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World War 1 History

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1. Liberty Bonds
The Chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
An African-American military division which fought with the French military
A peace plan proposed by Woodrow Wilson that would try to prevent international problems from sparking another world war.
A bond which allowed the American citizen to lend money to the government to pay for the war.

2. American Expeditionary Force
The Sussex pledge help keep the United States from entering the war by reducing the casualties the US suffered while still in neutrality.
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
Pride in one's nation

3. Treaty of Versailles
Some European nations rejected Wilson's peace plan because the conflicting relations between post-war nations threatened the reality of the treaty.
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.
Pride in one's nation
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.

4. Sussex Pledge
A military general that led the American Expeditionary Force
A pledge that says that German you-boats will surface before attacking a ship and not sink passenger ships.
A peace plan proposed by Woodrow Wilson that would try to prevent international problems from sparking another world war.
Cash payments

5. Trench Warfare

6. John J Pershing
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 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.
A military general that led the American Expeditionary Force

7. Lusitania
Woodrow Wilson - David Lloyd George - Georges Clemenceau - and Vittorio Orlando of Italy
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 system of managing government through departments run by officials.
A British passenger ship that was sunk by German you-boats that killed almost 1 -200 people including 128 Americans.

8. Liberty Bonds
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 bond which allowed the American citizen to lend money to the government to pay for the war.
People who wanted their country to stay out of international affairs and opposed the League of Nations
A peace plan proposed by Woodrow Wilson that would try to prevent international problems from sparking another world war.

9. Socialist
The spreading of ideas that help a cause or hurt an opposing cause.
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.
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 person who believes that the people as a whole rather than private individuals should own all property and share the profits.

10. Fourteen Points
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 10 month battle in 1916 that ended in a stale mate with over a million casualties on both sides combined.
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 peace plan proposed by Woodrow Wilson that would try to prevent international problems from sparking another world war.

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

12. How did the war negatively affect Europe?
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 negatively affect Europe because of the 40 million casualties due to war-related ailments.
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 policy of building up strong armed forces to prepare for war.

13. Treaty of Versailles
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 military alliance among Russia France - and Britain.
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 communist revolutionist in Russia during the WWl era

14. Allied Powers
A military alliance among Russia France - and Britain.
A British passenger ship that was sunk by German you-boats that killed almost 1 -200 people including 128 Americans.
A 1917 act which required all men ages 21 to 30 to register for a military draft.
A bond which allowed the American citizen to lend money to the government to pay for the war.

15. Vladimir I. Lenin
A 1917 act which required all men ages 21 to 30 to register for a military draft.
To give up power
A communist revolutionist in Russia during the WWl era
A person who tries to stir up war.

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

17. Abdicate
A military alliance between Germany - Austria-Hungary - Bulgaria - and the Ottoman Empire.
To give up power
The head of the US food administration during WWI
German emperor

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

19. Bureaucracy
Many African-Americans moved north because they filled the need for factory workers in the north making war goods.
A system of managing government through departments run by officials.
A note to Mexico to attack the United States if it declared war on Germany
When neither side is strong enough to defeat the other.

20. 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.
Many African-Americans moved north because they filled the need for factory workers in the north making war goods.
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 Sussex pledge help keep the United States from entering the war by reducing the casualties the US suffered while still in neutrality.

21. Harlem Hell Fighters
Some European nations rejected Wilson's peace plan because the conflicting relations between post-war nations threatened the reality of the treaty.
Wilson's idea of 'peace without victory' is based on staying neutral and not joining the war effort on one side.
An African-American military division which fought with the French military
A British passenger ship that was sunk by German you-boats that killed almost 1 -200 people including 128 Americans.

22. Kaiser
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.
German emperor
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

23. Isolationist
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.
People who wanted their country to stay out of international affairs and opposed the League of Nations
Cash payments
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.

24. Self-determination
A military division which was led by John J. Pershing
The right of national groups to have their own territory and own forms of government
A note to Mexico to attack the United States if it declared war on Germany
People who refuse to fight in any war because they believe that war is evil

25. Lusitania
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 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 British passenger ship that was sunk by German you-boats that killed almost 1 -200 people including 128 Americans.
An agreement to stop fighting

26. How did prejudice affect German Americans during World War I?
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.
An African-American military division which fought with the French military
The Treaty of Versailles made Germany pay war reparations of $300 billion dollars - limit its military - and stripped it of its overseas colonies.

