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Word War 1
Question | Answer |
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Alliances | an agreement between countries to act as partners |
World War 1 | great war |
front | the area where enemy armies fight |
neutral | didn't favor eathier side |
armistice | an agreement to stop fighting |
league of nations | an international organization dedicated to peace |
treaty of versailles | name of treaty that ended world war 1 |
lusitania | ship was sunk by germans128 americans killedwhat caused us to join war |
Franz Ferdinand | when in Srajevo assinatedAustria-Hungary blamed Serbia for his deathwas heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary |
Central Powers | Austria-HungaryGermanyTheir Allies |
Allied Powers | RussiaFranceBritianSerbiaOthers |
Woodrow Wilson | American president who signed Treaty of Versaillesinsitd there be a league of nations in treaty |
factories | during war started to make bombs, airplanes, and guns instead of other items made before warwomen took factory jobs so men could join armywomen also became nurses and drove ambulances |
How did Alliances lead to the breakout fo World War1? | alliances were very suspicious of each other and allies were needed in the war which created a domino affect on everyone else |
what event started world war 1? | when Franz Ferdiniand was assasinated |
how was world war 1 different from previous wars? | had 2 frontswas first "total war"also involved civilians at home |
how did civilians help during world war 1? | factories started making bombs, airplanes, and gunswomen took factory jobs so men could join armywomen also became nurses and drove ambulances |
How did US enter war? | when germany sunk lustinania which killed 128 americans aboardus declared war on germany |
how did war end | when treaty of versialles was signed |