True or False: the sinking of the Lusitania was the only cause of the United States getting involved in the war.
What is false?
100
A British ship that was sunk by the Central Powers. American passengers were on board.
What is the Lusitania?
100
This President asked for a declaration of war to make the world "safe for democracy.
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
100
The document that ended World War I.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
200
The area between the two trenches in World War I was known as ___________.
What is no man's land?
200
This was published to try to gain support for the war.
What is wartime propaganda?
200
means to stop fighting.
What is an Armstice?
200
Name ALL of the Central powers.
What is Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire
200
One reason this was formed was to end all global war.
What is the League of Nations?
300
This new technology was outlawed after World War I because it was inhumane. It caused many soldiers to have to wear gas masks.
What is poison gas?
300
America was tied to this country economically, straining the United States desire for isolationism.
What is Great Britain?
300
A love of one's country and a desire to be free from other countries' power.
What is nationalism?
300
This type of warfare (or fighting) was first used in World War I.
What is trench warfare?
300
The goal of this plan was to rebuild Europe and redraw European borderlines.
What is Wilson's Fourteen Points?
400
This new invention became a wartime technology that allowed soldiers to fly.
What is the airplane?
400
The Lusitania and the Zimmerman telegraph both helped the United States to get involved in the war. Why?
What is the United States wanted to defend itself?
400
The tendency to want to remain neutral
What is isolationism?
400
Nickname for American troops and soldiers fighting in World War I.
What is doughboys?
400
The Central Powers surrendered on this day.
What is the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month- Nov. 11, 1918?
500
The name of the Austria-Serbian archduke who was assassinated, fueling the fire to the start of World War I.
Who is Franz Ferdinand?
500
This type of warfare, used by the Germans, threatened British and French commerce (trade) ships. It eventually lead Wilson to declare war to make the world "safe for democracy".
What is submarine warfare?
500
Biased or misleading information that is used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or view.
What is propaganda?
500
Name ALL of the Allied Powers
What is Great Britain, France, and the United States?
500
Congress did not ratify the Treaty of Versailles because they didn't want the United States to have to answer to this group.