Sides and Leaders
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy
What countries were in the Triple Alliance?
Poison Gas
Gases that were used to poison, burn, and kill opponents.
Manufacturing
What kind of production went up during the war?
American troops arrived in France.
Who did American troops help?
A peace settlement and ended war.
What was the Versailles Treaty?
Italy
Which country didn't fight with the Triple Alliance?
Fire 600 bullets per minute.
What can a machine gun do that normal rifles can't?
The war gave women the opportunity to join the workforce.
How did the war affect women?
Wilson told his democratic supporters to vote against it.
What did Wilson tell his supporters to vote for?
On January 10, 1920.
When was the Versailles Treaty put into place?
Archduke Francis Ferdinand, heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary
Whose assassination started the war?
German U-boats
What is the German submarine called?
Americans stopped teaching German in public schools and discontinued playing German music.
How were German Americans affected during the war?
It means that the war wasn't about acquisitions and imperialism but about peace and freedom.
What does the speech "Peace Without Victory mean?
They believed that the US shouldn't get involved in world politics.
Why did a handful of senators reject this treaty?
France, Russia, and Great Britain.
What countries were in the Triple Entente?
Artillery field guns
What was the long-range weapon that caused the most casualties?
It authorized a draft of young men for military service.
What did the Selective Service Act do?
They created more problems rather than solutions.
What happened to the many peace treaties created?
Great Britain, France, the United States, and Italy
What countries did this treaty involve?
It proposed an alliance to Mexico.
What was the Zimmermann note?
Vehicles that could go over rough ground and barbed-wire barricades of no man's land, with limited success.
What are tanks and armored cars?
It allowed postal authorities to ban treasonable or seditious newspapers, magazines, or printed materials from the mail.
What was the Espionage Act?
By surrender
How did the war end?
The League of Nations proved unable to maintain peace among nations.
What happened when Wilson's opponent couldn't get full American support?