Vocabulary
An agreement among nations to defend each other.
What is an alliance?
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire.
Who were the Central Powers?
The heir to the Austrian throne who was assassinated along with his wife.
Who was Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
The area between enemy trenches.
What is 'no man's land'?
The month and day the Central Powers surrendered in 1918.
What is November 11th?
Great Britain, France, and Russia.
Who were the Allied Powers?
The policy of trying to take control of other lands and peoples.
What is imperialism?
World War 1 began on August 4, _______.
What is 1914?
Soldiers used a rifle with a long knife attached to the end, called a ______.
What is a bayonet?
The solution to the food scarcity, or shortage.
What is a victory garden?
A policy in which a country builds up its troops and makes plans for war.
What is militarism?
A strong feeling of pride in one's nation or culture.
What is nationalism?
They way Americans wanted to remain because they saw it as a European war.
What is neutral?
Gear that soldiers wore to survive chemical warfare.
What is a gas mask?
These were purchased by Americans to help fund the war.
What is a Liberty Bond?
To want to stay out of other countries' affairs.
What is isolationism?
The act of making an official statement about something.
What is a declaration?
128 Americans died when this ship was sunk.
What is the Lusitania?
The number of bullets per minute a machine gun could fire.
What is 600?
Where the official peace treaty was signed. (city and country)
What is Versailles, France?
A shortage.
What is scarcity?
To show respect and admiration for someone in a public way.
What is honor?
The telegram sent from Germany to Mexico promising to give territory back if they joined the Central Powers, was intercepted by the British who decoded it.
What is the Zimmerman Telegram?
What was used instead of wheels for tanks.
What is metal tracks?
The portion of the Treaty of Versailles that said member nations would work together for peace.
What is the League of Nations?