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World War 1 History

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1. How did the war negatively affect Europe?
Some European nations rejected Wilson's peace plan because the conflicting relations between post-war nations threatened the reality of the treaty.
The negatively affect Europe because of the 40 million casualties due to war-related ailments.
A system of managing government through departments run by officials.
When neither side is strong enough to defeat the other.

2. Trench Warfare

3. Kaiser
A law requiring people of a certain age to serve in the military.
Wilson's idea of 'peace without victory' is based on staying neutral and not joining the war effort on one side.
German emperor
A treaty ending Russia's involvement of the war.

4. Karl Marx
The negatively affect Europe because of the 40 million casualties due to war-related ailments.
A German thinker that predicted that workers around the rold would unite and overthrow the upper class.
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
Pride in one's nation

5. Nationalism

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

7. Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

8. How did Congress respond to those who criticized the American war effort?
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 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 agreement to stop fighting
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

9. How did the war negatively affect Europe?
A military alliance between Germany - Austria-Hungary - Bulgaria - and the Ottoman Empire.
The negatively affect Europe because of the 40 million casualties due to war-related ailments.
A treaty ending Russia's involvement of the war.
An agreement to stop fighting

10. League of Nations
A general association of nations that would protect the independence of all countries.
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.
World War 1 ended when an armistice was passed with Germany that also required the German emperor to give up power.

11. Peace without victory
A German submarine
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.
An agreement to stop fighting
A proposal made by Woodrow Wilson for the defeated powers not to receive punishment

12. Reparations
Some European nations rejected Wilson's peace plan because the conflicting relations between post-war nations threatened the reality of the treaty.
The rapid spread of contagious disease among large numbers of people.
Cash payments
A general association of nations that would protect the independence of all countries.

13. Why did many African-Americans migrate north during 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.
Many African-Americans moved north because they filled the need for factory workers in the north making war goods.
A communist revolutionist in Russia during the WWl era
The spreading of ideas that help a cause or hurt an opposing cause.

14. Propaganda
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.
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.

15. Central Powers
A law requiring people of a certain age to serve in the military.
A military alliance between Germany - Austria-Hungary - Bulgaria - and the Ottoman Empire.
A military alliance among Russia France - and Britain.
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.

16. Self-determination
A German thinker that predicted that workers around the rold would unite and overthrow the upper class.
Pride in one's nation
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

17. Epidemic
Pride in one's nation
The rapid spread of contagious disease among large numbers of people.
To give up power
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.

18. Karl Marx
A military alliance between Germany - Austria-Hungary - Bulgaria - and the Ottoman Empire.
A fleet of military units that cut off an area from communicating with the rest of the world.
A German thinker that predicted that workers around the rold would unite and overthrow the upper class.
The rapid spread of contagious disease among large numbers of people.

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

20. How did World War I end? When did World War I end?
The policy of building up strong armed forces to prepare for war.
Wilson's idea of 'peace without victory' is based on staying neutral and not joining the war effort on one side.
World War 1 ended when an armistice was passed with Germany that also required the German emperor to give up power.
A person who believes that the people as a whole rather than private individuals should own all property and share the profits.

21. List three ways in which the Treaty of Versailles punished Germany.
When neither side is strong enough to defeat the other.
The policy of building up strong armed forces to prepare for 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.
The Treaty of Versailles made Germany pay war reparations of $300 billion dollars - limit its military - and stripped it of its overseas colonies.

22. How did prejudice affect German Americans during World War I?
A military general that led the American Expeditionary Force
A 10 month battle in 1916 that ended in a stale mate with over a million casualties on both sides combined.
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 Treaty of Versailles made Germany pay war reparations of $300 billion dollars - limit its military - and stripped it of its overseas colonies.

23. Isolationist
People who wanted their country to stay out of international affairs and opposed the League of Nations
The head of the US food administration during WWI
A proposal made by Woodrow Wilson for the defeated powers not to receive punishment
An agreement to stop fighting

24. Why did Russia drop out of the war?
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.
The Sussex pledge help keep the United States from entering the war by reducing the casualties the US suffered while still in neutrality.
Russian Emperor

25. Pacifists
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
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.
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.

