World War 1 History

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

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2. How did World War I end? When did World War I end?
Many African-Americans moved north because they filled the need for factory workers in the north making war goods.
A military alliance among Russia France - and Britain.
World War 1 ended when an armistice was passed with Germany that also required the German emperor to give up power.
A 10 month battle in 1916 that ended in a stale mate with over a million casualties on both sides combined.


3. Peace without victory
A proposal made by Woodrow Wilson for the defeated powers not to receive punishment
Woodrow Wilson - David Lloyd George - Georges Clemenceau - and Vittorio Orlando of Italy
The Chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
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


4. Henry Cabot Lodge
The Chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
A military alliance between Germany - Austria-Hungary - Bulgaria - and the Ottoman Empire.
A general association of nations that would protect the independence of all countries.
The head of the US food administration during WWI


5. Harlem Hell Fighters
A 10 month battle in 1916 that ended in a stale mate with over a million casualties on both sides combined.
A person who believes that the people as a whole rather than private individuals should own all property and share the profits.
People who refuse to fight in any war because they believe that war is evil
An African-American military division which fought with the French military


6. How did prejudice affect German Americans during World War I?
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.
A person who tries to stir up war.
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.


7. Why was the Treaty of Brest-Litvosk a setback for the Allies during World War I?
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 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 proposal made by Woodrow Wilson for the defeated powers not to receive punishment
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.


8. Fourteen Points
German emperor
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
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.
A peace plan proposed by Woodrow Wilson that would try to prevent international problems from sparking another world war.


9. How did the 'great migration' affect race relations in American cities?
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.
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.
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 1917 act which required all men ages 21 to 30 to register for a military draft.


10. Why do you think many Progressives opposed the United States entrance into 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.
People who refuse to fight in any war because they believe that war is evil
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


11. Sussex Pledge
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.
A military general that led the American Expeditionary Force
A pledge that says that German you-boats will surface before attacking a ship and not sink passenger ships.
A military alliance between Germany - Austria-Hungary - Bulgaria - and the Ottoman Empire.


12. Did Woodrow Wilson achieve his goal of 'peace without victory'? Be specific in your answer.

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13. Epidemic
The rapid spread of contagious disease among large numbers of people.
A system of managing government through departments run by officials.
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 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.


14. Karl Marx
The spreading of ideas that help a cause or hurt an opposing cause.
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.
A German thinker that predicted that workers around the rold would unite and overthrow the upper class.
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.


15. Propaganda
A general association of nations that would protect the independence of all countries.
A military alliance among Russia France - and Britain.
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.
The spreading of ideas that help a cause or hurt an opposing cause.


16. John J Pershing
A military general that led the American Expeditionary Force
Woodrow Wilson - David Lloyd George - Georges Clemenceau - and Vittorio Orlando of Italy
A German submarine
People who refuse to fight in any war because they believe that war is evil


17. Lusitania
A military division which was led by John J. Pershing
A fleet of military units that cut off an area from communicating with the rest of the world.
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.
A British passenger ship that was sunk by German you-boats that killed almost 1 -200 people including 128 Americans.


18. Why did many African-Americans migrate north during the war?
A military general that led the American Expeditionary Force
The head of the US food administration during WWI
Many African-Americans moved north because they filled the need for factory workers in the north making war goods.
Some European nations rejected Wilson's peace plan because the conflicting relations between post-war nations threatened the reality of the treaty.


19. Herbert Hoover
A German submarine
Pride in one's nation
A note to Mexico to attack the United States if it declared war on Germany
The head of the US food administration during WWI


20. Zimmermann Note
A 1917 act which required all men ages 21 to 30 to register for a military draft.
A note to Mexico to attack the United States if it declared war on Germany
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.
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.


21. How did prejudice affect German Americans during World War I?
The Sussex pledge help keep the United States from entering the war by reducing the casualties the US suffered while still in neutrality.
A person who tries to stir up war.
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.
A German submarine


22. Stalemate
People who wanted their country to stay out of international affairs and opposed the League of Nations
When neither side is strong enough to defeat the other.
World War 1 ended when an armistice was passed with Germany that also required the German emperor to give up power.
Woodrow Wilson - David Lloyd George - Georges Clemenceau - and Vittorio Orlando of Italy


23. Liberty Bonds
The negatively affect Europe because of the 40 million casualties due to war-related ailments.
A bond which allowed the American citizen to lend money to the government to pay for the war.
A military division which was led by John J. Pershing
A 10 month battle in 1916 that ended in a stale mate with over a million casualties on both sides combined.


