WWI Alliances and Fighting
WWI was mainly fought on what continent?
Europe
The ________________________ was signed on June 28, 1919, officially ending the war.
Treaty of Versailles
WW1 was a _____________ war, it was fought mainly in Europe, but involved many countries around the world.
global
The ___________________ was a decade of prosperity and rapid social change in the United States, often called the "Jazz Age".
Roaring 20s
The __________________________ was a severe economic crisis that began in the United States with the stock market crash in October 1929. It caused mass unemployment, bank failures, and widespread poverty, with millions losing their jobs, homes, and savings.
Great Depression
What were names of the two alliances (powers) formed between countries in WWI?
Allied Powers and Central Powers
Germany was required to pay billions of dollars in __________________ to the Allied nations for war damages.
reparations
System in which both sides dug deep trenches on the western front, causing stalemates and heavy casualties:
trench warfare
Mass production, especially on the ____________________ made goods like cars more affordable and available to the average American.
assembly line
A severe drought in the Midwest, known as the_________________, destroyed crops and forced many farm families to migrate in search of work.
dust bowl
What two countries initially started WWI following an assassination?
Serbia and Austria-Hungary
A key part of the treaty was the _________________________, which forced Germany to accept full responsibility for the war, causing deep humiliation and resentment.
War Guilt Clause
This was the first time civilians were very involved in war efforts by working in factories to produce war materials. This is called __________________.
total war
Changing roles for women: The ______________________ gave women the right to vote in 1920.
19th amendment
The ___________________ started with a sharp stock market decline, which wiped out billions of dollars in wealth. This day on October 29, 1929 is know as "_______________"
Stock Market Crash, Black Tuesday
The ___________________________ was a secret message from Germany to Mexico in January 1917 that proposed an alliance to reconquer lost territories if the U.S. entered the war, which was intercepted and publicized in America.
Zimmerman Telegram
Germany's military was punished with _____________________. It’s army could now only have _________________ men, they were not allowed to have navy battleships, and a ban on having tanks, submarines, and airplanes.
military restrictions, 100,000
An _______________________ was an agreement made by opposing sides to stop fighting. This was agreed upon by both sides in November 1918 in what country?
armistice, France
The ___________________________ was a cultural and artistic explosion in Harlem, New York City that celebrated African American life and identity through music, stage performance, and arts.
The _____________________ brought large numbers of African Americans to Northern cities.
Harlem Renaissance, Great Migration
President _________________ was elected in 1932 and introduced a series of programs called the ________________ to help create jobs and provide relief.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, New Deal
Name all five major countries on the Allied Powers and all four major countries on the Central Powers.
Allied: France, Russia, United States, Great Britain, Italy
Central: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire
Germany forfeited significant territory to neighboring countries, returned taken land, and gave up all of its overseas colonies. This was called ________________. They gave up their colonies to which two countries?
territorial loss, Great Britain and France
Germany's policy of sinking any ships in a war zone was called ____________________, which led to the deaths of 128 Americans on the ship the _________________ in 1915.
unrestricted submarine warfare, Lusitania
The _____ Amendment, which banned the production and sale of alcohol. This was called _________________. The people who illegally produced, sold, and transported alcohol were called ______________.
18th, Prohibition, bootlegers
Poverty and Homelessness: Many people were left without money or a place to live. They relied on charities for food and lived in makeshift shantytowns called _____________________. This was a jab at the current president _______________ because they were angry the government would not provide relief.
Hoovervilles, Herbert Hoover