World War 1 History

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1. Why did the European nations object to some of Wilson's ideas?

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2. Lusitania
A British passenger ship that was sunk by German you-boats that killed almost 1 -200 people including 128 Americans.
Russia dropped out of the war because of the revolution happening within the countries and the millions of casualties lost to the Germans on the Eastern Front.
Prejudice affected German Americans during World War I because they were often ridiculed by fellow citizens that the US was fighting on the opposing side and much of the suffering that the African-Americans went through shortly after the Civil War.
Trench warfare is a bloody form of war that consisted of two opposing forces digging holes in the ground or 'trenches' to provide shelter from enemy gunfire. Heavy Artillery would be able to shoot through trenches and infantry would race across 'no m


3. John J Pershing
Many progressives opposed the US entrance to war because they felt that it would disrupt the progression of culture and technology and would only resume after the war is done.
A military general that led the American Expeditionary Force
Cash payments
Woodrow Wilson did not reach his goal of 'peace without victory' because Germany was forced to pay war reparation of obscene amounts and eliminate its imperialistic colonies.


4. How did American troops help the Allies win the war?

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5. How did the United States prepare for war?
Many progressives opposed the US entrance to war because they felt that it would disrupt the progression of culture and technology and would only resume after the war is done.
The Sussex pledge help keep the United States from entering the war by reducing the casualties the US suffered while still in neutrality.
The Treaty of Brest-Litovosk was a setback for the Allied forces because the Eastern Front was completely lost and they are set back in terms of supplies for the military and military support.
Creating a law that requires all men ages 21-30 to enlist in a draft. Educating the recruits to be able to read - write - perform military operations - and fed them three meals a day daily.


6. How did World War I end? When did World War I end?
A proposal made by Woodrow Wilson for the defeated powers not to receive punishment
World War 1 ended when an armistice was passed with Germany that also required the German emperor to give up power.
The primary effect that the United States endured is the divide within the citizens between joining the Central or Allied Powers. This is a result of the great amount of immigration from Europe shortly before this time period. Another effect is the b
Many African-Americans moved north because they filled the need for factory workers in the north making war goods.


7. How did the 'great migration' affect race relations in American cities?
World War 1 ended when an armistice was passed with Germany that also required the German emperor to give up power.
The right of national groups to have their own territory and own forms of government
The great migration of African-American affected race relations in northern cites because of the vast amount of new people - the competition for housing and jobs because more intense.
A bond which allowed the American citizen to lend money to the government to pay for the war.


8. Allied Powers
The policy of building up strong armed forces to prepare for war.
A German submarine
A military alliance among Russia France - and Britain.
Some European nations rejected Wilson's peace plan because the conflicting relations between post-war nations threatened the reality of the treaty.


9. How did the United States prepare for war?
A German submarine
Creating a law that requires all men ages 21-30 to enlist in a draft. Educating the recruits to be able to read - write - perform military operations - and fed them three meals a day daily.
The major points of Woodrow Wilson's plan for piece are: the end of secrecy between nations - free trade between nations - and limit on military weapons such as artillery - guns and bombs.
Prejudice affected German Americans during World War I because they were often ridiculed by fellow citizens that the US was fighting on the opposing side and much of the suffering that the African-Americans went through shortly after the Civil War.


10. Isolationist
A bloody form of war that consisted of two opposing forces digging holes in the ground or 'trenches' to provide shelter from enemy gunfire. Heavy Artillery would be able to shoot through trenches and infantry would race across 'no man's land' or the
The head of the US food administration during WWI
The Sussex pledge help keep the United States from entering the war by reducing the casualties the US suffered while still in neutrality.
People who wanted their country to stay out of international affairs and opposed the League of Nations


11. Zimmermann Note
The Treaty of Brest-Litovosk was a setback for the Allied forces because the Eastern Front was completely lost and they are set back in terms of supplies for the military and military support.
A note to Mexico to attack the United States if it declared war on Germany
A offensive push made by the German military they would hope to end the war.
The major points of Woodrow Wilson's plan for piece are: the end of secrecy between nations - free trade between nations - and limit on military weapons such as artillery - guns and bombs.


