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World War 1 History

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1. Isolationist
To give up power
People who wanted their country to stay out of international affairs and opposed the League of Nations
A system of managing government through departments run by officials.
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. How did American troops help the Allies win the war?

3. Big Four
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
The rapid spread of contagious disease among large numbers of people.
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.

4. How did World War I end? When did World War I end?
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.
The head of the US food administration during WWI
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.

5. Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

6. Self-determination
The right of national groups to have their own territory and own forms of government
When neither side is strong enough to defeat the other.
To give up power
An agreement to stop fighting

7. Militarism
The Chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
The policy of building up strong armed forces to prepare for war.
People who refuse to fight in any war because they believe that war is evil
A peace plan proposed by Woodrow Wilson that would try to prevent international problems from sparking another world war.

8. Draft
A law requiring people of a certain age to serve in the military.
A person who believes that the people as a whole rather than private individuals should own all property and share the profits.
An agreement to stop fighting
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.

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

10. Stalemate
When neither side is strong enough to defeat the other.
Woodrow Wilson - David Lloyd George - Georges Clemenceau - and Vittorio Orlando of Italy
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 agreement to stop fighting

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

12. Kaiser
A military division which was led by John J. Pershing
An African-American military division which fought with the French military
Woodrow Wilson - David Lloyd George - Georges Clemenceau - and Vittorio Orlando of Italy
German emperor

13. List three ways in which the Treaty of Versailles punished Germany.
A military alliance among Russia France - and Britain.
A peace plan proposed by Woodrow Wilson that would try to prevent international problems from sparking another world war.
The Treaty of Versailles made Germany pay war reparations of $300 billion dollars - limit its military - and stripped it of its overseas colonies.
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.

14. Why did Russia drop out of the war?
The rapid spread of contagious disease among large numbers of people.
A proposal made by Woodrow Wilson for the defeated powers not to receive punishment
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 law requiring people of a certain age to serve in the military.

15. Bureaucracy
A system of managing government through departments run by officials.
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 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.

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

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

18. Why did the United States enter World War I? Explain at least three reasons.
The right of national groups to have their own territory and own forms of government
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.
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.

19. Trench Warfare

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

21. Reparations
Cash payments
The policy of building up strong armed forces to prepare for war.
A peace plan proposed by Woodrow Wilson that would try to prevent international problems from sparking another world war.
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

22. 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.
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.
A person who tries to stir up war.

23. Battle of Verdun
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
A person who believes that the people as a whole rather than private individuals should own all property and share the profits.
A 10 month battle in 1916 that ended in a stale mate with over a million casualties on both sides combined.

24. Lusitania
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 right of national groups to have their own territory and own forms of government
A British passenger ship that was sunk by German you-boats that killed almost 1 -200 people including 128 Americans.

25. Why did the United States Senate reject the Treaty of Versailles?
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.
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 person who tries to stir up war.
The spreading of ideas that help a cause or hurt an opposing cause.

26. Abdicate
To give up power
A treaty ending Russia's involvement of the war.
The spreading of ideas that help a cause or hurt an opposing cause.
Pride in one's nation

27. How did the United States prepare for 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
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.
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.

28. Zimmermann Note
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 military general that led the American Expeditionary Force
A note to Mexico to attack the United States if it declared war on 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.

29. Central Powers
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.
Cash payments
A military alliance between Germany - Austria-Hungary - Bulgaria - and the Ottoman Empire.

30. John J Pershing
Russian Emperor
A military general that led the 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.
A military alliance among Russia France - and Britain.

31. Armistice
A fleet of military units that cut off an area from communicating with the rest of the world.
An agreement to stop fighting
Pride in one's nation
A offensive push made by the German military they would hope to end the war.

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

33. Karl Marx
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 note to Mexico to attack the United States if it declared war on Germany
A military alliance among Russia France - and Britain.
A German thinker that predicted that workers around the rold would unite and overthrow the upper class.

34. Epidemic
People who refuse to fight in any war because they believe that war is evil
The rapid spread of contagious disease among large numbers of people.
An agreement to stop fighting
An African-American military division which fought with the French military

35. Herbert Hoover
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.
To give up power
The head of the US food administration during WWI
A bond which allowed the American citizen to lend money to the government to pay for the war.

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

37. Nationalism

38. Harlem Hell Fighters
World War 1 ended when an armistice was passed with Germany that also required the German emperor to give up power.
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.
An African-American military division which fought with the French military
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. Czar
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 treaty ending Russia's involvement of the war.
Russian Emperor
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.

40. Selective Service Act
Cash payments
A law requiring people of a certain age to serve in the military.
A 1917 act which required all men ages 21 to 30 to register for a military draft.
Cash payments

41. Reparations
The Chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Cash payments
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.

42. Why was the Treaty of Brest-Litvosk a setback for the Allies during World War I?
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.
Pride in one's nation
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 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.

43. Blockade
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.
A pledge that says that German you-boats will surface before attacking a ship and not sink passenger ships.
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.

44. Describe the situation of the European Allied Powers in 1917 when the U.S. entered the war.
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 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 British and French forces are exhausted and ill in the trenches and Russia withdrew from the war due to the Treaty of Brest-Litovosk.

45. Big Four
Woodrow Wilson - David Lloyd George - Georges Clemenceau - and Vittorio Orlando of Italy
A peace plan proposed by Woodrow Wilson that would try to prevent international problems from sparking another world war.
Wilson's idea of 'peace without victory' is based on staying neutral and not joining the war effort on one side.
Many African-Americans moved north because they filled the need for factory workers in the north making war goods.

46. How did World War I end? When did World War I end?
Many African-Americans moved north because they filled the need for factory workers in the north making war goods.
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 offensive push made by the German military they would hope to end the war.
World War 1 ended when an armistice was passed with Germany that also required the German emperor to give up power.

47. Why do you think many Progressives opposed the United States entrance into the war?
An agreement to stop fighting
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 fleet of military units that cut off an area from communicating with the rest of the world.
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.

48. Henry Cabot Lodge
The Chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
A military general that led the American Expeditionary Force
A British passenger ship that was sunk by German you-boats that killed almost 1 -200 people including 128 Americans.
A British passenger ship that was sunk by German you-boats that killed almost 1 -200 people including 128 Americans.

49. American Expeditionary Force
A law requiring people of a certain age to serve in the military.
A person who tries to stir up war.
A military division which was led by John J. Pershing
When neither side is strong enough to defeat the other.

50. Militarism
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 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.
A person who believes that the people as a whole rather than private individuals should own all property and share the profits.