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What is Nationalism ?
Pride in one’s nation or ethnic group
What is trench warfare?
Soldiers fire on one another from opposite lines of dug out trenches
What does illiterate mean?
Being unable to read or write
What are reparations?
Payments to cover war damages
What is propaganda?
Spread of information designed to win support for a cause
What was the area called where there were many tensions in Europe?
The “Powder Keg” of Europe
Who was assassinated which started the war?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Who was part of the Allied powers?
Russia, England and France
Who made up the Central powers?
Germany, Ottoman Empire, Austria Hungry, Bulgaria
Name two weapons that made this war lethal.
Machine guns, poison gas
What is the Selective Service Act?
A draft
What did the War Industries Board do?
Controlled what industries created during the war
Name two types of propaganda used in for the war?
“Four Minute Men”, Uncle Sam, Posters, Liberty Bonds
How were German Americans treated?
Shunned, harassed, assaulted, Tarred and feathered, the German language was no longer taught in schools.
What did women do to help the war effort?
Served as Nurses and did clerical work
Who led the American Expeditionary Force?
John Pershing
What type of Government did Russia get after their Revolution?
Communism
What ship was blown up by the Germans that angered the Americans?
The Lusitania
What type of weapon did the Germans use on the seas?
The U-Boat or Unterseeboot
What happened to many people who didn’t die in the war?
They suffered blindness, lost limbs, lung damage and psychological problems
What was Woodrow Wilson’s plan to prevent another war?
The Fourteen Points
What was the last point of the Fourteen Points?
It would create the League of Nations
What killed 500,000 US citizens after WWI?
A flu epidemic
Did the Senate approve or deny the treaty to end the war?
Deny
What was the name of the treaty that ended the war?
The Treaty of Versailles