World war I review sheet
Please know the following terms and concepts:
(This is for your benefit to use and study from…it is not worth points)
Militarism
Alliances
Imperialism
Nationalism
Neutrality
Blockade
U-boat
Prefabrication
Convoy System
Trench Warfare
Trench foot
Shell shock
Propaganda
Reparations
No man’s land
Lusitania
Central Powers/Allies
Zimmerman Note
Mechanized warfare
Treaty of Versailles
Fourteen Points
League of Nations
Geographical changes of Europe post-war
Reasons US joined war
Selective Service Act
Review Questions
1. How did the US Government influence Americans through the use of war posters?
2. How did the prefabrication of parts accelerate the war effort?
3. What was trench warfare like and what were some of its effects?
4. The Allied Powers were:
5. The Central Powers/Triple Entente were:
6. When and why did the US enter the war?
7. When did the war end and what do we celebrate now as a result?
8. What new nations were formed from Austria-Hungary?
9. What new nations were formed from Russia?
10. Wilson’s Fourteen Points included:
11. Who rejected Wilson’s Points and why?
12. Who was assassinated and where at the beginning of WWI?
13. How did women serve in the army?
14. What did the Zimmerman note want from Mexico and how did it lead to war?