World War 1 History

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1. Pacifists
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.
A communist revolutionist in Russia during the WWl era
People who refuse to fight in any war because they believe that war is evil


2. What effects did the war have on the United States?
A note to Mexico to attack the United States if it declared war on Germany
A pledge that says that German you-boats will surface before attacking a ship and not sink passenger ships.
A person who believes that the people as a whole rather than private individuals should own all property and share the profits.
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


3. Fourteen Points
A fleet of military units that cut off an area from communicating with the rest of the world.
German emperor
An agreement to stop fighting
A peace plan proposed by Woodrow Wilson that would try to prevent international problems from sparking another world war.


4. 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.
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 Chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
People who wanted their country to stay out of international affairs and opposed the League of Nations


5. Why did many African-Americans migrate north during the war?
The policy of building up strong armed forces to prepare for war.
Many African-Americans moved north because they filled the need for factory workers in the north making war goods.
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


6. How did the 'great migration' affect race relations in American cities?
A military alliance between Germany - Austria-Hungary - Bulgaria - and the Ottoman Empire.
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.
People who wanted their country to stay out of international affairs and opposed the League of Nations
A communist revolutionist in Russia during the WWl era


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

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8. Stalemate
When neither side is strong enough to defeat the other.
A law requiring people of a certain age to serve in the military.
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 right of national groups to have their own territory and own forms of government


9. Self-determination
The right of national groups to have their own territory and own forms of government
Russian Emperor
A military alliance among Russia France - and Britain.
The head of the US food administration during WWI


10. Fourteen Points
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 peace plan proposed by Woodrow Wilson that would try to prevent international problems from sparking another world 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.


11. Harlem Hell Fighters
To give up power
The head of the US food administration during WWI
People who wanted their country to stay out of international affairs and opposed the League of Nations
An African-American military division which fought with the French military


12. Why did the United States Senate reject the Treaty of Versailles?
The negatively affect Europe because of the 40 million casualties due to war-related ailments.
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 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 system of managing government through departments run by officials.


13. Zimmermann Note
A note to Mexico to attack the United States if it declared war on Germany
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 Sussex pledge help keep the United States from entering the war by reducing the casualties the US suffered while still in neutrality.
An African-American military division which fought with the French military


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

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15. Nationalism

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16. Central Powers
A military alliance between Germany - Austria-Hungary - Bulgaria - and the Ottoman Empire.
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.
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 system of managing government through departments run by officials.


17. How did the war negatively affect Europe?
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 rapid spread of contagious disease among large numbers of people.
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.


18. Propaganda
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.
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 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 spreading of ideas that help a cause or hurt an opposing cause.


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

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

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21. What effects did the war have on the United States?
Russian Emperor
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 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 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.


22. Abdicate
People who refuse to fight in any war because they believe that war is evil
People who wanted their country to stay out of international affairs and opposed the League of Nations
A military division which was led by John J. Pershing
To give up power


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

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24. Abdicate
A offensive push made by the German military they would hope to end the war.
To give up power
A military general that led the American Expeditionary Force
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.


25. Bureaucracy
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.
Woodrow Wilson - David Lloyd George - Georges Clemenceau - and Vittorio Orlando of Italy
A system of managing government through departments run by officials.
The negatively affect Europe because of the 40 million casualties due to war-related ailments.


26. How did the United States prepare for 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.
The spreading of ideas that help a cause or hurt an opposing cause.
Some European nations rejected Wilson's peace plan because the conflicting relations between post-war nations threatened the reality of the treaty.
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


27. Epidemic
The rapid spread of contagious disease among large numbers of people.
Pride in one's nation
A peace plan proposed by Woodrow Wilson that would try to prevent international problems from sparking another world war.
A German submarine


28. Reparations
Cash payments
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 military general that led the American Expeditionary Force
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


29. Peace without victory
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 proposal made by Woodrow Wilson for the defeated powers not to receive punishment
A military alliance between Germany - Austria-Hungary - Bulgaria - and the Ottoman Empire.
The right of national groups to have their own territory and own forms of government


30. 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
The right of national groups to have their own territory and own forms of government
The spreading of ideas that help a cause or hurt an opposing cause.


31. League of Nations
The Chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Cash payments
A general association of nations that would protect the independence of all countries.
The head of the US food administration during WWI


32. Henry Cabot Lodge
The Chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
The rapid spread of contagious disease among large numbers of people.
Cash payments
When neither side is strong enough to defeat the other.


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

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34. American Expeditionary Force
Many African-Americans moved north because they filled the need for factory workers in the north making war goods.
A proposal made by Woodrow Wilson for the defeated powers not to receive punishment
A military division which was led by John J. Pershing
People who wanted their country to stay out of international affairs and opposed the League of Nations


35. Nationalism

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36. Propaganda
A pledge that says that German you-boats will surface before attacking a ship and not sink passenger ships.
Pride in one's nation
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 spreading of ideas that help a cause or hurt an opposing cause.


37. Epidemic
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 rapid spread of contagious disease among large numbers of people.
To give up power
The right of national groups to have their own territory and own forms of government


38. Why did the United States Senate reject the Treaty of Versailles?
The head of the US food administration during WWI
A 1917 act which required all men ages 21 to 30 to register for a military draft.
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 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.


39. Why did many African-Americans migrate north during the war?
A military division which was led by John J. Pershing
Many African-Americans moved north because they filled the need for factory workers in the north making war goods.
World War 1 ended when an armistice was passed with Germany that also required the German emperor to give up power.
Pride in one's nation


40. Selective Service Act
The spreading of ideas that help a cause or hurt an opposing cause.
A 1917 act which required all men ages 21 to 30 to register for a military draft.
A communist revolutionist in Russia during the WWl era
A person who tries to stir up war.


41. Sussex Pledge
Some European nations rejected Wilson's peace plan because the conflicting relations between post-war nations threatened the reality of the treaty.
A law requiring people of a certain age to serve in the military.
The head of the US food administration during WWI
A pledge that says that German you-boats will surface before attacking a ship and not sink passenger ships.


42. Lusitania
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 British passenger ship that was sunk by German you-boats that killed almost 1 -200 people including 128 Americans.
A peace plan proposed by Woodrow Wilson that would try to prevent international problems from sparking another world war.
A treaty ending Russia's involvement of the war.


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


44. List three ways in which the Treaty of Versailles punished Germany.
The Treaty of Versailles made Germany pay war reparations of $300 billion dollars - limit its military - and stripped it of its overseas colonies.
Cash payments
To give up power
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 German thinker that predicted that workers around the rold would unite and overthrow the upper class.
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
An African-American military division which fought with the French military


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


47. Liberty Bonds
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
Many African-Americans moved north because they filled the need for factory workers in the north making war goods.
A bond which allowed the American citizen to lend money to the government to pay for the war.
Some European nations rejected Wilson's peace plan because the conflicting relations between post-war nations threatened the reality of the treaty.


48. Self-determination
A treaty ending Russia's involvement of the war.
A law requiring people of a certain age to serve in the military.
A proposal made by Woodrow Wilson for the defeated powers not to receive punishment
The right of national groups to have their own territory and own forms of government


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

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50. Herbert Hoover
The spreading of ideas that help a cause or hurt an opposing cause.
When neither side is strong enough to defeat the other.
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 head of the US food administration during WWI