What is the assassination of the Arch Duke of Austria
100
What new style of fighting really slowed down battles and dragged the war out for many years?
What is trench warfare
100
What advantage did staying neutral or uninvolved have for the U.S. at the outbreak of WWI?
What is it allowed them to trade with all countries involved and benefit economically
100
What is the difference between an armistice and a treaty?
What is an armistice is a cease fire and a treaty officially ends the war
100
Who were the Central Powers and the Allied Powers?
Central=Austria Hungary, Germany, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire
Allied=France, Britain, Russia, the U.S., and several others
200
What is militarism and why did European countries engage in it?
What is the building up of a country's army due to rising political tension
200
What deadly weapon was used during WWI that was later banned by international war rules?
What are poisonous gases
200
What was the name of the ship that the Germans sunk carrying U.S. citizens and supposedly weapons destined for Britain?
What is the Lusitania
200
Who won the war, Allies or Central Powers?
Who were the Allies
200
What happened towards the end of WWI across the world that would cause more deaths than the war itself for some countries?
What is the influenza epidemic/pandemic
300
What is Nationalism and how did it play a role in WWI?
What is intense pride and loyalty in one's country and because of this countries wanted to be better than others and prove it
300
What other inventions led to more death and destruction?
What is the airplane and machine gun (i'll accept others too)
300
What correspondance with Mexico by Germany was the last straw for the U.S.?
What is the Zimmerman Telegram
300
Which country was forced to accept blame for the entire war and had to pay reparations for it?
Who is Germany
300
What is propaganda and how was it used during WWI?
What is any media designed to influence or bias someone towards a certain cause or belief. Countries used it to blame their enemies, stir up sympathy for the war, and recruit soldiers
400
What policy of conquering and colonizing were the major super powers of the world following right before WWI?
What is imperialism
400
What invention did Germany possess that contributed to the U.S. involvement in the war?
What are u-boats or submarines
400
What did the Zimmerman telegram promise the Mexicans?
What is the return of the land they lost to the U.S. in the U.S.-Mexican War
400
What were Wilson's 14 Points and what organization was the main focus of those points?
What is a proposal for postwar peace and the League of Nations
400
What was the selective service act?
What is a law that allowed the U.S. government to draft citizens to fight in the war
500
What system caused the number of countries involved to be so big?
What is the Alliance System
500
What invention helped troops overcome no-mans land between trenches and actually get past trenches?
What are tanks
500
Why did the U.S. wait so long to send their troops even after they joined the war?
What is they wanted time to train them properly and they were unwilling to let other countries take command of their troops
500
The League of Nations was supposed to be an international peace keeping organization designed to prevent the outbreak of war, why did the U.S. government not join?
What is because they were afraid they would have shoulder the burden of costs and troops (that means they would have to pay more and give more)
500
What were the two main jobs of women in the military during the war?