26. How could the start of World War I be considered a failure of diplomacy?
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.
Pride in one's nation
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 general association of nations that would protect the independence of all countries.

27. How did prejudice affect German Americans during World War I?
People who wanted their country to stay out of international affairs and opposed the League of Nations
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.
Many African-Americans moved north because they filled the need for factory workers in the north making war goods.
A military alliance among Russia France - and Britain.

28. Vladimir I. Lenin
A German thinker that predicted that workers around the rold would unite and overthrow the upper class.
A communist revolutionist in Russia during the WWl era
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.
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

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

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

31. Why did the United States enter World War I? Explain at least three reasons.
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.
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
The policy of building up strong armed forces to prepare for war.
To give up power

32. Big Four
A peace plan proposed by Woodrow Wilson that would try to prevent international problems from sparking another world war.
A 10 month battle in 1916 that ended in a stale mate with over a million casualties on both sides combined.
Woodrow Wilson - David Lloyd George - Georges Clemenceau - and Vittorio Orlando of Italy
A system of managing government through departments run by officials.

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

34. Allied Powers
A law requiring people of a certain age to serve in the military.
A law requiring people of a certain age to serve in the military.
A military alliance among Russia France - and Britain.
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

35. Armistice
A system of managing government through departments run by officials.
A military alliance among Russia France - and Britain.
The right of national groups to have their own territory and own forms of government
An agreement to stop fighting

36. Reparations
People who wanted their country to stay out of international affairs and opposed the League of Nations
Woodrow Wilson - David Lloyd George - Georges Clemenceau - and Vittorio Orlando of Italy
A system of managing government through departments run by officials.
Cash payments

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

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

39. Stalemate
Russian Emperor
A person who tries to stir up war.
The head of the US food administration during WWI
When neither side is strong enough to defeat the other.

40. Militarism
The policy of building up strong armed forces to prepare for 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.
A person who believes that the people as a whole rather than private individuals should own all property and share the profits.

41. Allied Powers
A German submarine
A fleet of military units that cut off an area from communicating with the rest of the world.
A treaty ending Russia's involvement of the war.
A military alliance among Russia France - and Britain.

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

43. Describe the situation of the European Allied Powers in 1917 when the U.S. entered 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 pledge that says that German you-boats will surface before attacking a ship and not sink passenger ships.
Some European nations rejected Wilson's peace plan because the conflicting relations between post-war nations threatened the reality of the treaty.
Cash payments

44. Zimmermann Note
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.
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.
A note to Mexico to attack the United States if it declared war on Germany

45. What effects did the war have on the United States?
A system of managing government through departments run by officials.
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.
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.

46. List three ways in which the Treaty of Versailles punished Germany.
A peace plan proposed by Woodrow Wilson that would try to prevent international problems from sparking another world war.
Some European nations rejected Wilson's peace plan because the conflicting relations between post-war nations threatened the reality of the treaty.
A pledge that says that German you-boats will surface before attacking a ship and not sink passenger ships.
The Treaty of Versailles made Germany pay war reparations of $300 billion dollars - limit its military - and stripped it of its overseas colonies.

47. Self-determination
People who wanted their country to stay out of international affairs and opposed the League of Nations
The right of national groups to have their own territory and own forms of government
A communist revolutionist in Russia during the WWl era
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. Henry Cabot Lodge
The Chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
The rapid spread of contagious disease among large numbers of people.
Woodrow Wilson - David Lloyd George - Georges Clemenceau - and Vittorio Orlando of Italy
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.

49. Battle of Verdun
A British passenger ship that was sunk by German you-boats that killed almost 1 -200 people including 128 Americans.
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 military division which was led by John J. Pershing
A 10 month battle in 1916 that ended in a stale mate with over a million casualties on both sides combined.

50. 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.
A general association of nations that would protect the independence of all countries.
A German thinker that predicted that workers around the rold would unite and overthrow the upper class.
The negatively affect Europe because of the 40 million casualties due to war-related ailments.