Countries & Alliances
Treaty of Versailles
Domestic Policy
What's Your Excuse?
Vocabulary
100

The Triple Entente alliance was made up of Russia, Great Britain and this country

France

100

This country had to accept all the blame for the war under the "War Guilt Clause"

Germany

100

Identify this domestic policy:

Slogan: "If the cap fits you, join the Army today!"


Selective Service

100

The sinking of this ship in 1915 is why some Americans wanted to enter the war

Lusitania

100

Term meaning "a union formed for the mutual benefit among countries"

alliance

200

Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire made up this alliance

Central Powers

200

The name of the term of negotiation involving Germany having to pay $33 billion

Reparation

200

Identify this domestic policy

Slogan: "Sir, don't waste while your wife saves. Adopt the doctrine of a clean plate!"

Rationing

200

This document was the reason America declared war on Germany in 1917

Zimmermann Telegram

200

Term to describe President Wilson's "He Kept Us Out of War" campaign slogan

neutral

300

This country did not enter the war until 1917

America

300

Besides part of their European lands, Germany had to give up all of these lands too.

overseas colonies

300

Identify the domestic policy:

Slogan: "If you tell where he is going...he may never get there."

Espionage Act

300

This is the reason Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia in 1914

The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand

300
Term to describe rules created to deal with problems at home

Domestic Policy

400

This country had no say in the Treaty of Versailles because they left the war early

Russia

400

Besides a limited army, name one of the two other military provisions taken away from Germany

(No) submarines or (no) air force

400

Identify the domestic policy:

Slogan: "Quiet!  Criticism of the government is not free speech!"

Sedition Act

400

President Wilson gave his 14 Points speech to this group in January 1918

Congress

400

Word to describe a ceasefire like on November 11, 1918

armistice

500

This country did not get the land it was promised in the Treaty of Versailles

Italy

500

This was President Wilson's Point 14 which was included in the treaty

League of Nations

500

This food item was the main target of restriction (rationing)

Wheat (bread, any wheat product)

500

The reason the US Senate failed to approve the Treaty of Versailles

Forced into war (losing their power to declare war)

500

Term to describe giving formerly occupied nations the right to govern oneself

self-determination