24. How did Congress respond to those who criticized the American war effort?
Wilson's idea of 'peace without victory' is based on staying neutral and not joining the war effort on one side.
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
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.
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


25. Isolationist
People who wanted their country to stay out of international affairs and opposed the League of Nations
A military general that led the American Expeditionary Force
A treaty ending Russia's involvement of the war.
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.


26. Abdicate
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.
The head of the US food administration during WWI
A person who believes that the people as a whole rather than private individuals should own all property and share the profits.
To give up power


27. U-Boat
A pledge that says that German you-boats will surface before attacking a ship and not sink passenger ships.
People who refuse to fight in any war because they believe that war is evil
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
A German submarine


28. How did the United States prepare for war?
A communist revolutionist in Russia during the WWl era
The head of the US food administration during WWI
A British passenger ship that was sunk by German you-boats that killed almost 1 -200 people including 128 Americans.
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.


29. Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

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30. Lusitania
Pride in one's nation
A British passenger ship that was sunk by German you-boats that killed almost 1 -200 people including 128 Americans.
People who wanted their country to stay out of international affairs and opposed the League of Nations
A proposal made by Woodrow Wilson for the defeated powers not to receive punishment


31. German 'Piece Offensive'
A offensive push made by the German military they would hope to end the war.
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.
Cash payments
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.


32. How did the 'great migration' affect race relations in American cities?
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 fleet of military units that cut off an area from communicating with the rest of the world.
Wilson's idea of 'peace without victory' is based on staying neutral and not joining the war effort on one side.
The policy of building up strong armed forces to prepare for war.


33. How did the United States prepare for war?
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.
Russian Emperor
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 bond which allowed the American citizen to lend money to the government to pay for the war.


34. Describe the situation of the European Allied Powers in 1917 when the U.S. entered the war.
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.
A law requiring people of a certain age to serve in the military.
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.
An African-American military division which fought with the French military


35. Kaiser
A British passenger ship that was sunk by German you-boats that killed almost 1 -200 people including 128 Americans.
German emperor
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
The policy of building up strong armed forces to prepare for war.


36. Draft
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.
A law requiring people of a certain age to serve in the military.
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.
Pride in one's nation


37. League of Nations
A 10 month battle in 1916 that ended in a stale mate with over a million casualties on both sides combined.
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
A general association of nations that would protect the independence of all countries.


38. How could the start of World War I be considered a failure of diplomacy?
World War 1 ended when an armistice was passed with Germany that also required the German emperor to give up power.
A person who tries to stir up war.
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.
Cash payments


39. How did the war negatively affect Europe?
To give up power
The negatively affect Europe because of the 40 million casualties due to war-related ailments.
The head of the US food administration during WWI
A military general that led the American Expeditionary Force


40. Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

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41. Socialist
A person who believes that the people as a whole rather than private individuals should own all property and share the profits.
The negatively affect Europe because of the 40 million casualties due to war-related ailments.
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.
An agreement to stop fighting


42. Allied Powers
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.
A military alliance among Russia France - and Britain.
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.
The head of the US food administration during WWI


43. Nationalism

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

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

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46. League of Nations
The Chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
To give up power
A general association of nations that would protect the independence of all countries.
People who refuse to fight in any war because they believe that war is evil


47. Nationalism

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48. Peace without victory
The Treaty of Versailles made Germany pay war reparations of $300 billion dollars - limit its military - and stripped it of its overseas colonies.
A proposal made by Woodrow Wilson for the defeated powers not to receive punishment
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
An African-American military division which fought with the French military


49. Militarism
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.
Pride in one's nation
The policy of building up strong armed forces to prepare for war.
Russian Emperor


50. Why did the United States enter World War I? Explain at least three reasons.
When neither side is strong enough to defeat the other.
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
When neither side is strong enough to defeat the other.
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