World War 1 vocab

Question 1

Conscription

Answer 1

Forced service in the military.

Question 2

No Man’s Land

Answer 2

Land between trenches with barbed wire, landmines, and dead bodies.

Question 3

Interventionist

Answer 3

Favors intervening in foreign affairs.

Question 4

Isolationism

Answer 4

Favors removing themselves from foreign affairs.

Question 5

Blockade

Answer 5

Stops the delivery of goods and supplies; performed by the navy.

Question 6

U-Boats

Answer 6

German submarines.

Question 7

Unrestricted Submarine Warfare

Answer 7

Sinking of any and all ships by submarines.

Question 8

Lusitania

Answer 8

British owned ocean liner that was sunk by a u-boat, killed 123-128 Americans.

Question 9

Zimmerman Telegram

Answer 9

Sent from Germany to Mexico to attack the U.S.; U.S. joined the was shortly after this was made public.

Question 10

Liberty Gardens

Answer 10

Grown by Americans to feed themselves and troops.

Question 11

Selective Service Act 1917

Answer 11

All men 21-45 registered for the draft.

Question 12

Espionage Act 1917

Answer 12

Sought to crack down on disloyalty during WW1 in the U.S.

Question 13

Sedition Act 1918

Answer 13

Made it a criminal offense to speak out, protest, or write in opposition of the U.S. government and wartime policies.

Question 14

Doughboys

Answer 14

Nickname for American shoulders.

Question 15

14 points

Answer 15

Proposed by Woodrow Wilson for a post - WW1.

Question 16

Treaty of Versailles

Answer 16

Treaty that ended WW1; led to many problems that started WW2.

Question 17

League of Nations

Answer 17

World body created after WW1 to keep the peace.

Question 18

Central Powers

Answer 18

Made up Germany, Austria - Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire.

Question 19

Entente Powers

Answer 19

Made up of England, France, Italy, Russia, and later the U.S.