WWI

WWI Causes

100

What is the policy of building up a stronger military

Militarism

200

What are agreements between countries to help each other in war?

Alliances

300

What is when 1 country dominates a weaker country for economic benefits?

Imperialism

400

What is Nationalism?

Pride in one's country and the willingness to fight for it.

500

He was assassinated which was the immediate cause to the start of WWI.

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

WWI Events

100

The sinking of this ship was one of the causes for the U.S. to get involved in the war.

What is the Lusitania?

200

what is the military technology that moved fighting to the air?

air planes

300

How did chemical warfare continue to affect soldiers after the war ended?

A soldier could have health damage long after the war ended. 

400

At first, planes were not used for fighting.  What were they used for?

spying on the enemy (reconnaissance) 

500

How did trenches make the war last longer?

Because the soldiers did not want to come out of the safety of the trench so a battle could last a long time. 

WWI Propaganda

100

What is propaganda?

information used to influence people’s opinions or actions.

200

Why did the US need to use propaganda?

to convince the people that we had to go to war

300

Propaganda was used to encourage people at home to do what to help the war efforts?

to make people save food to send to soldiers and buy war bonds

400

Besides posters, what other ways did the government spread propaganda?

songs and movies

500

How did propaganda use peer pressure?

by showing everyone supporting the war, so people felt they should too

The US in WWI

100

What caused the US to finally enter WWI?

The sinking of the ship Lusitania where 128 Americans died

200

Wilson wanted the US to remain neutral.  What does that mean?

to not get involved

300

What are the other main countries that were on the Allied side with the US?

Britain, France, Italy

400

What year did the US officially join the war?

1918

500

Why did many Americans side on the Central powers side?

Because they, or their ancestors, came from countries on the Central side

Carl Azuz questions

100

How old is Carl Azuz?

36

200

What college did Carl Azuz go to?

University of Georgia

300

What is something that Carl Azuz says he's proud of?

That when reporting the news, he does not allow people to know his opinion.

400

When Carl Azuz was in college, what 2 career options was he deciding between? 

Working in movies, or joining the Navy

500

How tall is Carl Azuz?

6'2"