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WWI
WWI Review
10
History
9th Grade
11/10/2016

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Term
What does MAIN stand for?
Definition
Militarism (build an military)
Alliances (Secretly joining together with other nations)
Imperialism (Take over weaker countries)
Nationalism (Pride in your country)
Term
Who were the two alliances fighting in WWI?
Definition
Central Powers and Allied Powers
Term
Which alliance did the United States fight for?
Definition
Allied Powers
Term
What was the Zimmerman Telegram?
Definition
Letter written to Mexico from Germany asking Mexico to join the war and fight against the U.S.
Term
What happened to the Lusitania?
Definition
It was sank by German Submarines
Term
Who was shot and killed that sparked the beginning of WWI?
Definition
Franz Ferdinand
Term
What was an American Soldier called during WWI?
Definition
Doughboy
Term
What was the name of the Treaty that ended WWI?
Definition
Treaty of Versailles
Term
What did soldiers dig in the ground to fight in? Conditions in these areas would be very poor and very smelly!
Definition
Trenches
Term
Name a few of the new weapons used in WWI?
Definition
Tanks
Planes
Gas
Machine Gun
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