• Shuffle
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Alphabetize
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Front First
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Both Sides
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Read
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
Reading...
Front

Card Range To Study

through

image

Play button

image

Play button

image

Progress

1/41

Click to flip

Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;

Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;

H to show hint;

A reads text to speech;

41 Cards in this Set

  • Front
  • Back
The _________ powers were Austria Hungary, Germany, Turkey, and Bulgaria.
Central
The ________ powers were Great Britain, France, Russia, and later Italy.
Allied
__________ was the President of the United States During WWI
Woodrow Wilson
In 1914 the power keg exploded when ___________ was assassinated by a Serbian terrorist at Sarajevo. Austria declared war on Serbia
Archduke Ferdinand
What are examples of propaganda?
Meatless Mondays, Wheat less Wednesdays
Why didn't US sign the peace treaty?
Only congress can declare war
What did Congress do to make sure we had enough soldiers?
rations
What groups of people worked while the soldiers were away?
Blacks, hispanics, and Women
What happened to women after the war?
They earned the right to vote.
What is isolation?
when a country doesn't want to go to war
At first, US was _________
neutral
What were the causes of WWI?
nationalism, imperialism, alliances, militarism, and assassination.
When people bought_________, the money went to government to help pay for the war.
liberty bonds
New weapons included
tanks, long range artillery, machine guns, airplanes,poison gas,
When did the war end?
on the 11th minute of the 11th hour on 11/11/1918 in a box car
What was the treaty that ended the war called and where was it signed?
Versailles Treaty
Paris, France
What was known as the Big 4?
US
Great Britain
Italy
France
How much was Germany fined?
$33 billion
What was the note written from Germany to Mexico that promised land back if Mexico helped Germany?
Zimmerman Note
What pledge did Germany promise that they wouldn't torpedo any more boats?
Sussex Pledge
What did the factories make while the men were away?
weapons
What was the result of trench warfare?
stalemates and Cease fire
How did the new weapons effect the war?
They made it more deadly
Who did Eddie Rickenbacker and Baron Manfred Von Richthofen present?
aces
For the first time, men _________.
lived where they fought.
British ________ European ports.
blockaded
Germany tried to prevent supplies getting to Allied powers by using ____________.
U-Boats.
Wilson tried unsuccessfully to end the war by ________.
negotiations.
Wilson won re-election on his slogan _________.
“He kept us out of war.”
After American protests Germany agreed (pledged) not to torpedo any more passenger merchant ships without warning. This was called the _________
Sussex Pledge
How Was U.S. Drawn into War?
•1. Sinking of the Lusitania
•2. Breaking of the Sussex Pledge
•3. Zimmerman Note: Germany sent note to Mexico saying if Mexico helped them against the U.S. Mexico could have some U.S. land.
U.S. declared war on Germany to ______________.
“to make the world safe for democracy.”
Russia withdrew from the war because ___________. This was led by ________________ a communist.
they had a revolt against the Czar. Vladimir Lenin,
What New Weapons Were Used during WW I?
•1. Submarines (Germans)
•2. Tanks (British and French)
•3. Poison gas (mustard gas)
4. Air battles–dogfights
5. Machine guns
6. Long range cannons
_____________ were the deadliest weapons.
Artillery and machine guns
How did advances in weaponry affect wartime casualties?
1.Increased war’s deadliness
2.Ended stalemates
Some foods were ________.The government used _______ to encourage civilians to help the war effort.
rationed.
propaganda
Many __________ moved north in the Great Migration to get jobs in war industries.
African –Americans and Hispanics
Media campaign,
_________ collected rubber and tin , ____________
sold stamps, celebrities encouraged people to buy liberty bonds,
people planted Victory Gardens
Boy Scouts
school children
To create more supplies for the soldiers, the government set limits on the amount of some goods civilians could have, such as meat, sugar, and coffee. These were called _________.
rations
Another word for cease fire would be _________.
armistice