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World War 1 History

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1. 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.
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.
The policy of building up strong armed forces to prepare for war.
A 1917 act which required all men ages 21 to 30 to register for a military draft.

2. Central Powers
The spreading of ideas that help a cause or hurt an opposing cause.
Russian Emperor
A military alliance between Germany - Austria-Hungary - Bulgaria - and the Ottoman Empire.
A German thinker that predicted that workers around the rold would unite and overthrow the upper class.

3. Herbert Hoover
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.
A fleet of military units that cut off an area from communicating with the rest of the world.
The head of the US food administration during WWI

4. Socialist
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.
A treaty ending Russia's involvement of the war.
People who refuse to fight in any war because they believe that war is evil

5. Big Four
Woodrow Wilson - David Lloyd George - Georges Clemenceau - and Vittorio Orlando of Italy
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 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 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.

6. Nationalism

7. Warmonger
A German submarine
A person who tries to stir up 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.
Many African-Americans moved north because they filled the need for factory workers in the north making war goods.

8. Socialist
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 British passenger ship that was sunk by German you-boats that killed almost 1 -200 people including 128 Americans.
A person who believes that the people as a whole rather than private individuals should own all property and share the profits.
A law requiring people of a certain age to serve in the military.

9. Trench Warfare

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

11. Reparations
A law requiring people of a certain age to serve in the military.
Cash payments
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
A system of managing government through departments run by officials.

12. Epidemic
The rapid spread of contagious disease among large numbers of people.
A system of managing government through departments run by officials.
A military alliance among Russia France - and Britain.
People who wanted their country to stay out of international affairs and opposed the League of Nations

13. Vladimir I. Lenin
A communist revolutionist in Russia during the WWl era
Some European nations rejected Wilson's peace plan because the conflicting relations between post-war nations threatened the reality of the treaty.
A military division which was led by John J. Pershing
A German thinker that predicted that workers around the rold would unite and overthrow the upper class.

14. Why was the Treaty of Brest-Litvosk a setback for the Allies during World War I?
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.
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
To give up power
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

15. Why did Russia drop out of the war?
Some European nations rejected Wilson's peace plan because the conflicting relations between post-war nations threatened the reality of the treaty.
A person who believes that the people as a whole rather than private individuals should own all property and share the profits.
A military general that led the American Expeditionary Force
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.

16. Militarism
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.
The right of national groups to have their own territory and own forms of government
A pledge that says that German you-boats will surface before attacking a ship and not sink passenger ships.

17. How did the United States prepare for war?
Wilson's idea of 'peace without victory' is based on staying neutral and not joining the war effort on one side.
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
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.

18. 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.
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 Treaty of Versailles made Germany pay war reparations of $300 billion dollars - limit its military - and stripped it of its overseas colonies.

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

20. Armistice
A bond which allowed the American citizen to lend money to the government to pay for the war.
An agreement to stop fighting
The policy of building up strong armed forces to prepare for war.
A military general that led the American Expeditionary Force

21. Draft
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 law requiring people of a certain age to serve in the military.
The Treaty of Versailles made Germany pay war reparations of $300 billion dollars - limit its military - and stripped it of its overseas colonies.
A German thinker that predicted that workers around the rold would unite and overthrow the upper class.

22. 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.
Woodrow Wilson - David Lloyd George - Georges Clemenceau - and Vittorio Orlando of Italy
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 right of national groups to have their own territory and own forms of government

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

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

25. Kaiser
A offensive push made by the German military they would hope to end the war.
German emperor
People who refuse to fight in any war because they believe that war is evil
World War 1 ended when an armistice was passed with Germany that also required the German emperor to give up power.

26. Blockade
The right of national groups to have their own territory and own forms of government
Pride in one's nation
A fleet of military units that cut off an area from communicating with the rest of the world.
The negatively affect Europe because of the 40 million casualties due to war-related ailments.

27. Why did many African-Americans migrate north during the war?
To give up power
A British passenger ship that was sunk by German you-boats that killed almost 1 -200 people including 128 Americans.
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.

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

29. Reparations
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.
A communist revolutionist in Russia during the WWl era
Cash payments

30. Lusitania
A British passenger ship that was sunk by German you-boats that killed almost 1 -200 people including 128 Americans.
People who wanted their country to stay out of international affairs and opposed the League of Nations
A military alliance among Russia France - and Britain.
A pledge that says that German you-boats will surface before attacking a ship and not sink passenger ships.

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

32. How did World War I end? When did World War I end?
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 German submarine
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.

33. Vladimir I. Lenin
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 offensive push made by the German military they would hope to end the war.
A communist revolutionist in Russia during the WWl era
A person who tries to stir up war.

34. Blockade
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
A fleet of military units that cut off an area from communicating with the rest of the world.
When neither side is strong enough to defeat the other.

35. Militarism
A person who tries to stir up war.
When neither side is strong enough to defeat the other.
A offensive push made by the German military they would hope to end the war.
The policy of building up strong armed forces to prepare for war.

36. Draft
A law requiring people of a certain age to serve in the military.
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 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
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.

37. Harlem Hell Fighters
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.
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 1917 act which required all men ages 21 to 30 to register for a military draft.
An African-American military division which fought with the French military

38. Why was the Treaty of Brest-Litvosk a setback for the Allies during World War I?
An African-American military division which fought with the French military
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.
A British passenger ship that was sunk by German you-boats that killed almost 1 -200 people including 128 Americans.

39. Fourteen Points
A fleet of military units that cut off an area from communicating with the rest of the world.
A peace plan proposed by Woodrow Wilson that would try to prevent international problems from sparking another world war.
Many African-Americans moved north because they filled the need for factory workers in the north making war goods.
Wilson's idea of 'peace without victory' is based on staying neutral and not joining the war effort on one side.

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

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

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

43. Warmonger
A pledge that says that German you-boats will surface before attacking a ship and not sink passenger ships.
A person who tries to stir up 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.
An African-American military division which fought with the French military

44. Pacifists
People who refuse to fight in any war because they believe that war is evil
Pride in one's nation
A pledge that says that German you-boats will surface before attacking a ship and not sink passenger ships.
People who wanted their country to stay out of international affairs and opposed the League of Nations

45. Self-determination
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.
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 right of national groups to have their own territory and own forms of government

46. List three ways in which the Treaty of Versailles punished Germany.
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 Treaty of Versailles made Germany pay war reparations of $300 billion dollars - limit its military - and stripped it of its overseas colonies.
The Chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
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.

47. Selective Service Act
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 military general that led the American Expeditionary Force
A 1917 act which required all men ages 21 to 30 to register for a military draft.
The Treaty of Versailles made Germany pay war reparations of $300 billion dollars - limit its military - and stripped it of its overseas colonies.

48. How did the Sussex pledge help keep the United States from entering the war?
A person who tries to stir up 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
The Sussex pledge help keep the United States from entering the war by reducing the casualties the US suffered while still in neutrality.
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.

49. Armistice
An agreement to stop fighting
A military alliance among Russia France - and Britain.
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 military general that led the American Expeditionary Force

50. Bureaucracy
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 note to Mexico to attack the United States if it declared war on Germany
A pledge that says that German you-boats will surface before attacking a ship and not sink passenger ships.
A system of managing government through departments run by officials.