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World War 1 History

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1. Blockade
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.
A military alliance among Russia France - and Britain.
A bond which allowed the American citizen to lend money to the government to pay for the war.
A fleet of military units that cut off an area from communicating with the rest of the world.

2. Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

3. Stalemate
When neither side is strong enough to defeat the other.
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 fleet of military units that cut off an area from communicating with the rest of the world.
A offensive push made by the German military they would hope to end the war.

4. 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.
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.
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

5. Blockade
German emperor
A fleet of military units that cut off an area from communicating with the rest of the world.
A system of managing government through departments run by officials.
A British passenger ship that was sunk by German you-boats that killed almost 1 -200 people including 128 Americans.

6. Treaty of Versailles
The Chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
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.
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 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.

7. Kaiser
Wilson's idea of 'peace without victory' is based on staying neutral and not joining the war effort on one side.
A system of managing government through departments run by officials.
German emperor
To give up power

8. Why did many African-Americans migrate north during the war?
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.
Many African-Americans moved north because they filled the need for factory workers in the north making war goods.
A 10 month battle in 1916 that ended in a stale mate with over a million casualties on both sides combined.
People who refuse to fight in any war because they believe that war is evil

9. Draft
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.
The Chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Many African-Americans moved north because they filled the need for factory workers in the north making war goods.

10. How could the start of World War I be considered a failure of diplomacy?
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.
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.
A system of managing government through departments run by officials.
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

11. How did the war negatively affect Europe?
The negatively affect Europe because of the 40 million casualties due to war-related ailments.
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
Pride in one's nation
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.

12. League of Nations
A pledge that says that German you-boats will surface before attacking a ship and not sink passenger ships.
A general association of nations that would protect the independence of all countries.
The right of national groups to have their own territory and own forms of government
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.

13. Central Powers
A military alliance between Germany - Austria-Hungary - Bulgaria - and the Ottoman Empire.
A military division which was led by John J. Pershing
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 proposal made by Woodrow Wilson for the defeated powers not to receive punishment

14. John J Pershing
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 military general that led the American Expeditionary Force
A communist revolutionist in Russia during the WWl era
The Sussex pledge help keep the United States from entering the war by reducing the casualties the US suffered while still in neutrality.

15. Liberty Bonds
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 alliance among Russia France - and Britain.
When neither side is strong enough to defeat the other.
A bond which allowed the American citizen to lend money to the government to pay for the war.

16. Trench Warfare

17. Why was the Treaty of Brest-Litvosk a setback for the Allies during World War I?
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 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.
Russian Emperor
A communist revolutionist in Russia during the WWl era

18. Selective Service Act
People who wanted their country to stay out of international affairs and opposed the League of Nations
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 1917 act which required all men ages 21 to 30 to register for a military draft.
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.

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

20. How did the Sussex pledge help keep the United States from entering the war?
German emperor
The Sussex pledge help keep the United States from entering the war by reducing the casualties the US suffered while still in neutrality.
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.

21. Why did Russia drop out of the war?
A offensive push made by the German military they would hope to end the war.
A peace plan proposed by Woodrow Wilson that would try to prevent international problems from sparking another world 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.
The policy of building up strong armed forces to prepare for war.

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

23. Henry Cabot Lodge
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.
The Chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
A communist revolutionist in Russia during the WWl era
A person who tries to stir up war.

24. Socialist
A person who tries to stir up war.
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.
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 person who believes that the people as a whole rather than private individuals should own all property and share the profits.

25. Why did the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand lead to the 'war to end all wars'?

26. List three ways in which the Treaty of Versailles punished Germany.
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 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.
A law requiring people of a certain age to serve in the military.

27. Selective Service Act
A bond which allowed the American citizen to lend money to the government to pay for the war.
A 1917 act which required all men ages 21 to 30 to register for a military draft.
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 rapid spread of contagious disease among large numbers of people.

28. Trench Warfare

29. Describe the situation of the European Allied Powers in 1917 when the U.S. entered the war.
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.
A 1917 act which required all men ages 21 to 30 to register for a military draft.
A law requiring people of a certain age to serve in the military.
The policy of building up strong armed forces to prepare for war.

