vocab
feelings of intense loyalty to one's country or group
what is nationalism?
the war was started by the assassination of?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
used to set trenches on fire and run soldiers out of them
what is a flamethrower?
who attended the Paris Peace Conference?
US, Italy, France, Britain
sinking of a ship that led to US involvement?
sinking of the Lussitania
information given to show something or someone in a biased way
what is propaganda?
which countries were part of the triple alliance?
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and Ottoman Empire
originally used to locate where the enemy was, but were later used to drop bombs
what are airplanes?
who was not invited to the conference?
nations in the triple alliance
what was signed to end the war?
an armistice
name for German submarines
what are U-boats?
what countries were part of the triple entente?
Russia, France, US, Great Britain, Italy
used to sink enemy ships that sailed into their waters
what are U-boats/submarines?
why didn't Russia attend the Peace Conference?
who was first to declare war?
Austria-Hungary
the state of not taking sides, especially in a war or dispute
what is neutrality?
which country declared neutrality at the beginning of the war but still helped pay war costs?
United States of America
used to fire 450 rounds a minute
what are machine guns?
what nations were formed after the war?
Poland, Austria, Hungary, Finland
who devised the 14 point plan and formed the league of nations?
Woodrow Wilson
form of fighting where two sides fight each other from opposing trenches
what is trench warfare?
note intercepted from Germany asking Mexico to be an ally in return for Texas and Arizona
Zimmerman Note
used to choke out or burn soldiers, first use of chemical warfare
what is chlorine/mustard gas?
who faced most of the punishment for WWI?
Germany
who brought chemical warfare out first?
Germany