Cost of Conflict
declared war on Serbia
Austria
the assassinated Austrian archduke
Ferdinand
British trading ship that was sunk by German U-boat
Lusitania
Site of Germany's huge offensive against the allies
Northwestern France
Commander of the United States forces in World War I
Pershing
Germany signed an armistice ending the war on November 11, 1918
True
President of the United States
Wilson
Ultimatum
a statement that expresses or implies serious penalties if the terms are not accepted
stalemate
any tie or deadlock
American sacrifice on the home front
gasless days
neutrality
not taking part on either side of a dispute
the United States entered World War I on April 6, 1917, after:
the continued sinking of ships and loss of American life after the Lusitania
Offensive
the position of active attack
What were the factors that led Germany to agree to an armistice?
• German allies had withdrawn • Wilson's 14 points game Germany hope for a fair peace • the military situation was turning against the Germans
What advantages did the United States give to the Allied cause when it entered the war?
•improved the morale of the Entente troops •American industry aided the Allied cause with equipment