12. Kaiser
A bond which allowed the American citizen to lend money to the government to pay for the war.
Submarine warfare increased the chance of the United States entering the war because German you-boats were sinking passenger ships that left all of Britain's harbors and in turn killed many Americans in the process.
A military alliance among Russia France - and Britain.
German emperor


13. Henry Cabot Lodge
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand lead to the 'war to end all wars' because it set off a series of war declarations on numerous nations because of alliances that have been formed.
A person who believes that the people as a whole rather than private individuals should own all property and share the profits.
The Chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
People who refuse to fight in any war because they believe that war is evil


14. Trench Warfare

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15. How did Congress respond to those who criticized the American war effort?
Russia dropped out of the war because of the revolution happening within the countries and the millions of casualties lost to the Germans on the Eastern Front.
Congress responded to those who criticized the American war effort by imprisoning all that protested the war and creating a law that would make it illegal to protest the government during wartime
Russian Emperor
A military division which was led by John J. Pershing


16. Why was the Treaty of Brest-Litvosk a setback for the Allies during World War I?
A bond which allowed the American citizen to lend money to the government to pay for the war.
The spreading of ideas that help a cause or hurt an opposing cause.
A military general that led the American Expeditionary Force
The Treaty of Brest-Litovosk was a setback for the Allied forces because the Eastern Front was completely lost and they are set back in terms of supplies for the military and military support.


17. Herbert Hoover
A pledge that says that German you-boats will surface before attacking a ship and not sink passenger ships.
The head of the US food administration during WWI
A communist revolutionist in Russia during the WWl era
An agreement to stop fighting


18. How did the Sussex pledge help keep the United States from entering the war?
The Sussex pledge help keep the United States from entering the war by reducing the casualties the US suffered while still in neutrality.
The negatively affect Europe because of the 40 million casualties due to war-related ailments.
A proposal made by Woodrow Wilson for the defeated powers not to receive punishment
A bond which allowed the American citizen to lend money to the government to pay for the war.


19. Treaty of Versailles
A military general that led the American Expeditionary Force
The policy of building up strong armed forces to prepare for war.
People who refuse to fight in any war because they believe that war is evil
The most important treaty of the Peace of Paris Which made Germany pay war reparations of $30 billion dollars - limit its military and stripped it of its overseas colonies.


20. Armistice
A bloody form of war that consisted of two opposing forces digging holes in the ground or 'trenches' to provide shelter from enemy gunfire. Heavy Artillery would be able to shoot through trenches and infantry would race across 'no man's land' or the
Cash payments
An agreement to stop fighting
A communist revolutionist in Russia during the WWl era


21. Describe Woodrow Wilson's idea of 'peace without victory.'

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22. Why did many African-Americans migrate north during the war?
A fleet of military units that cut off an area from communicating with the rest of the world.
Many African-Americans moved north because they filled the need for factory workers in the north making war goods.
Many progressives opposed the US entrance to war because they felt that it would disrupt the progression of culture and technology and would only resume after the war is done.
A note to Mexico to attack the United States if it declared war on Germany


23. Why did the United States enter World War I? Explain at least three reasons.
German emperor
One reason of the American joining the war on the Allied side was the Zimmermann note given to Mexico from Germany to attack the US if the United States declared war on Germany. Another reason for the US to join the war on the Allied side was the rem
The spreading of ideas that help a cause or hurt an opposing cause.
A German submarine


24. How did the war negatively affect Europe?
Prejudice affected German Americans during World War I because they were often ridiculed by fellow citizens that the US was fighting on the opposing side and much of the suffering that the African-Americans went through shortly after the Civil War.
When neither side is strong enough to defeat the other.
The negatively affect Europe because of the 40 million casualties due to war-related ailments.
A treaty ending Russia's involvement of the war.


25. Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

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26. List three ways in which the Treaty of Versailles punished Germany.
Woodrow Wilson - David Lloyd George - Georges Clemenceau - and Vittorio Orlando of Italy
Woodrow Wilson did not reach his goal of 'peace without victory' because Germany was forced to pay war reparation of obscene amounts and eliminate its imperialistic colonies.
The Treaty of Versailles made Germany pay war reparations of $300 billion dollars - limit its military - and stripped it of its overseas colonies.
Creating a law that requires all men ages 21-30 to enlist in a draft. Educating the recruits to be able to read - write - perform military operations - and fed them three meals a day daily.


27. Militarism
The negatively affect Europe because of the 40 million casualties due to war-related ailments.
The policy of building up strong armed forces to prepare for war.
World War 1 ended when an armistice was passed with Germany that also required the German emperor to give up power.
A peace plan proposed by Woodrow Wilson that would try to prevent international problems from sparking another world war.


28. Self-determination
The negatively affect Europe because of the 40 million casualties due to war-related ailments.
The most important treaty of the Peace of Paris Which made Germany pay war reparations of $30 billion dollars - limit its military and stripped it of its overseas colonies.
A note to Mexico to attack the United States if it declared war on Germany
The right of national groups to have their own territory and own forms of government


29. Nationalism

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30. What effects did the war have on the United States?
The negatively affect Europe because of the 40 million casualties due to war-related ailments.
The primary effect that the United States endured is the divide within the citizens between joining the Central or Allied Powers. This is a result of the great amount of immigration from Europe shortly before this time period. Another effect is the b
A law requiring people of a certain age to serve in the military.
Wilson's idea of 'peace without victory' is based on staying neutral and not joining the war effort on one side.


31. How did trench warfare make offensives long and deadly?

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32. Describe the situation of the European Allied Powers in 1917 when the U.S. entered the war.
Woodrow Wilson did not reach his goal of 'peace without victory' because Germany was forced to pay war reparation of obscene amounts and eliminate its imperialistic colonies.
People who refuse to fight in any war because they believe that war is evil
The start of World War I could be considered a failure of diplomacy because countries started declaring war on one another out of sheer anticipation and did not consult their allies.
The British and French forces are exhausted and ill in the trenches and Russia withdrew from the war due to the Treaty of Brest-Litovosk.


33. Draft
Woodrow Wilson did not reach his goal of 'peace without victory' because Germany was forced to pay war reparation of obscene amounts and eliminate its imperialistic colonies.
A law requiring people of a certain age to serve in the military.
When neither side is strong enough to defeat the other.
Wilson's idea of 'peace without victory' is based on staying neutral and not joining the war effort on one side.


34. Reparations
Creating a law that requires all men ages 21-30 to enlist in a draft. Educating the recruits to be able to read - write - perform military operations - and fed them three meals a day daily.
A bloody form of war that consisted of two opposing forces digging holes in the ground or 'trenches' to provide shelter from enemy gunfire. Heavy Artillery would be able to shoot through trenches and infantry would race across 'no man's land' or the
Cash payments
American troops helped the Allies win the war by playing a 'definite and distinct part' in the war. They did this by supporting British and French forces as well as operating in their own manner.


35. Why did the United States Senate reject the Treaty of Versailles?
A proposal made by Woodrow Wilson for the defeated powers not to receive punishment
The most important treaty of the Peace of Paris Which made Germany pay war reparations of $30 billion dollars - limit its military and stripped it of its overseas colonies.
A communist revolutionist in Russia during the WWl era
The US Senate rejected the Treaty of Versailles because it would require the US to enter a war that it would be able to avoid if it rejected the treaty.


36. Karl Marx
People who wanted their country to stay out of international affairs and opposed the League of Nations
German emperor
A fleet of military units that cut off an area from communicating with the rest of the world.
A German thinker that predicted that workers around the rold would unite and overthrow the upper class.


