Vocabulary
This alliance included Great Britain, France, and Russia
Allied Powers
A type of warfare where soldiers fight from dug out areas
Trench Warfare
Who was the president of the USA during WWI? First and last name
Woodrow Wilson
An _____ was signed on November 11, 1918 and it marked the end of WWI fighting.
armistice
WWI lasted from _____ to ______.
1914 - 1918
This alliance included the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria
Central Powers
A dangerous area between enemy trenches
No Man's Land
This British interception revealed Germany’s attempt to draw Mexico into war against the U.S.
Zimmermann Telegram
This financial penalty weakened Germany’s postwar economy and stability
As a result of the war, which two countries became the global superpowers?
USA + Japan
A policy of building up military strength and preparing for war
Militarism
This new technology, first used by Britain in 1916, was designed to break trench stalemates
tanks
The US traded with the Allied Powers before joining the war in 1917, this was their ______ motive to join the war.
Economic
The absence of this country from the League of Nations made it a weak organization from the beginning
USA
This clause was proposed by Japan for the League of Nations, but it was rejected by the Allied Powers.
Racial Equality Clause
This condition developed on the Western Front due to trenches, machine guns, and defensive advantages
Stalemate
This revolution led to the establishment of the first communist state and its withdraw from WWI
Russian Revolution / Bolshevik Revolution
This part of Wilson’s Fourteen Points called for an international peacekeeping organization
League of Nations
This branch of the German military was completely banned under the Treaty of Versailles
As a result of WWI and the Treaty of Versailles, the economy of many countries in Europe suffered from
Inflation
This concept highlights how total war required the mobilization of both soldiers and civilians
Homefront
Rapid technological advancements meant that WWI began on ______ and ended in ______.
horseback, tanks/airplanes
This shift in German military policy in 1917 directly triggered U.S. entry into the war
Resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare
Article 231 of the Treaty of Versailles assigned full responsibility for the war to Germany. This is known as the ____ ____ Clause.
War Guilt
List three new countries that were created immediately after WWI in Europe
Austria, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Finland, Turkey