The Beginning of the war
This country is largely blamed for starting WWI
What is Germany?
This type of warfare happens due to the lack of movement and the high casualties of the western front
What is Trench Warfare?
This sinking of this ship leads to the deaths of over 200 Americans, and is eventually credited as a reason for the US joining the war
What is (the) Lusitania?
This type of propaganda is made for the purpose of getting new soldiers to join the Armed forces
What is recruitment?
The name of the area between two trenches
What is no man's land?
The Archduke of Austria Hungary in 1914
Franz-Ferdinand
The Western front is best known for the ________ that occurred, meaning very little movement or progress
What is (a) stalemate?
This is the reason that Woodrow Wilson is hesitant to have the US join the war
What is the policy of neutrality?
Propaganda often tells readers to buy these, which help financially support the war effort
What are war bonds?
The name of the telegram sent from Germany to Mexico, promising a restoration of their original borders if they invaded the US
What is the Zimmerman Telegram?
These two countries mobilized their armies to their respective borders in July/August of 1914, an act that leads to the beginning of fighting
What are Germany and Russia?
This new technology causes the most deaths in the western front of WWI
What is Artillery?
The US had this many "men at arms" ready to fight for the Allies when they joined the war
What is 4 million?
This was the contemporary term for PTSD, a condition thousands of soldiers suffered from upon returning from the war traumatized
What is shellshock?
The 3 Allied Powers
What are (Great) Britain, France, and Russia?
The 3 Central Powers
What are Germany, Austria Hungary, Ottoman Empire?
This battle featured the first use of toxic gas as a weapon of war on the western front
What is (the battle of) Ypres?
This character appeared on many American WWI Propaganda posters, and gained massive popularity during this time
Who is Uncle Sam?
DAILY DOUBLE:
A white feather was often given to men on the homefront accused of this by young women, in what was a public shaming recruitment tactic.
What is a white feather?
The treaty that ends WWI
What is the treaty of Versailles?
This plan was used by Germany in the early War, and included surrounding Paris before turning to fight the Russians
The Schleiffen Plan
This battle was the longest of the war, lasting from February of 1916 through December of the same year
What is (the battle of) Verdun?
What is being treated better by the French than they were at home?
What is manufacturing/working in factories?
This battle saved the war for the Allies, allowing them to push back the German Army after it had surrounded Paris
What is (the battle of) the Marne?