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World War I
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What year did World War I begin? | June 28, 1914 |
| What year did the U.S. enter the war? | 1917 |
| Great Britain, France, Russia, and the US were known as? | Allied Powers |
| German Submarines sank the ocean line, killing 128 American? | Lusitania |
| Who was the president of the U.S. during World War I/ | Woodrow Wilson |
| Another name for World War I is called what? | The Great War |
| What was used in the war for the first time? | Airplanes or Aeroplanes |
| War in the air was called? | Aerial Dogfights |
| The number of Alabamians lost their lives was | 100,000 |
| The war ended and is now known as what? | November 11, 1918 and Veteran's Day |
| ______ made communication easier. | Telephones |
| _____________________ and other inventions made life better for people in Alabama. | Electricity |
| What insect destroyed the cotton crop in Alabama? | Boll Weevil |
| Families planted _________ to produce food. | Victory Gardens |
| What made farmers' lives improve during the war? | Cotton prices increased and the demand for textiles increased. |
| Why were Black Alabamians moving North? | Better jobs and opportunities. |
| Blacks moving North and West was called? | The Great Migration |
| England and France were purchasing large quantities of American goods _________ and _______________. | Steel and iron. |