Causes of WWI
This cause refers to great pride in one’s nation.
What is nationalism?
This policy kept the U.S. out of the war at first.
What is neutrality?
This type of warfare involved soldiers fighting from dug trenches.
What is trench warfare?
This president led the U.S. during WWI.
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
This treaty officially ended WWI.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
This cause involved countries building up their military power.
What is militarism?
Germany used these underwater weapons to attack ships.
What are submarines (U-boats)?
This front was where most U.S. fighting occurred.
What is the Western Front?
This general led U.S. forces in Europe.
Who is John J. Pershing?
Germany was forced to pay these costs.
What are reparations?
This cause refers to countries competing for colonies and resources.
What is imperialism?
This British passenger ship sinking angered Americans.
What is the Lusitania?
This battle in France involved heavy U.S. fighting.
What is the Battle of the Argonne Forest?
This was the name of U.S. forces sent to Europe.
What is the American Expeditionary Force (A.E.F.)?
This was Wilson’s peace plan.
What are the Fourteen Points?
This cause involved countries forming defense agreements.
What are alliances?
Germany promised to stop attacking passenger ships in this agreement.
What is the Sussex Pledge?
These new weapons fired rapidly and caused high casualties.
What are machine guns?
This country fought on the Eastern Front before leaving the war.
What is Russia?
This organization aimed to prevent future wars.
What is the League of Nations?
This event sparked the start of WWI.
What is the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
This message asked Mexico to attack the U.S.
What is the Zimmerman Telegram?
This soldier captured many German troops almost single-handedly.
Who is Alvin York?
This group of soldiers included many drafted Americans.
What is the A.E.F. (or drafted soldiers)?
This policy describes the U.S. avoiding foreign conflicts after the war.
What is isolationism?