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World War 1 History

Subject : history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Isolationist






2. How did the 'great migration' affect race relations in American cities?






3. Why was the Treaty of Brest-Litvosk a setback for the Allies during World War I?






4. Draft






5. How did Congress respond to those who criticized the American war effort?






6. Zimmermann Note






7. Why did Russia drop out of the war?






8. German 'Piece Offensive'






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


10. Describe the situation of the European Allied Powers in 1917 when the U.S. entered the war.






11. Armistice






12. Propaganda






13. Stalemate






14. Why do you think many Progressives opposed the United States entrance into the war?






15. Battle of Verdun






16. Self-determination






17. Propaganda






18. Peace without victory






19. Fourteen Points






20. How did prejudice affect German Americans during World War I?






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


22. American Expeditionary Force






23. Warmonger






24. Pacifists






25. Selective Service Act






26. Trench Warfare


27. Isolationist






28. Harlem Hell Fighters






29. Herbert Hoover






30. Self-determination






31. Harlem Hell Fighters






32. Selective Service Act






33. Czar






34. Vladimir I. Lenin






35. Sussex Pledge






36. Why did many African-Americans migrate north during the war?






37. Treaty of Brest-Litovsk


38. Peace without victory






39. How did World War I end? When did World War I end?






40. Kaiser






41. How could the start of World War I be considered a failure of diplomacy?






42. Central Powers






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


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


45. Big Four






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


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


48. Socialist






49. American Expeditionary Force






50. Why did the United States enter World War I? Explain at least three reasons.