Module 7: World War I

The Austrian Prince whose assassination was a key spark that began World War I

• Franz Joseph
• Franz Ferdinand
• Franz Rudolph
• Franz Witbenefits

The quest for overseas territories to establish colonial empires and a major cause of The Great War

• Militarism
• Imperialism
• Nationalism
• Entangling Alliances

A new style of warfare where soldiers dug ditches to protect themselves from enemy fire. It led to a stalemate in Europe by late 1914.

• Guerilla Warfare
• Total Warfare
• Trench Warfare
• Jungle Warfare

British passenger liner sunk by  the Germans in May, 1915 which killed 1200 people including 128 Americans

• Maine
• Titanic
• Sussex
• Lusitania

U.S. Foreign Policy stance declared by President Wilson at the outset of the War

• Interventionism
• Massive Retaliation
• Neutrality
• Containment

Woodrow Wilson’s campaign slogan of 1916

• "There is such a thing as being too proud to fight"
• "The world must be made safe for democracy"
• "He kept us out of war"
• "Wilson has the will, son!"

Phrase used by Pres. Wilson that describes why the US would join in the fight against Germany on April 2, 1917

• "There is such a thing as being too proud to fight"
• "The world must be made safe for democracy"
• "He kept us out of war"
• "Wilson has the will, son!"

Law which required men ages 21-30 to register to be drafted

• Conscription Act
• "I Want You Act"
• Selective Service Act
• Required Service Act

What was signed on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918?

• Declaration of War
• Treaty of Versailles
• Christmas Truce
• Armistice

Amendment that recognized the important role that women played in the war by giving them suffrage

• 17th
• 18th
• 19th
• 20th