27. List three ways in which the Treaty of Versailles punished 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.
To give up power
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 Treaty of Versailles made Germany pay war reparations of $300 billion dollars - limit its military - and stripped it of its overseas colonies.

28. Big Four
A offensive push made by the German military they would hope to end the war.
A 1917 act which required all men ages 21 to 30 to register for a military draft.
Woodrow Wilson - David Lloyd George - Georges Clemenceau - and Vittorio Orlando of Italy
A person who tries to stir up war.

29. 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 pledge that says that German you-boats will surface before attacking a ship and not sink passenger ships.
Cash payments
A fleet of military units that cut off an area from communicating with the rest of the world.

30. Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

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

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

33. How did Congress respond to those who criticized the American war effort?
A communist revolutionist in Russia during the WWl era
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 Chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
A military division which was led by John J. Pershing

34. 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 rapid spread of contagious disease among large numbers of people.
A 10 month battle in 1916 that ended in a stale mate with over a million casualties on both sides combined.
A German thinker that predicted that workers around the rold would unite and overthrow the upper class.

35. Battle of Verdun
A 10 month battle in 1916 that ended in a stale mate with over a million casualties on both sides combined.
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 proposal made by Woodrow Wilson for the defeated powers not to receive punishment
The head of the US food administration during WWI

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

37. Harlem Hell Fighters
The head of the US food administration during WWI
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 note to Mexico to attack the United States if it declared war on Germany
An African-American military division which fought with the French military

38. Draft
A 10 month battle in 1916 that ended in a stale mate with over a million casualties on both sides combined.
Some European nations rejected Wilson's peace plan because the conflicting relations between post-war nations threatened the reality of the treaty.
A military general that led the American Expeditionary Force
A law requiring people of a certain age to serve in the military.

39. Epidemic
A treaty ending Russia's involvement of the war.
An African-American military division which fought with the French military
The rapid spread of contagious disease among large numbers of people.
To give up power

40. Big Four
Russian Emperor
The spreading of ideas that help a cause or hurt an opposing cause.
Woodrow Wilson - David Lloyd George - Georges Clemenceau - and Vittorio Orlando of Italy
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.

41. Abdicate
To give up power
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 pledge that says that German you-boats will surface before attacking a ship and not sink passenger ships.
Cash payments

42. Describe the situation of the European Allied Powers in 1917 when the U.S. entered the war.
The right of national groups to have their own territory and own forms of government
A general association of nations that would protect the independence of all countries.
A military general that led the American Expeditionary Force
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.

43. 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 note to Mexico to attack the United States if it declared war on Germany
German emperor
A peace plan proposed by Woodrow Wilson that would try to prevent international problems from sparking another world war.

44. Draft
Cash payments
A military alliance among Russia France - and Britain.
A offensive push made by the German military they would hope to end the war.
A law requiring people of a certain age to serve in the military.

45. Blockade
A fleet of military units that cut off an area from communicating with the rest of the world.
World War 1 ended when an armistice was passed with Germany that also required the German emperor to give up power.
Wilson's idea of 'peace without victory' is based on staying neutral and not joining the war effort on one side.
A bond which allowed the American citizen to lend money to the government to pay for the war.

46. Reparations
Cash payments
When neither side is strong enough to defeat the other.
To give up power
A bond which allowed the American citizen to lend money to the government to pay for the war.

47. How could the start of World War I be considered a failure of diplomacy?
The rapid spread of contagious disease among large numbers of people.
An African-American military division which fought with the French 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 spreading of ideas that help a cause or hurt an opposing cause.

48. Vladimir I. Lenin
A communist revolutionist in Russia during the WWl era
A pledge that says that German you-boats will surface before attacking a ship and not sink passenger ships.
Cash payments
German emperor

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

50. Sussex Pledge
A 10 month battle in 1916 that ended in a stale mate with over a million casualties on both sides combined.
The negatively affect Europe because of the 40 million casualties due to war-related ailments.
A pledge that says that German you-boats will surface before attacking a ship and not sink passenger ships.
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.