People
Who was Woodrow Wilson?
The President of the USA during WWI.
The practice of building up strong armed forces to prepare for war is called....
Militarism.
Whose death was the immediate cause of WWI?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria.
Why did the USA get involved in WWI?
German submarines sunk the Lusitania
Zimmerman Telegram
Agreement to stop fighting?
Armistice.
Who was the Zimmerman Telegram sent between?
Germany and Mexico.
Which amendment gave women the right to vote?
19th Amendment.
When did the fighting of World War One end?
11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month
What is a love of one's country and the desire to see that country free from the control of others?
Nationalism.
Stalemate
Deadlock in war; no side can defeat the other.
The 369th African American Infantry that fought alongside the French Army?
The Harlem Hellfighters.
Explain why the United States did NOT agree with all components of the Treaty of Versailles...
They did not want the Central Powers to be punished for WWI.
Why did US citizens have "Meatless Mondays" and conserve food?
To help in the war effort at home.
What was the Christmas Truce of 1914?
British and German troops agreed to stop fighting on Christmas - played soccer and celebrated the holiday.
Agreement among nations to defend one another?
Alliance.
Why was the League of Nations created?
Who never joined the League of Nations?
To promote world peace.
The USA.
How many years did WWI take place?
What were the years?
4 years.
1914-1918
Which document forced Germany to pay war debt, give up land, and lose land?
Treaty of Versailles.
What is the name of the British steamship that was destroyed by a German submarine?
Lusitania.
Payments for war damages
Reparations
Who were the Allied Powers?
Who were the Central Powers?
Allied Powers: Great Britain, France, Russia, USA
Central Powers: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, Italy
What type of warfare was fought during WWI?
What was land between trenches called?
Trench Warfare
No Man's Land
Law that required all men ages 21-30 to enter the military draft?
Selective Service Act
Why did the USA hesitate to join WWI?
Most Americans were isolationists.
American people had family/friends on both sides of the war.
Policy in which a nation prefers to remain neutral and let other countries handle their own affairs?
Isolationism.