World War I Review

World War I

1914-1918

Beginning of the war

The war didn't start in America but happened in Europe when a Serbian named Garvrilo Princip assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austrio-Hungary.

Multiple Choice

Who's assassination started World War 1?

• Franz Ferdinand

• Galvrilo Princip

• Woodrow Wilson

• Abraham Lincoln

The Fighting Countries Were Divided into Two Groups:

• Allies: Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, Japan, and the United States

• Central Powers: Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Turkey

Open Ended

What side did America fight on: Central Powers or Allies?

America Joins the War

America stayed neutral for most of the war. They didn't want to take a side but wanted to give supplies to both sides. But, Germany started sinking American ocean liners and merchant ships. America joined the war on April 1917

Multiple Choice

What finally made America join the war?

• They wanted to give supplies.

• Germany called America a loser.

• Germany started sinking ocean liners and merchant ships.

• America wanted to be the hero.

New Technology

Many new advances in technology made WWI very deadly. For the first time, militaries used tanks, machine guns, grenades, poison gas, and airplanes. The first airplanes were made out of canvas, wood, and wire.

Multiple Choice

What new technology was made from canvas, wood, and wire?

• tanks

• machine guns

• airplanes

• poison gas

End of the War

America did not enter the war until 1917 but we helped end it. 2 million strong, America and the other Ally forces were able to push back the German defenses. Germany declared defeat in 1918.

Open Ended

How did America help end World War I?