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World War I
5th Grade GES
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| One of the main causes of WWI ---extreme pride in one's country | nationalism |
| One of the main causes of WWI --- larger countries taking control of other lands and people | imperialism |
| One of the main causes of WWI --- agreements among nations to help each other if one was to be attacked | alliance |
| One of the main causes of WWI ---a country building up its troops and making plans for war | militarism |
| The event considered to be the cause for starting WWI | Assassination of Austria's Archduke and his wife |
| Terrorist group responsible for the assassination of Austria's Archduke and wife | The Black Hand |
| Most of WWI was fought on the continent of | Europe |
| The enemy of the Allied Powers | The Central Powers |
| The main Central Power | Germany |
| Policy concerning the war followed by the USA from 1914 - 1917 | Isolationism |
| Countries that did not participate on either side during the war was considered | neutral |
| France, Great Britain, and Russia were the main | Allied Powers |
| What year did WWI begin? | 1914 |
| Original name of WWI | The Great War |
| One of the main methods of fighting in WWI was ____ warfare. | trench |
| Battle area between 2 enemies' trenches was known as | No Man's Land |
| Disease that the soldiers would get due to the wet, muddy conditions of the trenches | Trench Foot |
| Sickness that soldiers in the trenches would get carried by lice | Trench Fever |
| Passenger ship sunk by German submarine in 1915 | Lusitania |
| Zimmermann note was a telegram from Germany to _____ | Mexico |
| In the Zimmermann telegram, Germany asked Mexico to ____ the US if the US got involved in the war. | attack |
| What did Germany promise Mexico in return for their help in WWI? | lost territory including Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico |
| President of the United States during WWI | Woodrow Wilson |
| W.Wilson asked the US Congress to declare war on ____ | Germany |
| President Wilson said, "The world must be made safe for____" | democracy |
| What year did the United States enter WWI? | 1917 |
| Which side did the US join in WWI? | The Allies |
| Which side won WWI? | Allied Powers |
| An armistice is an agreement to | cease-fire |
| Germany surrendered on Nov. 11, 1918. Today the US celebrates Nov. 11th as | Veterans Day |
| How many soldiers lost their lives as a result of WWI? | 8 million |
| What treaty officially ended WWI? | the Treaty of Versailles |
| The Treaty of Versailles was meant to ____ Germany for its role in starting the war. | punish |
| Laws that kept Americans segregated by race even in the military | Jim Crow Laws |
| 1st African American regiment to experience combat in WWI | Harlem Hellfighters |
| The Harlem Hellfighters were given their name by the | Germans |
| Most of the Harlem Hellfighters were originally from ___, ___ ____ | Harlem, New York |
| The Harlem Hellfighters hold the record for serving more days of active ____ than any other American unit. | combat |
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