Alliances & MAIN
Who was in the TRIPLE ALLIANCE?
Germany, Ottoman Empire, Austria-Hungary
Technically right if you say Italy
America didn't join the war because they were originally .....
Isolationists
What is a U-boat
A submarine
What emotion vilified or demonized the enemy combatants?
Barbaric/Evil
What age group was drafted in WWI?
Numbers please
18-45
France
Russia
UK/Britain/England
Italy
Both sides
This deadly chemical was used to smoke out enemy trenches
Mustard Gas (or Chlorine Gas)
What emotion made you feel like you were letting your country down?
Guilt
Who took up the jobs left behind when all the men left for war?
Women and Minorities
What are the MAIN causes of World War 1
Militarism
Alliances
Imperialism
Nationalism
Who/What sunk the Lusitania
German U-Boats
This mobile weapon was first used in WWI, they were incredibly heavy, so needed horses to pull them up hill
Tanks or Railguns
What emotion meant if you don't help, the enemy might win and kill us next?
Fear
How could people financially support the army? By buying...
War Bonds
Who was assassinated, sparking the Triple Alliance to start WWI
Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand
What countries did Germany write the Zimmerman Letter to?
Mexico
What aspect of the industrial revolution made WWI and large scale war even possible?
Mass Production
What was the main media for propaganda for WWI
Posters
What are 2 of the resources that the army needed from the homefront?
+50 if you can name all 5
Weapons/ Food/ Transport(or fuel), Textiles(cloth/clothing), and Medical Supplies
Why did Italy switch sides?
Because they didn't want to fight in the first place
And/or they were surrounded by enemies
The League of Nations was originally who's idea?
President Woodrow Wilson
Why did planes suck at the beginning of WWI?
They were made of only paper, cloth, and wood
What were 2 things propaganda was used for?
Conserving food/Purchasing War bonds/Joining the Military/Demonizing Enemy/Justifying Involvement
Define what Homefront means
the civilian population and activities of a nation whose armed forces are engaged in war abroad.