Leading to War
What was America's stance at the beginning of WWI (1914)
Neutral
Who was the leader of the U.S. during WWI?
Woodrow Wilson
What was the selective service act?
draft
What did soldiers often get on their feet?
Trench foot
DAILY DOUBLE::::The international organization created to preserve the peace after WWI was
League of Nations
Name the 4 MAIN causes of WWI
militarism, alliances, imperialism, nationalism
The assassination of what leader was the spark that started WWI?
Archduke Ferdinand
In 1915, what passenger ship was torpedoed?
Lusitania
new weapon that caused blindness, blisters and choking
poison gas
What country had assume sole responsibility for the war?
Germany
What is feelings of intense patriotism
nationalism
Who was the leader of Germany during WWI
Kaiser Wilhelm
What proposed an alliance between Mexico and Germany?
Zimmerman note
What was the area between the trenches called?
no man's land
What treaty ended WWI
Treaty of Versailles
Who were the two major powers in the Central Powers?
Germany and Austria Hungary
Vladimir Lenin overtook what country in the middle of WWI?
Russia
Under what act was Eugene Debs arrested?
Sedition Act
What is it called when neither side is able to defeat the other in battle?
stalemate
What was the main goal for France and Britain at the end of WWI?
Weaken Germany and make them pay for the war
What was Germany's plan to quickly go to the West and wipe them out, then head East to Russia?
Schlieffen Plan
Who was the leader of the American Expeditionary Forces?
General Persing
Name the 5 types of Propaganda used in WWI.
recruitment, conservation, homefront organizations, money, nationalism
What statement was issued by Germany which promised to stop sinking ship without warning
sussex pledge
What is the right of people to choose their own form of government?
self-determination