Weapons during WWI
What technology was used underwater?
U-Boats
(Submarines)
What was sold to help pay for the war?
Liberty Bonds
When was the Treaty of Versailles ?
1919
Which country had to give up their military at the end of WWI?
Germany
What is Militarism?
The build up of armies and navies
What are small bombs thrown by hand or launched from a rifle attachment used in WWI?
Gernades
What did the Sedition Act of 1918 do?
Made it a crime to speak anything disloyal, profane, or abusive about America.
True or False. The US rejected the Treaty of Verallies and the League of Nations.
True
What country submarine attacks on passenger and merchant ships brought the US into WWI?
Germany
What is the competition of raw materials and market leads to effort to control other land?
Imperalism
What was one of the most feared weapons that used fire.
Flamethrower
When did Congress declare war?
April 1917
How much money did Germany had to pay for reparations?
$56 Billion
Who was in the Central powers?
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Turkey
Alliances
What weapon was the most common in WWI
Rifles
What did the Espionage Act of 1917 allow?
It allowed the postmasters to stop anti-Amercan ideas being sent via mail.
What was one change in the US as a result of WWI?
-The US became the leading creditor nations
-The US became the leader in the indrustry
What country started WWI?
The war was started by Germany and Austria-Hungary
What is the competition between France, Great Britian, Russia, Austria-Hungary, and Germany?
Nationalism
What chemical weapon was first used in WWI?
Mustard Gas
What were the age range of men being drafted in WWI?
18-45
What did the Kellogg-Briand Pact 1928 do?
Outlawed war except in self-defense
Who was in the Allies
France, Great Britian, Russia, Italy, Japan, and The United States.
What was the immediate cause of WWI
The assassination of Ferdinand of Austria