Causes
The overall causes of World War One make up an acronym. What is it?
M.A.I.N
World War One is from _________ to ___________.
Hint: Looking for years of the war.
1914-1918
Name a popular song from 1917 that spreads the message loved ones should be proud of their sons/brothers/husbands that are going to fight "Over" seas.
"Over There"
Who was punished for the war?
Germany
Are the following countries Allied, Central, or Neutral powers: Great Britain, France, Russia, Serbia, Japan, Italy, and later the US?
Allied
What does the M in M.A.I.N stand for?
Military
World War One is know for its' "in the ground" fighting on the Western front.
What is this "In the ground" fighting?
trenches
What displayed to spread messages to the American people to get them to support the war effort whether it be enlisting, growing your victory garden, etc.?
Hint: I Want YOU
Propaganda Posters
Who was president during WWI who developed the 14 points of peace?
Woodrow Wilson #28
Are the following countries allied, central, or neutral powers: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire?
Central
What does the A and the N in M.A.I.N stand for?
Alliances & Nationalism
What brought the end of Trench Warfare?
The Tank
Who fulfilled jobs when men went overseas to fight?
Women & African Americans
Who was excluded from the Paris Peace Conference?
The Central Powers
Are the following allied, central, or neutral powers: Spain, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland, Netherlands?
Neutral
What was the "Spark" or the direct event that led to the outbreak in War?
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria Hungary by a Serbian activist
What is No Man's Land?
What shape where trenches dug in?
area between you and the enemy
zig zag
What is the "Great Migration"?
African American moving to industrial areas up north from the South to take over vacant jobs-- happening in mass quantities
What impact did the war have on
-The United States?
-Europe?
United States: yearning for normalcy, strengthening US Military & Government, workplace advancements, change for African Americans & Women, fear, mistrust
World: destruction, political instability, communist Russia, Fascist Italy, Hitler on the Rise in German
What year does the US get into the war AND why?
1917: Merchant interference/Lusitania/unrestricted sub warfare, Zimmerman Note, ensuring the repayment of loans, Germany's invasion of other Neutral countries
What does the I in M.A.I.N stand for?
What does that mean?
Imperialism---> Extending control in a foreign territory (usually weaker)
List two common medical conditions people suffered during WWI and describe them.
Hint: Think body & mind
Trench Foot: Infection from moisture than can go gang green and require amputation
Shell Shock: PTSD from the artillery firing nearby
Other possible answers: Gas, Fatal wounds, etc.
What were some ways American were encouraged to help the war effort from home?
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How did the government control "Freedom of Speech" during this time?
sewing circles/ meatless, wheatless, sugarless/ gasless, lightless / buy war bonds/ grow your victory garden/ work factory jobs
companies were encouraged to mass produce, produce war items, keep workers content with pay and hours being improved
Free speech was limited with the sedition & espionage acts--- can't say anything that would be deemed dangerous during time of war (speaking out against the draft, the war, the president, etc.)
What was the treaty called that
created new national boundaries by (1) establishing nine new nations (2) shifting the boundaries of other nations; and (3) carving out parts of the Ottoman Empire to create temporary colonies in the Middle East for Great Britain and France ?
Treaty of Versailles
Prior to WWI what are the two alliances that set the stage for WWI allies?
Hint: One is between Germany & Austria Hungary & the other is between Russia, France, and Great Britain
The Triple Alliance (German & Austria Hungary)
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The Triple Entente (Russia, France, and Britain)