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World War 1 History

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1. 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.
The head of the US food administration during WWI
A general association of nations that would protect the independence of all countries.
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.

2. Socialist
Russian Emperor
A military alliance among Russia France - and Britain.
A person who believes that the people as a whole rather than private individuals should own all property and share the profits.
World War 1 ended when an armistice was passed with Germany that also required the German emperor to give up power.

3. 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
People who refuse to fight in any war because they believe that war is evil
When neither side is strong enough to defeat the other.
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.

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

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

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

7. Pacifists
An African-American military division which fought with the French military
People who refuse to fight in any war because they believe that war is evil
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 offensive push made by the German military they would hope to end the war.

8. Epidemic
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 rapid spread of contagious disease among large numbers of people.
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.
A law requiring people of a certain age to serve in the military.

9. Why did Russia drop out of the war?
Cash payments
People who refuse to fight in any war because they believe that war is evil
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

10. Zimmermann Note
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.
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.

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

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

13. League of Nations
A general association of nations that would protect the independence of all countries.
A military division which was led by John J. Pershing
Russian Emperor
A German submarine

14. John J Pershing
A peace plan proposed by Woodrow Wilson that would try to prevent international problems from sparking another world war.
Woodrow Wilson - David Lloyd George - Georges Clemenceau - and Vittorio Orlando of Italy
A military general that led the American Expeditionary Force
An agreement to stop fighting

15. 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.
The spreading of ideas that help a cause or hurt an opposing cause.
A military alliance among Russia France - and Britain.
To give up power

16. Propaganda
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.
World War 1 ended when an armistice was passed with Germany that also required the German emperor to give up power.
The spreading of ideas that help a cause or hurt an opposing cause.
A German submarine

17. Herbert Hoover
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.
The head of the US food administration during WWI
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.

18. Nationalism

19. Propaganda
The spreading of ideas that help a cause or hurt an opposing cause.
When neither side is strong enough to defeat the other.
The Chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
A system of managing government through departments run by officials.

20. Bureaucracy
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
World War 1 ended when an armistice was passed with Germany that also required the German emperor to give up power.
A system of managing government through departments run by officials.

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

22. Karl Marx
A German thinker that predicted that workers around the rold would unite and overthrow the upper class.
Cash payments
A military alliance among Russia France - and Britain.
The Chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

23. Liberty Bonds
People who refuse to fight in any war because they believe that war is evil
A 1917 act which required all men ages 21 to 30 to register for a military draft.
The policy of building up strong armed forces to prepare for war.
A bond which allowed the American citizen to lend money to the government to pay for the war.

24. Why did Russia drop out of the war?
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.
German emperor
A military alliance between Germany - Austria-Hungary - Bulgaria - and the Ottoman Empire.
The spreading of ideas that help a cause or hurt an opposing cause.

25. Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

26. Zimmermann Note
A German submarine
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 note to Mexico to attack the United States if it declared war on Germany
Many African-Americans moved north because they filled the need for factory workers in the north making war goods.

27. Why did the United States Senate reject the Treaty of Versailles?
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 communist revolutionist in Russia during the WWl era
German 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.

28. 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.
An agreement to stop fighting
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 right of national groups to have their own territory and own forms of government

29. John J Pershing
A German submarine
A military general that led the American Expeditionary Force
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.
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.

30. Blockade
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
A fleet of military units that cut off an area from communicating with the rest of the world.
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.
Woodrow Wilson - David Lloyd George - Georges Clemenceau - and Vittorio Orlando of Italy

31. Liberty Bonds
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 policy of building up strong armed forces to prepare for war.
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 bond which allowed the American citizen to lend money to the government to pay for the war.

32. Militarism
A fleet of military units that cut off an area from communicating with the rest of the world.
An agreement to stop fighting
The policy of building up strong armed forces to prepare for war.
A communist revolutionist in Russia during the WWl era

33. Blockade
A communist revolutionist in Russia during the WWl era
People who wanted their country to stay out of international affairs and opposed the League of Nations
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.
A fleet of military units that cut off an area from communicating with the rest of the world.

34. Abdicate
To give up power
A military general that led the American Expeditionary Force
The Treaty of Versailles made Germany pay war reparations of $300 billion dollars - limit its military - and stripped it of its overseas colonies.
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.

35. 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
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.
Many African-Americans moved north because they filled the need for factory workers in the north making war goods.
An African-American military division which fought with the French military

36. Allied Powers
A bond which allowed the American citizen to lend money to the government to pay for the war.
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 alliance among Russia France - and Britain.
A treaty ending Russia's involvement of the war.

37. 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.
To give up power
A military alliance among Russia France - and Britain.
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.

38. Why did many African-Americans migrate north during the war?
A bond which allowed the American citizen to lend money to the government to pay for the war.
A German submarine
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.

39. List three ways in which the Treaty of Versailles punished Germany.
World War 1 ended when an armistice was passed with Germany that also required the German emperor to give up power.
A 1917 act which required all men ages 21 to 30 to register for a military draft.
The right of national groups to have their own territory and own forms of government
The Treaty of Versailles made Germany pay war reparations of $300 billion dollars - limit its military - and stripped it of its overseas colonies.

40. Treaty of Versailles
A law requiring people of a certain age to serve in the military.
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.
People who refuse to fight in any war because they believe that war is evil
A military alliance among Russia France - and Britain.

41. Reparations
A military general that led the American Expeditionary Force
The policy of building up strong armed forces to prepare for war.
The spreading of ideas that help a cause or hurt an opposing cause.
Cash payments

42. What effects did the war have on the United States?
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 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
Some European nations rejected Wilson's peace plan because the conflicting relations between post-war nations threatened the reality of the treaty.

43. Epidemic
The rapid spread of contagious disease among large numbers of people.
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 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 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.

44. Big Four
Woodrow Wilson - David Lloyd George - Georges Clemenceau - and Vittorio Orlando of Italy
A German submarine
The policy of building up strong armed forces to prepare for war.
A British passenger ship that was sunk by German you-boats that killed almost 1 -200 people including 128 Americans.

45. How did the war negatively affect Europe?
A bond which allowed the American citizen to lend money to the government to pay for the war.
The negatively affect Europe because of the 40 million casualties due to war-related ailments.
People who refuse to fight in any war because they believe that war is evil
To give up power

46. Militarism
The right of national groups to have their own territory and own forms of government
A German submarine
A law requiring people of a certain age to serve in the military.
The policy of building up strong armed forces to prepare for war.

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

48. Warmonger
A person who tries to stir up war.
Russian Emperor
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.
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.

49. Trench Warfare

50. How did the United States prepare for war?
The head of the US food administration during WWI
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.
The rapid spread of contagious disease among large numbers of people.