Unit Eight Part One - WWI

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  1. 3. This coalition (also known as the Triple Entente before WWI) was primarily comprised of the United Kingdom, France, Russia, and the US. They were the victors of WWI. (2 words/no spaces)
  2. 5. One of the main theaters of war during WWI, it was the territory that the Allied Powers had to regain control of from Germany. (2 words, no spaces)
  3. 6. One of the four MAIN causes of WWI, this term means strong pride in one's nation. In some cases, it caused people to believe that their nation was superior to others.
  4. 10. This individual was a Serbian Nationalist and member of the Black Hand who caused WWI to begin when he assassinated Archduke Ferdinand in 1914.
  5. 13. This coalition (also known as the Triple Alliance before WWI) was primarily comprised of Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria. They lost WWI. (2 words/no spaces)
  6. 14. One of the causes behind the US entry into WWI was the German policy of ___ ___ ____ that resulted in destroying US shipping and caused the sinking of the RMS Lusitania, which killed American citizens. (3 words/no spaces)
  7. 15. President Wilson would ultimately ask Congress for a ____ ____ ____ on April 2, 1917. (3 words, no spaces)
  8. 16. One of the causes behind the US entry into WWI was the ____ ____, a secret intercepted message in which Germany tried to convince Mexico to join the Central Powers in exchange for gaining back territory lost to the US. (2 words/no spaces)
  9. 19. The ____ ____ ____ were the US armed forces sent to Europe under General John J. Pershing in 1917-1918 to fight in WWI.
  10. 20. The immediate cause of start of WWI was the 1914 assassination of Archduke Franz ______, heir to the Austrian-Hungarian throne.
  11. 21. In his plan for a post-WWI world, Wilson created the ___ ___, which included things like the creation of the League of Nations, reduction of arms, self-determination for nations, and free trade and freedom of the seas. (2 words/no spaces)
  12. 23. This individual ran for re-election as president in 1916 with the campaign slogan "He Kept Us Out of War." Stating what he had done, but making no promises that it would continue to be that way.
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  1. 1. On September 26, 1918, American forces launched the ___-____ ____, the largest and deadliest U.S. campaign of WWI. (3 words with hyphen between the first and second words/no spaces)
  2. 2. One of the four MAIN causes of WWI, this term means the belief or desire of a government or people that a country should maintain a strong military and be prepared to use it aggressively.
  3. 4. In May 1918, the AEF faced their first major battle and offensive in WWI at _____, France.
  4. 7. On November 11, 1918 the ____ was signed, marking the official end of the fighting on the Western Front and creating a ceasefire that would mark the end of WWI.
  5. 8. The main Allied Powers (US, UK, France, and Italy), earned the nickname the ____ ____ and were led by Woodrow Wilson (US), David Lloyd George (UK), Georges Clemenceau (FR), and Vittorio Orlando (IT). (2 words/no spaces)
  6. 9. One of the four MAIN causes of WWI, this term means the policy of extending a country's power and influence beyond their physical borders through diplomacy or military force.
  7. 11. One of the four MAIN causes of WWI, this term means formal or informal agreements between countries to collaborate for mutual benefit. This caused the conflict between Serbia and Austria-Hungary to become a global conflict.
  8. 12. Beginning in January 1919 and lasting until 1920, the ___ ___ ____ brought together over 30 nations to establish peace terms after WWI. Dominated by the "Big Four" the conference did not include any of the Central Powers. (3 words/no spaces)
  9. 17. One of the things created through the Treaty of Versailles was the ___ ___ ___, which was created to prevent future global conflicts after the devastation of WWI. Despite being proposed by Wilson and his outspoken desire to join, the US Senate would not agree. (3 words/no spaces)
  10. 18. Although not one of the countries that began the war, this country was forced to accept full responsibility for the war, had their military size decreased, and were forced to pay reparation payments to the Allied Powers after the war ended.
  11. 22. This battle fought in September 1918 resulted in the Allied Powers taking back territory that the Germans had controlled for four years. (2 words- abbreviated first word, no period and second word)