Unit 4

Question 1

M.A.I.N.

Answer 1

(Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Expansionism, and Nationalism) - causes of WWI. Each of these factors contributed to the causes and devastation of this war.

Question 2

Trench Warfare

Answer 2

type of warfare used where opposing armies faced each other in entrenched positions.

Question 3

Allied Powers

Answer 3

consisted of French, British, and United Staes as the major powers fighting against the Axis Powers of WWI.

Question 4

Zimmerman Telegram

Answer 4

Encrypted letter written by Arthur Zimmerman, prompting Mexico to start a war with the United States to acquire land taken during the Mexican-American War

Question 5

Unrestricted Submarine Warfare

Answer 5

A type of German naval warfare in which all ships were a target without warning

Question 6

Propaganda

Answer 6

A way to shape opinion during WWI to make people think the way a government wanted

Question 7

Armistice

Answer 7

a temporary cessation of fighting by mutual consent during war.

Question 8

Fourteen Points

Answer 8

Post WWI Peace plan written by U.S. Pres. Woodrow Wilson. Emphasized freedom of seas, trade, and self determination; leniency towards Germany. U.S. Senate rejected

Question 9

Treaty of Versailles

Answer 9

Peace treaty signed by Germany and the Allies at the end of WWI, rejected by U.S. Senate

Question 10

League of Nations

Answer 10

A world organization established in 1920 to promote international cooperation and peace, rejected by U.S. Senate