warfare, hand grenades, and tanks are examples of:
What is new technology of WWI?
200
A belief that a country needs to expand beyond its borders to remain powerful among other nations
What is imperialism?
200
The year America joined WWI.
What is 1917?
200
During World I, this act restricted the First Amendment rights of U.S. citizens to prevent people from criticizing the government. Some viewed as a violation of civil liberties and freedom of speech
What is the Sedition Act?
200
The countries in the Central Powers.
What is Germany, Austria-Hungry, and Ottoman Empire?
200
Woodrow Wilson's peace plan which was supposed to prevent future conflicts.
What are Wilson's 14 Points?
300
The belief that a strong army and navy and a willingness to use them is key a nation's power
What is militarism?
300
What was formed after the war to help prevent future wars?
What is the League of Nations?
300
Woodrow Wilson initially supported this idea about keeping America out of the war because it was someone else's conflict.
What is Isolationism?
300
During WWI these countries were known as the Allies.
What is America, France, Britain?
300
Forced Germany to accept responsibility for causing WWI
What is the War Guilt Clause?
400
When two countries agree to defend each other in case of attack and to support each other in times of war
What is an alliance?
400
Telegram sent from Germany to Mexico proposing the Mexico attack the U.S.
What is the Zimmerman Telegram?
400
Peace treaty that ended World war I
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
400
The reason the US Senate refused to join the League of Nations?
What is a return to isolationism?
400
This organization educated public about the causes and nature of the war. Convinced the public that the war was a just cause.
What is the Committee on Public Information or the Creel Committee?
500
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was involved in the start of the war because of this
What was he was assassinated?
500
The year the Lusitania sank.
What is 1915?
500
This leader of Austria-Hungary was assassinated in Serbia
Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
500
The first country German declared war on
What is Russia?
500
The name of the U.S. military force that fought in WWI
What is the American Expeditionary Force?