M.A.N.I.A.
A group of nations who promise to protect one another in times of war.
What is an alliance?
When the war began, this U.S. President believed the United States should stay neutral.
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
Rapid firing from these led to the dramatic rates of casualties amongst both the Allied and Central powers
What are machine guns?
America ended this policy and joined the war, ultimately helping the allies win
What is isolation or neutrality?
The Lusitania was sunk by a U-Boat following a warning from which country
What is Germany?
This is the belief or feeling that your country is way better than other countries/desire of people with common ethnicity to want their own sovereign nation.
What is extreme nationalism?
This British ocean liner was sunk in 1915 by a German submarine.
What is the Lusitania?
Germany engaged in unrestricted submarine warfare using their expanded fleet of these (alternate name to submarines).
What are U-Boats?
The victorious side in the war
Who are the Allies?
This is the spreading of ideas, information, and beliefs to help or hurt a cause.
What is propaganda?
The competitive build up of a nations armed forces led to increased tension throughout Europe prior to the wars outbreak.
What are militarism?
This secret message promised that Germany would help Mexico take back lands in Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico.
What is the Zimmermann Telegram?
A new style of fighting that proved to be extremely deadly but also created long periods of stalemate, where neither side gained much territory.
What is trench warfare?
On the eleventh hour, of the eleventh day, of the eleventh month, Germany called for a ceasefire also known as a
What is an armistice?
Women participated in the war mostly serving as this role on the battlefield
What is a nurse?
European countries competed for overseas colonies and influence in regions around the world, especially in Africa and throughout Asia
What is Imperialism?
This government group, the Committee on Public Information (CPI), wrote news stories and made posters to encourage Americans to support the war effort, known as this
What is Propaganda?
Chemical weapon used during the war that got its name from the yellow color it emitted
What is 'mustard gas'?
France and Great Britain called for the harsh punishment of Germany at the Paris Peace conference
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
The alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria
What is the Central Powers?
The 'spark' that started the war on the Balkan Peninsula eventually spreading around the world was the assassination of this man, next in line to the Austro-Hungarian throne.
Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
The number of Americans that were killed when the Lusitania sank.
What is 128?
The narrow stretches of land between trenches.
What is 'no mans land'?
At the end of the war to end all wars, President Wilson's plan for peace was called this.
What is The Fourteen Points?
The act that made it illegal to criticize America's involvement in the war, severely limiting Americans First Amendment rights
What is the Espionage/Sedition Act?