Causes and Beginnings
What are Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, and Nationalism?
Germany utilized these vessels to bypass the British naval blockade and disrupt Allied shipping.
What are U-Boats (or submarines)?
The president of the United States during WW1
Woodrow Wilson
The policy of not taking sides in the war, which the U.S. followed until 1917.
Neutral
This formal agreement officially ended the war and imposed harsh penalties on the defeated Central Powers.
The immediate "spark" that ignited the war was the assassination of this Austro-Hungarian figure.
Who was Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
This "silent killer" required soldiers to carry specialized masks at all times,
What is poison gas (or mustard gas)?
This British passenger ship was sunk by a German U-boat, helping push the U.S. toward joining the war.
What is the Lusatania?
This demographic filled essential roles as nurses, typists, and factory workers, proving their necessity to the war effort.
Who were women?
A truce or agreement that ends the fighting.
Armistice
These were the two primary opposing sides/alliances during the conflict.
Who were the Allied Powers and the Central Powers?
Fighting in trench warfare often resulted in no progress made on either side, otherwise known as this.
What is a stalemate?
This secret telegram from Germany to Mexico proposed an alliance against the United States.
What is the Zimmermann Note?
The government used this to convince people to support joining the war (think posters, news headlines, songs, etc.)
Propaganda
President Wilson’s specific plan for the post-war world.
14 Points
This political group took over Russia in 1917, leading to the country's surrender from the war.
Who were the Bolsheviks (or Communists)?
A style of fighting where soldiers fought from deep ditches.
Trench Warfare
To ensure a steady supply of troops, Congress passed this act to implement a national draft.
What is the Selective Service Act?
Gardens grown by people at home to support the war by growing their own food.
What are victory gardens?
The date the fighting of World War I officially stopped.
November 11, 1918