Before the War in the USA
During the War in the USA
The End of the War
Causes of the War
Realities of the War
100
The United States tried to remain this to stay out of the war, and technically did until 1917.
What is neutral?
100
This was the year the United States entered World War I.
What was 1917?
100
This country wanted Germany punished harshly so they could never attack them again.
Who was France?
100
The industrial revolution brought about a massive buildup of armies, navies and weaponry with the new technology. This is the M in the "MAIN" causes of World War I.
What is militarism?
100
The land between the trenches on the Western front in France, Germany and Belgium. It was full of dead bodies, rats, barbed wire and land mines.
What is no-man's land?
200
This telegram was sent by the Germans to Mexico (but intercepted by the British) to try to get Mexico to declare war on the United States and keep them out of the war.
What was the Zimmerman note or telegram?
200
American soldiers were called this in World War I.
What are "doughboys"?
200
This country was blamed for the war entirely and was forced to pay heavy reparations.
Who was Germany?
200
Entangling these, or agreements (many in secret) for nations to come to one another's aid if there was conflict, was one of the main causes multiple countries were dragged into World War I.
What were alliances?
200
These were two new technologies of World War I.
What are machine guns, tanks, submarines, poison gas, grenades and dreadnaughts?
300
The sinking of this British ship (carrying American passengers that died, as well as weaponry in its hull that made it sink quickly) was the event that would formally bring the United States into the war.
What was the Lusitania?
300
These people in the United States filled the jobs in factories and elsewhere to support the war effort at home.
Who were women?
300
November 11, 1918.
What is Armistice Day?
300
The competition over gaining empires among European powers is the I in the MAIN causes of World War I.
What is imperialism?
300
These animals feasted on the dead bodies in the trenches and thrived in the muddy conditions.
What are rats?
400
When World War I started, it was called the "war to end all wars" and also this name.
What was "the Great War"?
400
true or false
The American army was racially segregated in World War I.
What is true?
400
This was President Wilson's plan for peace to avoid global war in the future, it was not really implemented in the Treaty of Versailles.
What was The 14 points?
400
The strong belief in the dedication to one's country as superior to others and worth dying for, was also a cause of World War I.
What is nationalism?
400
What we now refer to as PTSD was called this by the veterans of World War I who experienced psychological trauma after their experiences in the war.
What was shell-shock?
500
He was the president during World War I who initially had promised to keep the nation out of war when he was elected.
Who was Woodrow Wilson?
500
This is the propaganda figure was popularized in the United States during World War I to recruit soldiers to join the military.
Who was Uncle Sam?
500
The Treaty of Versailles created this international organization to try and preserve peace among nations, the United States did not join, and it was a weak and ineffective organization.
What was The League of Nations?
500
The assassination of an Archduke from this empire by a Serbian nationalist was the "spark" that ignited World War I.
What was Austria-Hungary?
500
This country left World War I in 1917 because their own revolution was happening and they were experiencing famine and massive losses of soldiers.
What was Russia?