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World War 1 History

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1. Why did many African-Americans migrate north during the war?
Many African-Americans moved north because they filled the need for factory workers in the north making war goods.
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
The head of the US food administration during WWI

2. Describe the situation of the European Allied Powers in 1917 when the U.S. entered the war.
The Chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
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 treaty ending Russia's involvement of 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.

3. Reparations
Cash payments
A German submarine
A proposal made by Woodrow Wilson for the defeated powers not to receive punishment
A military division which was led by John J. Pershing

4. Pacifists
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 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 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.

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

6. Why do you think many Progressives opposed the United States entrance into the war?
A fleet of military units that cut off an area from communicating with the rest of the world.
An African-American military division which fought with the French military
A fleet of military units that cut off an area from communicating with the rest of the world.
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.

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

8. Big Four
Woodrow Wilson - David Lloyd George - Georges Clemenceau - and Vittorio Orlando of Italy
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 British passenger ship that was sunk by German you-boats that killed almost 1 -200 people including 128 Americans.
The Treaty of Versailles made Germany pay war reparations of $300 billion dollars - limit its military - and stripped it of its overseas colonies.

9. Central Powers
When neither side is strong enough to defeat the other.
People who wanted their country to stay out of international affairs and opposed the League of Nations
A military alliance between Germany - Austria-Hungary - Bulgaria - and the Ottoman Empire.
A pledge that says that German you-boats will surface before attacking a ship and not sink passenger ships.

10. Kaiser
An agreement to stop fighting
German 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 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. Blockade
The Treaty of Versailles made Germany pay war reparations of $300 billion dollars - limit its military - and stripped it of its overseas colonies.
The rapid spread of contagious disease among large numbers of people.
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 fleet of military units that cut off an area from communicating with the rest of the world.

12. Stalemate
A treaty ending Russia's involvement of the war.
When neither side is strong enough to defeat the other.
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 military alliance between Germany - Austria-Hungary - Bulgaria - and the Ottoman Empire.

13. Zimmermann Note
A note to Mexico to attack the United States if it declared war on Germany
People who wanted their country to stay out of international affairs and opposed the League of Nations
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.
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.

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

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

16. Vladimir I. Lenin
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 British passenger ship that was sunk by German you-boats that killed almost 1 -200 people including 128 Americans.
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.

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

18. Big Four
Wilson's idea of 'peace without victory' is based on staying neutral and not joining the war effort on one side.
A military division which was led by John J. Pershing
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

19. How did the war negatively affect Europe?
The negatively affect Europe because of the 40 million casualties due to war-related ailments.
A fleet of military units that cut off an area from communicating with the rest of the world.
The Chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
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.

20. Liberty Bonds
A bond which allowed the American citizen to lend money to the government to pay for the 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.
A pledge that says that German you-boats will surface before attacking a ship and not sink passenger ships.
A military division which was led by John J. Pershing

21. Why did Russia drop out of the war?
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.
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.
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.
An African-American military division which fought with the French military

22. Sussex Pledge
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 spreading of ideas that help a cause or hurt an opposing cause.
Pride in one's nation

23. How did the Sussex pledge help keep the United States from entering 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
The rapid spread of contagious disease among large numbers of people.
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 Sussex pledge help keep the United States from entering the war by reducing the casualties the US suffered while still in neutrality.

24. Draft
A law requiring people of a certain age to serve in the military.
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.
The Sussex pledge help keep the United States from entering the war by reducing the casualties the US suffered while still in neutrality.

25. American Expeditionary Force
Many African-Americans moved north because they filled the need for factory workers in the north making war goods.
A note to Mexico to attack the United States if it declared war on Germany
A military division which was led by John J. Pershing
A system of managing government through departments run by officials.

26. Militarism
A military alliance among Russia France - and Britain.
A person who tries to stir up war.
The policy of building up strong armed forces to prepare for war.
A system of managing government through departments run by officials.

27. Kaiser
To give up power
People who refuse to fight in any war because they believe that war is evil
German emperor
The head of the US food administration during WWI

28. Nationalism

29. Battle of Verdun
A British passenger ship that was sunk by German you-boats that killed almost 1 -200 people including 128 Americans.
The right of national groups to have their own territory and own forms of government
A 10 month battle in 1916 that ended in a stale mate with over a million casualties on both sides combined.
A military division which was led by John J. Pershing

30. U-Boat
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 person who tries to stir up war.
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 German submarine

31. Why was the Treaty of Brest-Litvosk a setback for the Allies during World War I?
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 note to Mexico to attack the United States if it declared war on Germany
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.
Some European nations rejected Wilson's peace plan because the conflicting relations between post-war nations threatened the reality of the treaty.

32. Isolationist
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.
When neither side is strong enough to defeat the other.
Some European nations rejected Wilson's peace plan because the conflicting relations between post-war nations threatened the reality of the treaty.
People who wanted their country to stay out of international affairs and opposed the League of Nations

33. What effects did the war have on the United States?
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 note to Mexico to attack the United States if it declared war on Germany
The policy of building up strong armed forces to prepare for war.
Pride in one's nation

34. 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.
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.
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.
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

35. 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 10 month battle in 1916 that ended in a stale mate with over a million casualties on both sides combined.
A military alliance among Russia France - and Britain.
A system of managing government through departments run by officials.

36. 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 military general that led the American Expeditionary Force
Russian Emperor
German emperor

37. Henry Cabot Lodge
A fleet of military units that cut off an area from communicating with the rest of the world.
The Chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
A bond which allowed the American citizen to lend money to the government to pay for the war.
The policy of building up strong armed forces to prepare for war.

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

39. Abdicate
An African-American military division which fought with the French military
To give up power
Pride in one's nation
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.

40. American Expeditionary Force
A military division which was led by John J. Pershing
A note to Mexico to attack the United States if it declared war on Germany
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 1917 act which required all men ages 21 to 30 to register for a military draft.

41. Herbert Hoover
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 head of the US food administration during WWI
A military general that led the American Expeditionary Force
The negatively affect Europe because of the 40 million casualties due to war-related ailments.

42. Nationalism

43. 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.
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.
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 system of managing government through departments run by officials.

44. How did prejudice affect German Americans during World War I?
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
A offensive push made by the German military they would hope to end the war.
The negatively affect Europe because of the 40 million casualties due to war-related ailments.
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.

45. Self-determination
A system of managing government through departments run by officials.
The rapid spread of contagious disease among large numbers of people.
The right of national groups to have their own territory and own forms of government
People who refuse to fight in any war because they believe that war is evil

46. Epidemic
The rapid spread of contagious disease among large numbers of people.
People who wanted their country to stay out of international affairs and opposed the League of Nations
A German thinker that predicted that workers around the rold would unite and overthrow the upper class.
A military general that led the American Expeditionary Force

47. How did Congress respond to those who criticized the American war effort?
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.
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.
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 spreading of ideas that help a cause or hurt an opposing cause.

48. 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.
To give up power
German emperor
A military alliance among Russia France - and Britain.

49. Fourteen Points
A treaty ending Russia's involvement of 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 peace plan proposed by Woodrow Wilson that would try to prevent international problems from sparking another world 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

50. How did World War I end? When did World War I end?
World War 1 ended when an armistice was passed with Germany that also required the German emperor to give up power.
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
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
A British passenger ship that was sunk by German you-boats that killed almost 1 -200 people including 128 Americans.