Key Terms
The policy of building up a strong military to prepare for war.
What is Militarism?
Because so many men were away fighting, thousands of women took over jobs in these manufacturing buildings.
What are Factories?
To save food for soldiers, the government asked civilians to "_____" or limit their use of certain items.
What is Ration?
This term describes the muddy, dangerous area located between two opposing trenches.
What is No Man’s Land?
This term refers to information, often biased or misleading, used to promote a political cause or point of view.
What is Propaganda?
When a powerful country takes over a weaker country for resources or power.
What is Imperialism?
The name for the mass movement of African Americans from the rural South to Northern cities for war jobs.
What is the Great Migration?
To save wheat for the troops, the government promoted this catchy slogan for certain days of the week.
What is Wheatless Wednesdays?
This new weapon, first used by the British, was designed to roll over barbed wire and cross trenches.
What is a Tank?
Name three of the major countries that made up the Allied Powers.
Who are Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, or the USA?
To organize and prepare troops and resources for active service.
What is Mobilize?
Over 350,000 African Americans served in this capacity during the war, though most were in non-combat roles.
What is the Military / US Army?
This future U.S. President was the head of the U.S. Food Administration during WWI.
Who is Herbert Hoover?
To "_____" a threat or a country means to render it ineffective or keep it out of the fight.
What is Neutralize?
This side, led by Germany and Austria-Hungary, was originally called the Triple Alliance but became known as this during the war.
What are the Central Powers?
A situation in a conflict where neither side can make a move or win.
What is Stalemate?
This famous African American unit, known as the "Harlem Hellfighters," spent more time in combat than any other American unit.
What is the 369th Infantry Regiment?
Americans were encouraged to grow these in their own backyards to increase the food supply.
What are Victory Gardens?
Soldiers often suffered from this painful condition caused by standing in cold, wet, and unsanitary trenches for days.
What is Trench Foot?
The US initially followed this policy, meaning they stayed out of the war and didn't take sides.
What is Isolationism?
An agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting for a certain time.
What is an Armistice?
After the war, the hard work of women on the home front helped lead to the passage of this Amendment, granting them the right to vote.
What is the 19th Amendment?
Besides wheat, name one other specific food item that Americans were asked to conserve on specific days.
What is Meat/Fats/Sugar?
This type of warfare involved using submarines (U-boats) to sink any ship without warning.
What is Unrestricted Submarine Warfare?
This famous recruitment poster character was used in US propaganda to encourage men to enlist.
Who is Uncle Sam?