Causes of WWI
The assassination that triggered WWI.
What was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
The type of warfare that dominated the Western Front.
What was trench warfare?
The year the U.S. entered WWI.
What is 1917?
The government program that encouraged Americans to support the war.
What was propaganda?
The date World War I ended.
What is November 11, 1918?
This alliance included Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire.
What were the Central Powers?
The two sides fought primarily along this line in France and Belgium.
What was the Western Front?
Germany’s use of this helped push the U.S. into war.
What were U-boats (submarines)?
These women worked in factories while men fought overseas.
Who were women in industry (or women workers)?
The treaty that officially ended the war.
What was the Treaty of Versailles?
This system of alliances pulled many countries into the war.
What was the alliance system?
A new weapon that caused massive destruction in the trenches.
What were machine guns?
The British ship sunk by Germany in 1915.
What was the Lusitania?
The agency that regulated production during the war.
What was the War Industries Board?
Wilson’s plan for lasting peace.
What were the Fourteen Points?
Intense national pride that helped lead to war.
What is nationalism?
The deadly chemical weapon first used in WWI.
What was poison gas?
The secret message from Germany to Mexico promising U.S. territory.
What was the Zimmerman Telegram?
These were sold to raise money for the war.
What were Liberty Bonds?
Wilson’s organization meant to prevent future wars.
What was the League of Nations?
This Balkan region was called the “powder keg of Europe.”
What are the Balkans?
This battle became a symbol of the horrors of trench warfare.
What was the Battle of the Somme?
President who led the U.S. into WWI.
Who was Woodrow Wilson?
This act limited free speech during the war.
What was the Espionage Act (or Sedition Act)?
The reason the U.S. Senate rejected joining the League.
What was fear of losing U.S. independence/being dragged into future wars?