Allied Powers
Name 4 allied powers
France, Belgium, United States, France, Great Britain, Russia, etc.
Name 3 central powers
Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire and Germany
What year did America join WWI?
1917
What is propaganda?
Information designed to influence opinion
What year did WWI begin?
1914
What weapon did the allied powers introduce in WWI?
The armored tank
Which central power had to accept full responsibility for WWI?
Germany
What was the nickname for American soldiers during WWI?
Doughboys
What is nationalism?
A feeling of intense loyalty towards a country or group
What event was the "spark" that made the "keg" of Europe explode into WWI?
The Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
Which allied country left the war around the same time that America got involved?
Russia
Which battle did the central powers launch to break the stalemate?
Which side did America trade with while it was a neutral country?
BOTH!
What is dissent?
Disagreement or opposition
What was the treaty that officially ended the war and forced Germany to pay reparations?
Treaty of Versailles
What battle did the allies launch to break the stalemate?
Battle of the Somme
What country did Germany have to invade to get to France?
Belgium
What two major events caused America to get involved in WWI?
The Sinking of the Lusitania, the Zimmerman telegram
What is an alliance system?
a system in which different groups agree to defend each other
Name AT LEAST two reparations that Germany had to make according to the Treaty of Versailles
Pay the allies billions of $$, accept full responsibility for the war, disarm completely and give up territory
Why did Russia have to leave the war?
The Russian Revolution, the tsar was overthrown
Who torpedoed the Lusitania and why?
Germany, they believed that there were weapons on board
What are TWO impacts that WWI had on America?
raised taxes, immigration at a low, shortage of workers, dissent over US involvement in the war
What is national self-determination?
the right of the people to decide how they should be governed.
What happened on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918?
The armistice went into effect