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Vocabulary
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Supporting the War
Important Dates
100
Being unable to read or write.
What is illiterate?
100
Chosen by the U.S. Army to command the American Expeditionary Force.
Who is John J. Pershing?
100
When soldiers fire on one another from opposing lines of dugout trenches.
What is trench warfare?
100
When people planted crops in their backyards to help produce more food for the soldiers.
What were victory gardens?
100
When a U-boat sank a British passenger liner.
What is May 7, 1915?
200
To prepare for the war.
What is mobilize?
200
The leader of the Bolsheviks who seized the government on November 7, 1917.
Who is Vladimir Lenin?
200
Powerful explosives that would be thrown by the soldiers.
What are hand grenades?
200
An organization that Jane Addams cofounded in 1915 and she continued to speak out for peace even after the United States entered the war.
What is the Women's Peace Party?
200
When the German army unleashed a series of daring attacks.
What is March 21, 1918?
300
A large group of merchant vessels sailing together.
What is a convoy?
300
A representative of Montana who was the first woman elected to Congress. She voted against Wilson's war resolution.
Who is Jeannette Rankin?
300
A gas carried by wind that burned out soldiers' lungs.
What is mustard gas?
300
African American units that fought under French command.
Who are the Harlem Hell Fighters?
300
When Wilson asked Congress to declare war against the Central powers.
What is April 2, 1917?
400
A halt in fighting that allows peace talks to begin.
What is an armistice?
400
An absolute monarch of Russia who had long resisted calls for democratic reforms.
Who is Tsar Nicholas II?
400
Submarines used in World War I.
What are U-boats?
400
The army taught millions how to fight, read, learn about nutrition, personal hygiene, and patriotism.
What is the military as an educator?
400
When Wilson was shown a telegram that the British intercepted.
What is February 24?
500
The spread of information designed to win support for a cause.
What is propaganda?
500
Germany's foreign minister who proposed that Mexico join the war on Germany's side.
Who is Arthur Zimmermann?
500
Planes equipped with machine guns.
What are biplanes?
500
An effective propaganda tool.
What is Committee on Public Information?
500
When Germany declares war on Russia.
What is August 1, 1914?