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World War 1 History

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1. League of Nations
A German thinker that predicted that workers around the rold would unite and overthrow the upper class.
A person who believes that the people as a whole rather than private individuals should own all property and share the profits.
Cash payments
A general association of nations that would protect the independence of all countries.

2. Big Four
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.
Woodrow Wilson - David Lloyd George - Georges Clemenceau - and Vittorio Orlando of Italy
A person who tries to stir up 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.

3. How did World War I end? When did World War I end?
The head of the US food administration during WWI
World War 1 ended when an armistice was passed with Germany that also required the German emperor to give up power.
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 spreading of ideas that help a cause or hurt an opposing cause.

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

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

6. U-Boat
A British passenger ship that was sunk by German you-boats that killed almost 1 -200 people including 128 Americans.
A German submarine
A German thinker that predicted that workers around the rold would unite and overthrow the upper class.
A general association of nations that would protect the independence of all countries.

7. How did prejudice affect German Americans during World War I?
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
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.
The right of national groups to have their own territory and own forms of government
A bond which allowed the American citizen to lend money to the government to pay for the war.

8. Selective Service Act
Cash payments
Russian Emperor
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 1917 act which required all men ages 21 to 30 to register for a military draft.

9. Central Powers
The spreading of ideas that help a cause or hurt an opposing cause.
A military alliance between Germany - Austria-Hungary - Bulgaria - and the Ottoman Empire.
Pride in one's nation
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.

10. Karl Marx
A law requiring people of a certain age to serve in the military.
A German thinker that predicted that workers around the rold would unite and overthrow the upper class.
Many African-Americans moved north because they filled the need for factory workers in the north making war goods.
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.

11. Why did Russia drop out of the war?
People who wanted their country to stay out of international affairs and opposed the League of Nations
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 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.
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.

12. Peace without victory
A note to Mexico to attack the United States if it declared war on Germany
A proposal made by Woodrow Wilson for the defeated powers not to receive punishment
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 military alliance between Germany - Austria-Hungary - Bulgaria - and the Ottoman Empire.

13. Sussex Pledge
A pledge that says that German you-boats will surface before attacking a ship and not sink passenger ships.
A 1917 act which required all men ages 21 to 30 to register for a military draft.
When neither side is strong enough to defeat the other.
A military division which was led by John J. Pershing

14. List three ways in which the Treaty of Versailles punished 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.
People who refuse to fight in any war because they believe that war is evil
A military alliance between Germany - Austria-Hungary - Bulgaria - and the Ottoman Empire.
The Treaty of Versailles made Germany pay war reparations of $300 billion dollars - limit its military - and stripped it of its overseas colonies.

15. Trench Warfare

16. Militarism
Pride in one's nation
The policy of building up strong armed forces to 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.
A note to Mexico to attack the United States if it declared war on Germany

17. Describe the situation of the European Allied Powers in 1917 when the U.S. entered the war.
A law requiring people of a certain age to serve in the military.
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.
The policy of building up strong armed forces to prepare for war.
Russian Emperor

18. Isolationist
A proposal made by Woodrow Wilson for the defeated powers not to receive punishment
A system of managing government through departments run by officials.
The spreading of ideas that help a cause or hurt an opposing cause.
People who wanted their country to stay out of international affairs and opposed the League of Nations

19. Why do you think many Progressives opposed the United States entrance into the war?
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 pledge that says that German you-boats will surface before attacking a ship and not sink passenger ships.
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 offensive push made by the German military they would hope to end the war.

20. Kaiser
A military general that led the American Expeditionary Force
German emperor
Some European nations rejected Wilson's peace plan because the conflicting relations between post-war nations threatened the reality of the treaty.
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.

21. Trench Warfare

22. League of Nations
A general association of nations that would protect the independence of all countries.
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
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 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.

23. How did Congress respond to those who criticized the American war effort?
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 person who believes that the people as a whole rather than private individuals should own all property and share the profits.
A proposal made by Woodrow Wilson for the defeated powers not to receive punishment
A communist revolutionist in Russia during the WWl era

24. Henry Cabot Lodge
The Chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
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 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.

25. How did the United States prepare for war?
A person who tries to stir up war.
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.
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

26. John J Pershing
A system of managing government through departments run by officials.
An African-American military division which fought with the French military
A military general that led the American Expeditionary Force
World War 1 ended when an armistice was passed with Germany that also required the German emperor to give up power.

27. Abdicate
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
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 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.
To give up power

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

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

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

31. Herbert Hoover
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.
People who wanted their country to stay out of international affairs and opposed the League of Nations
A German submarine
The head of the US food administration during WWI

32. American Expeditionary Force
A military division which was led by John J. Pershing
The policy of building up strong armed forces to prepare for war.
People who wanted their country to stay out of international affairs and opposed the League of Nations
When neither side is strong enough to defeat the other.

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

34. How did the Sussex pledge help keep the United States from entering the 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
The Sussex pledge help keep the United States from entering the war by reducing the casualties the US suffered while still in neutrality.
A person who believes that the people as a whole rather than private individuals should own all property and share the profits.
The negatively affect Europe because of the 40 million casualties due to war-related ailments.

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.
A person who tries to stir up war.
A German submarine
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

36. Nationalism

37. Lusitania
A British passenger ship that was sunk by German you-boats that killed almost 1 -200 people including 128 Americans.
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.
A general association of nations that would protect the independence of all countries.

38. Harlem Hell Fighters
The Chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
A law requiring people of a certain age to serve in the military.
The right of national groups to have their own territory and own forms of government
An African-American military division which fought with the French military

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

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

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

42. Allied Powers
The Chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
A military alliance among Russia France - and Britain.
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 person who tries to stir up war.

43. U-Boat
A military alliance between Germany - Austria-Hungary - Bulgaria - and the Ottoman Empire.
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 German submarine
The head of the US food administration during WWI

44. Blockade
The Sussex pledge help keep the United States from entering the war by reducing the casualties the US suffered while still in neutrality.
A fleet of military units that cut off an area from communicating with the rest of the world.
Woodrow Wilson - David Lloyd George - Georges Clemenceau - and Vittorio Orlando of Italy
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.

45. Harlem Hell Fighters
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.
An African-American military division which fought with the French military
To give up power
A treaty ending Russia's involvement of the war.

46. Why did the United States Senate reject the Treaty of Versailles?
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 German submarine
The policy of building up strong armed forces to prepare for war.

47. Liberty Bonds
The Sussex pledge help keep the United States from entering the war by reducing the casualties the US suffered while still in neutrality.
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 bond which allowed the American citizen to lend money to the government to pay for 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.

48. 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 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.
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.

49. Big Four
When neither side is strong enough to defeat the other.
Woodrow Wilson - David Lloyd George - Georges Clemenceau - and Vittorio Orlando of Italy
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 military general that led the American Expeditionary Force

50. Isolationist
A note to Mexico to attack the United States if it declared war on Germany
A peace plan proposed by Woodrow Wilson that would try to prevent international problems from sparking another world war.
People who wanted their country to stay out of international affairs and opposed the League of Nations
A treaty ending Russia's involvement of the war.