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  • What was the Selective Service Act?
    The act required all men from age 21-30 to register for the draft.
  • Define: trench warfare
    a type of land warfare where each side digs long lines of trenches for protection
  • __________ is the belief that your country deserves more success than others.
    Nationalism
  • What was President Woodrow Wilson's speech called?
    Fourteen Points
  • Explain why/how WW1 was fought differently than any other previous war.
    Powerful weapons and vehicles on land, air, and sea, as well as chemical weapons were used in WW1
  • Why were alliances important to the start of WW1?
    Alliances caused many countries to declare war on each other in a short period of time. This resulted in the start of WW1.
  • Name of the British cruise ship that was sunk by a German U-boat
    Lusitania
  • A German submarine
    U-boat
  • What day did Germany and the Allies agree to end fighting?
    November 11, 1918
  • Define: alliance
    An agreement nations make to support and defend each other
  • List the 4 countries in the Central Powers
    Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire
  • The two main alliances were:
    Central (or Axis) Powers and Allied Powers
  • Explain how women's roles changed during the war.
    Women went from taking care of the home and children to working in factories, offices, farms, and nurses in the army
  • What is Armistice Day?
    Holiday celebrated on November 11th.
  • The building of a strong military to frighten or defeat other countries
    militarism
  • What was the treaty that officially ended the way in 1919?
    Treaty of Versailles
  • An agreement between countries
    treaty
  • The ____ and _____ navies were blocking the German ports, causing their economy to collapse and their citizens to starve.
    Britain, US
  • What was the purpose of President Woodrow Wilson's speech?
    To outline a plan for lasting peace and an end to WW1
  • What was the Zimmerman Telegram?
    It was a telegram from Germany trying to convince Mexico to ally with Germany against the US in exchange for Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona.
  • What were countries such as Germany, Russia, and France competing for?
    land and power
  • List the 4 countries in the Allied Powers
    United States, Great Britain, France, Russia
  • What is the significance of the Lusitania sinking to the US joining WW1?
    159 Americans were killed in the sinking. The US joined to war to avenge their deaths.
  • Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand? Why was he so important?
    He was the heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary. He was assassinated by a Serbian terrorist group. His death was the main catalyst to the beginning of WW1.
  • Define: armistice
    An agreement to stop fighting
  • The desire to stay out of world events.
    isolationism
  • What is the League of Nations?
    They helped rebuild Europe after the war. It is a group of governments that strived to prevent future wars and protect nations.
  • Define: rations
    The government set limits on the amount of goods civilians could have
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