World War I

3. Agreements between countries to come to each other’s aid in case of war
4. President of USA during WWI; wanted to keep USA out of war and won re-election based on his campaign promise to keep USA out of war
5. Law passed by Congress in May of 1917 that required able-bodied men to join the war
9. Telegraph sent by a German official named Arthur Zimmermann asking Mexico to attack the USA to get back lands that Mexico had lost to the USA in 1847; one of the reasons the USA joined the war
11. A policy many countries followed before, during, and after WWI; when countries gain more power or influence by increasing their borders when they overtake other countries
13. Archduke of Austria-Hungary who was assassinated by a Serbian; his assassination caused WWI
16. During WWI, they were used in Georgia to make uniforms for soldiers.
17. A group of alliance countries during WWI; Austria-Hungary, Germany, Italy (changed sides during the war) and the Ottoman Empire (turkey) were in this group

1. A group of alliance countries during WWI; England, France, Russia (at the start of the war) and the US (at the end of the war) were in this group
2. An international organization for peace that Woodrow Wilson wanted to create to stop future wars; most countries (not USA) liked this idea; it was never created
6. The name for WWI at the time it was occurring
7. 1st African-American combat pilot in history; flew with the French Air Force because the US Army Air Force rejected him
8. Grown by women to provide food for troops overseas and their families
10. A ship sunk by German submarines; 128 Americans were killed; one of the reasons the USA joined the war
12. Fort for training soldiers in Atlanta, Georgia; also held German prisoners of war (POW)
14. Camp to train soldiers in Columbus, Georgia
15. Not taking sides during a conflict; America wanted to follow this kind of policy during WWI, but did not.
17. The need for this crop rose in Georgia to make uniforms for the soldiers
18. A strong love for one’s country