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What is militarism?
This was the competition between nations to build up their armaments.
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What is the airplane?
The master of this technology was nicknamed an "ace."
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What are liberty bonds?
These helped raise money for the war and could be cashed in once the war was over.
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What is the Selective Service Act?
This reequired all men between 21 and 30 to register for the draft.
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What are doughboys?
This was the nickname for American soldiers during WWI.
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What is the Lusitania?
This was the "innocent" British passenger that was sunk by Germany.
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What is a dreadnought?
The race between Germany and Britain to build as many of these as possible was one of the causes of WWI.
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What is the Food Administration?
This organization was responsible for creating “Wheatless Mondays” during WWI.
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Who are the Harlem Hellfighters?
This African American regiment spent more time in combat than any other American unit.
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What are the 14 Points?
This is the name of Woodrow Wilson's proposed peace plan?
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Who is Franz Ferdinand?
This was the name of the Austro-Hungarian Archduke that was assassinated.
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What is the machine gun?
More soldiers died from this than from all other weapons combined.
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Who are the four minute men?
These people traveled the country giving motivational and patriotic speeches .
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What is nursing?
This was the biggest contribution women made in the armed forces during WWI.
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What is throw grenades?
Americans became famous for their ability to do this better than other soldiers.
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What is the Sussex Pledge?
This was the agreement that Germany would stop its unrestricted submarine warfare.
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What is poison gas?
The number of casualties as a result of this technology will never be known.
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What is the War Industries Board?
This organization encouraged companies to mass-produce goods.
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What is the Spanish flu?
This was the nickname for the 1918 flu pandemic.
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What is the Treaty of Versailles?
This is the name of the treaty that ended WWI.
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What is make the world safe for democracy?
Woodrow Wilson said this was the reason why the U.S. needed to enter WWI.
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What is "Big Bertha"?
Because of size and cost, only 4 of these were built during WWI.
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What are the Espionage and Sedition Acts?
Passage of these laws meant that people could be fined/jailed for interfering with the war effort, aiding the enemy, or for speaking out against the war.
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What is the great migration?
This refers to the thousands of African Americans who moved north during WWI.
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What is Armistice Day?
This name refers to the day when WWI ended (not 11/11/11).
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