37. Central Powers
A German thinker that predicted that workers around the rold would unite and overthrow the upper class.
A 10 month battle in 1916 that ended in a stale mate with over a million casualties on both sides combined.
A military alliance between Germany - Austria-Hungary - Bulgaria - and the Ottoman Empire.
The rapid spread of contagious disease among large numbers of people.


38. How did prejudice affect German Americans during World War I?
Submarine warfare increased the chance of the United States entering the war because German you-boats were sinking passenger ships that left all of Britain's harbors and in turn killed many Americans in the process.
A military alliance between Germany - Austria-Hungary - Bulgaria - and the Ottoman Empire.
A law requiring people of a certain age to serve in the military.
Prejudice affected German Americans during World War I because they were often ridiculed by fellow citizens that the US was fighting on the opposing side and much of the suffering that the African-Americans went through shortly after the Civil War.


39. Big Four
Congress responded to those who criticized the American war effort by imprisoning all that protested the war and creating a law that would make it illegal to protest the government during wartime
Woodrow Wilson - David Lloyd George - Georges Clemenceau - and Vittorio Orlando of Italy
A proposal made by Woodrow Wilson for the defeated powers not to receive punishment
The spreading of ideas that help a cause or hurt an opposing cause.


40. How did submarine warfare increase the chance of the United States entering the war?

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41. How did trench warfare make offensives long and deadly?

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42. Explain the major points of Woodrow Wilson's plan for peace.

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43. Henry Cabot Lodge
A military alliance among Russia France - and Britain.
A military division which was led by John J. Pershing
The Chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
The right of national groups to have their own territory and own forms of government


44. Selective Service Act
Wilson's idea of 'peace without victory' is based on staying neutral and not joining the war effort on one side.
A 1917 act which required all men ages 21 to 30 to register for a military draft.
Woodrow Wilson - David Lloyd George - Georges Clemenceau - and Vittorio Orlando of Italy
Pride in one's nation


45. Isolationist
The negatively affect Europe because of the 40 million casualties due to war-related ailments.
People who wanted their country to stay out of international affairs and opposed the League of Nations
An agreement to stop fighting
Woodrow Wilson - David Lloyd George - Georges Clemenceau - and Vittorio Orlando of Italy


46. Liberty Bonds
A bond which allowed the American citizen to lend money to the government to pay for the war.
Woodrow Wilson - David Lloyd George - Georges Clemenceau - and Vittorio Orlando of Italy
The head of the US food administration during WWI
People who wanted their country to stay out of international affairs and opposed the League of Nations


47. Battle of Verdun
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand lead to the 'war to end all wars' because it set off a series of war declarations on numerous nations because of alliances that have been formed.
A law requiring people of a certain age to serve in the military.
A 10 month battle in 1916 that ended in a stale mate with over a million casualties on both sides combined.
A peace plan proposed by Woodrow Wilson that would try to prevent international problems from sparking another world war.


48. Allied Powers
A fleet of military units that cut off an area from communicating with the rest of the world.
A military alliance among Russia France - and Britain.
A pledge that says that German you-boats will surface before attacking a ship and not sink passenger ships.
A pledge that says that German you-boats will surface before attacking a ship and not sink passenger ships.


49. How did American troops help the Allies win the war?

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50. How could the start of World War I be considered a failure of diplomacy?
The most important treaty of the Peace of Paris Which made Germany pay war reparations of $30 billion dollars - limit its military and stripped it of its overseas colonies.
Woodrow Wilson did not reach his goal of 'peace without victory' because Germany was forced to pay war reparation of obscene amounts and eliminate its imperialistic colonies.
The start of World War I could be considered a failure of diplomacy because countries started declaring war on one another out of sheer anticipation and did not consult their allies.
One reason of the American joining the war on the Allied side was the Zimmermann note given to Mexico from Germany to attack the US if the United States declared war on Germany. Another reason for the US to join the war on the Allied side was the rem