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World War 1 History

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1. How did the war negatively affect Europe?
World War 1 ended when an armistice was passed with Germany that also required the German emperor to give up power.
The negatively affect Europe because of the 40 million casualties due to war-related ailments.
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 military division which was led by John J. Pershing

2. Isolationist
A offensive push made by the German military they would hope to end the war.
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 system of managing government through departments run by officials.
People who wanted their country to stay out of international affairs and opposed the League of Nations

3. Fourteen Points
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
To give up power
A peace plan proposed by Woodrow Wilson that would try to prevent international problems from sparking another world war.
The Chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

4. Vladimir I. Lenin
Wilson's idea of 'peace without victory' is based on staying neutral and not joining the war effort on one side.
German emperor
A communist revolutionist in Russia during the WWl era
To give up power

5. Propaganda
The spreading of ideas that help a cause or hurt an opposing cause.
A person who tries to stir up war.
The Treaty of Versailles made Germany pay war reparations of $300 billion dollars - limit its military - and stripped it of its overseas colonies.
A British passenger ship that was sunk by German you-boats that killed almost 1 -200 people including 128 Americans.

6. Czar
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.
A offensive push made by the German military they would hope to end the war.
Russian Emperor
Pride in one's nation

7. What effects did the war have on the United States?
Cash payments
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 peace plan proposed by Woodrow Wilson that would try to prevent international problems from sparking another world war.
Many African-Americans moved north because they filled the need for factory workers in the north making war goods.

8. How did prejudice affect German Americans during World War I?
An African-American military division which fought with the French 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.
A person who believes that the people as a whole rather than private individuals should own all property and share the profits.
Wilson's idea of 'peace without victory' is based on staying neutral and not joining the war effort on one side.

9. Reparations
The rapid spread of contagious disease among large numbers of people.
Cash payments
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 pledge that says that German you-boats will surface before attacking a ship and not sink passenger ships.

10. Why did the United States Senate reject the Treaty of Versailles?
A bond which allowed the American citizen to lend money to the government to pay for the war.
A 10 month battle in 1916 that ended in a stale mate with over a million casualties on both sides combined.
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.
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

11. Karl Marx
People who refuse to fight in any war because they believe that war is evil
An agreement to stop fighting
The rapid spread of contagious disease among large numbers of people.
A German thinker that predicted that workers around the rold would unite and overthrow the upper class.

12. Militarism
The policy of building up strong armed forces to prepare for war.
A military general that led the American Expeditionary Force
A person who tries to stir up war.
A communist revolutionist in Russia during the WWl era

13. Abdicate
To give up power
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.
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 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

14. Kaiser
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.
German emperor
A German submarine
A military alliance between Germany - Austria-Hungary - Bulgaria - and the Ottoman Empire.

15. League of Nations
A military general that led the American Expeditionary Force
A general association of nations that would protect the independence of all countries.
A bond which allowed the American citizen to lend money to the government to pay for the war.
A treaty ending Russia's involvement of the war.

16. Trench Warfare

17. Why do you think many Progressives opposed the United States entrance into the war?
Many African-Americans moved north because they filled the need for factory workers in the north making war goods.
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 system of managing government through departments run by officials.
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.

18. Blockade
A person who tries to stir up war.
A person who tries to stir up 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 fleet of military units that cut off an area from communicating with the rest of the world.

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

20. Henry Cabot Lodge
A British passenger ship that was sunk by German you-boats that killed almost 1 -200 people including 128 Americans.
People who refuse to fight in any war because they believe that war is evil
The Chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
A person who believes that the people as a whole rather than private individuals should own all property and share the profits.

21. How could the start of World War I be considered a failure of diplomacy?
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.
A pledge that says that German you-boats will surface before attacking a ship and not sink passenger ships.
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.

22. Harlem Hell Fighters
The policy of building up strong armed forces to prepare for war.
A British passenger ship that was sunk by German you-boats that killed almost 1 -200 people including 128 Americans.
An African-American military division which fought with the French military
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.

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

24. 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.
A 1917 act which required all men ages 21 to 30 to register for a military draft.
Russian Emperor
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

25. Peace without victory
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 proposal made by Woodrow Wilson for the defeated powers not to receive punishment
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.

26. League of Nations
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
People who refuse to fight in any war because they believe that war is evil
Pride in one's nation
A general association of nations that would protect the independence of all countries.

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

28. Selective Service Act
The Treaty of Versailles made Germany pay war reparations of $300 billion dollars - limit its military - and stripped it of its overseas colonies.
A communist revolutionist in Russia during the WWl era
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.

29. German 'Piece Offensive'
A offensive push made by the German military they would hope to end the war.
A military general that led the American Expeditionary Force
The negatively affect Europe because of the 40 million casualties due to war-related ailments.
A general association of nations that would protect the independence of all countries.

30. Stalemate
A British passenger ship that was sunk by German you-boats that killed almost 1 -200 people including 128 Americans.
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 Chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
When neither side is strong enough to defeat the other.

31. Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

32. Battle of Verdun
The Sussex pledge help keep the United States from entering the war by reducing the casualties the US suffered while still in neutrality.
A 10 month battle in 1916 that ended in a stale mate with over a million casualties on both sides combined.
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 general association of nations that would protect the independence of all countries.

33. Armistice
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.
An agreement to stop fighting
Russian Emperor
Russian Emperor

34. Warmonger
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.
A person who tries to stir up war.
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

35. Liberty Bonds
A law requiring people of a certain age to serve in the military.
An agreement to stop fighting
A bond which allowed the American citizen to lend money to the government to pay for the war.
When neither side is strong enough to defeat the other.

36. List three ways in which the Treaty of Versailles punished Germany.
A offensive push made by the German military they would hope to end the war.
Woodrow Wilson - David Lloyd George - Georges Clemenceau - and Vittorio Orlando of Italy
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 Treaty of Versailles made Germany pay war reparations of $300 billion dollars - limit its military - and stripped it of its overseas colonies.

37. Bureaucracy
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 system of managing government through departments run by officials.
Cash payments
A military general that led the American Expeditionary Force

38. Treaty of Versailles
World War 1 ended when an armistice was passed with Germany that also required the German emperor to give up power.
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 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.
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

39. How could the start of World War I be considered a failure of diplomacy?
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 rapid spread of contagious disease among large numbers of people.
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
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.

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

41. Bureaucracy
A offensive push made by the German military they would hope to end the war.
The rapid spread of contagious disease among large numbers of people.
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.

42. Kaiser
German emperor
A communist revolutionist in Russia during the WWl era
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 person who tries to stir up war.

43. Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

44. Pacifists
To give up power
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.
People who refuse to fight in any war because they believe that war is evil
A general association of nations that would protect the independence of all countries.

45. How did prejudice affect German Americans during World War I?
A communist revolutionist in Russia during the WWl era
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 Chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
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.

46. Vladimir I. Lenin
The rapid spread of contagious disease among large numbers of people.
The Chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
A communist revolutionist in Russia during the WWl era
The policy of building up strong armed forces to prepare for war.

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

48. How did Congress respond to those who criticized the American war effort?
A British passenger ship that was sunk by German you-boats that killed almost 1 -200 people including 128 Americans.
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
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 head of the US food administration during WWI

49. Big Four
A person who believes that the people as a whole rather than private individuals should own all property and share the profits.
The right of national groups to have their own territory and own forms of government
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

50. Armistice
An agreement to stop fighting
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.
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
German emperor