30. Big Four
A bond which allowed the American citizen to lend money to the government to pay for the war.
The rapid spread of contagious disease among large numbers of people.
Woodrow Wilson - David Lloyd George - Georges Clemenceau - and Vittorio Orlando of Italy
World War 1 ended when an armistice was passed with Germany that also required the German emperor to give up power.

31. What effects did the war have on the United States?
When neither side is strong enough to defeat the other.
A fleet of military units that cut off an area from communicating with the rest of the world.
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
The Treaty of Versailles made Germany pay war reparations of $300 billion dollars - limit its military - and stripped it of its overseas colonies.

32. German 'Piece Offensive'
A 1917 act which required all men ages 21 to 30 to register for a military draft.
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 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.
A offensive push made by the German military they would hope to end the war.

33. Kaiser
Wilson's idea of 'peace without victory' is based on staying neutral and not joining the war effort on one side.
Some European nations rejected Wilson's peace plan because the conflicting relations between post-war nations threatened the reality of the treaty.
The spreading of ideas that help a cause or hurt an opposing cause.
German emperor

34. Why was the Treaty of Brest-Litvosk a setback for the Allies during World War I?
When neither side is strong enough to defeat the other.
A communist revolutionist in Russia during the WWl era
A fleet of military units that cut off an area from communicating with the rest of the world.
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.

35. Why do you think many Progressives opposed the United States entrance into the 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.
Pride in one's nation
Russian Emperor
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.

36. Abdicate
A military general that led the American Expeditionary Force
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
To give up power
The Treaty of Versailles made Germany pay war reparations of $300 billion dollars - limit its military - and stripped it of its overseas colonies.

37. Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

38. Pacifists
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.
People who refuse to fight in any war because they believe that war is evil
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 person who believes that the people as a whole rather than private individuals should own all property and share the profits.

39. League of Nations
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.
A general association of nations that would protect the independence of all countries.
A peace plan proposed by Woodrow Wilson that would try to prevent international problems from sparking another world war.
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.

40. How did the war negatively affect Europe?
A peace plan proposed by Woodrow Wilson that would try to prevent international problems from sparking another world war.
The negatively affect Europe because of the 40 million casualties due to war-related ailments.
An agreement to stop fighting
A 10 month battle in 1916 that ended in a stale mate with over a million casualties on both sides combined.

41. Why did the United States enter World War I? Explain at least three reasons.
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.
The Treaty of Versailles made Germany pay war reparations of $300 billion dollars - limit its military - and stripped it of its overseas colonies.
A law requiring people of a certain age to serve in the military.

42. Harlem Hell Fighters
An African-American military division which fought with the French military
A German submarine
A fleet of military units that cut off an area from communicating with the rest of the world.
The spreading of ideas that help a cause or hurt an opposing cause.

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

44. How did World War I end? When did World War I end?
A general association of nations that would protect the independence of all countries.
Russian Emperor
Woodrow Wilson - David Lloyd George - Georges Clemenceau - and Vittorio Orlando of Italy
World War 1 ended when an armistice was passed with Germany that also required the German emperor to give up power.

45. Karl Marx
A system of managing government through departments run by officials.
A peace plan proposed by Woodrow Wilson that would try to prevent international problems from sparking another world war.
A German thinker that predicted that workers around the rold would unite and overthrow the upper class.
A note to Mexico to attack the United States if it declared war on Germany

46. Sussex Pledge
A treaty ending Russia's involvement of the war.
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 law requiring people of a certain age to serve in the military.
A pledge that says that German you-boats will surface before attacking a ship and not sink passenger ships.

47. American Expeditionary Force
The spreading of ideas that help a cause or hurt an opposing cause.
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 military division which was led by John J. Pershing
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

48. How did the 'great migration' affect race relations in American cities?
The Treaty of Versailles made Germany pay war reparations of $300 billion dollars - limit its military - and stripped it of its overseas colonies.
Woodrow Wilson - David Lloyd George - Georges Clemenceau - and Vittorio Orlando of Italy
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 military general that led the American Expeditionary Force

49. Militarism
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 policy of building up strong armed forces to prepare for war.
A military division which was led by John J. Pershing
A 1917 act which required all men ages 21 to 30 to register for a military draft.

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