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US His 6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Western Front | Battle front between the Allies and Central Powers in Western Europe |
| Lusitania | British passenger ship sunk by German U-boat |
| U-boats | German Submarines |
| Casualties | Soldiers killed, wounded, or missing |
| Contraband | Illegal weapons and other goods to fight a war |
| Francis Ferdinand | Heir to the Austria-Humgary throne |
| Why did Pres. Wilson want the United State to remain neutral during WWI? | Because of our nation's ethnic diversity |
| This turned American public opinion against Germany. | The German invasion of Belgium |
| Event that caused US to enter WWI | Sinking of the British ship the "Lusitania" |
| Opinion of American internationalist toward the US becoming involved in WWI | No involvement in the war |
| Bernard Baruch | Head of War Industries Board |
| Selective Service Act | Created a military draft |
| George Creel | Director of Committee on Public Information |
| Espionage Act | Severe penalties for anyone engaging in disloyal or treasonable activities |
| Conscientious objectors | People who refused to serve in the military service for moral or religious reasons |
| Grear Migration | Movement of African Americans to the North |
| Impact of WWI on the American economy | Regulations increased |
| One result of the Sedition Act | It limited freedom of speech |
| WWI changed the lives of American women | Opened up new job opportunities |
| Great Migration | Men were drafted during WWI created jobs in the North;African Americans moved from south to fill those jobs. |
| Reservationists | People who would vote for the Treaty of Versailles if changes were made to the League of Nations |
| Reparations | Payments for war damage |
| Convoy | Groups of merchant ships sailed together, protected by warships |
| Self-determination | The right of people to choose their own form of government |
| Irreconcilables | US senators who believed we should not get involved in world politics or world organizations-opposed any treaty with the League of Nations in it. |
| Vladimir Lenin | Radical communist leader who took over Russia on Nov. 1917 |
| 1,300,000 | American troops that served in combate during WW I |
| Western Front | Where US troops did the most fighting |
| Paris Peace Conference denied self-determinatin to these people | Iraqis |
| What reason was given by the US Senate to deny the approval of the Treaty of Versailles? | The League of Nations was ineffective |
| Influenza | Deadly viral illness |
| Anarchist convicted of murder | Nicola Sacco |
| Rising Prices | Inflation |
| A country that owes less money than it is owed | Creditor nation |
| Republican Pres. | Warren G. Harding |
| Red Scare | Fear of communism |
| One cause of 1919 labor strikes | Rising prices |
| World's economic leader after WWI | United States |
| Return to normalcy (simplier times) | Promise made by newly elected Pres Warren G. Harding in 1920 election |
| Why was the postwar period difficult for farmers? | Food prices were falling, so farmers weren't getting much money for the crops they were growing. |
| Commander of American troops in Europe during WWI | John J. Pershing |
| Social Darwinism | Survival of the fittest-the best country would win any international competition |
| Triple Alliance nations | Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy |
| Preparedness | The building up of military forces |
| Herbert Hoover | Head of Food Administration-set prices higher for wheat encouraging farmers to grow more-asked consumers to conserve so more food could be sent to the troops-he set up rules affecting farmers |
| Committee on Public Information-CPI | Its purpose was to educate the public as to the causes and purpose of the war and convince Americans that the war effort was a just cause |
| Cause-German soldiers no longer willing to fight | Effect-Germany surrendered in 1918 |
| League of Nations | World organization to promote peaceful cooperation between countries |
| Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti | Italian anarchists convicted and executed for murders they didn't commit |
| Doughboy | Nickname for American troops because their uniforms were the color of bread dough |
| Fourteen Points | Pres. Wilson's outline of America's war aims for lasting peace in western Euroe |
| David Lloyd George | British Prime Minister |
| Georges Clemenceau | French president |
| Red Scare | Wide spread fear of suspected communists who were to be plotting a revolution within the United States |
| Arthur Zimmermann | German foreign minister who proposed an alliance with Mexico against the US |
| Influenza | The flu virus |
| Republican Senator who opposed ratification of Treaty of Versailles | Henry Cabot Lodge |
| Conscientious objector | Person whose moral or religious view forbid participation in war |
| Creditor Nation | A nation that lends more money than it borrows |
| Palmer Raids | Series or raids, arrests,and deportations of suspected radicals |
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