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Unit 3 Part 2 Study

WWI Study Guide

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Who was the president of the U.S. during WWI? Woodrow Wilson
Which countries made up the Central Powers during WWI? Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire
Yellow Journalism helped contribute to the start of the Spanish-American War by doing what? Inflaming, public opinion in the U.S. against Spain.
What Spanish territories did the U.S. gain after the Spanish-American War? Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico
What made travel between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans easier? The Panama Canal
What is an alliance? An agreement between countries or groups of people.
What was the international organization offered by President Woodrow Wilson at the end of WWI to promote world peace? League of Nations
What countries made up the Allied Powers during WWI? Great Britain, U.S., France, Russia, and Serbia
What were some impacts of WWI in the U.S.? -Women went to work in factories while the men were fighting the war. -Americans began growing "war gardens" to send soldiers food while fighting overseas. -The government set up a Food Admin. to encourage people to eat less and send food to soldiers.
What effect did the U.S. soldiers have on WWI when they entered the war? The Allied Powers quickly gained a military advantage.
Which important political official was assassinated that started World War I? Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austria-Hungarian throne.
True or False? The sinking of the passenger ship, Lusitania, was NOT a direct cause of the American involvement in WWI. TRUE, the Lusitania was NOT the main cause
How were the events of WWI sequenced? 1. Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated 2. Russia declares war on Austria 3. America enters the war with Allied Powers
What were the conditions of the Treaty of Versailles? -This treaty punished the Central Powers -It demanded that Germany pay large amounts of money and NOT rebuild its army. -It demanded that Germany accept FULL responsibility for starting the war.
What was Woodrow Wilson's plan for peace called? The Fourteen Points
To NOT be directly involved in global problems is called what? Isolationism
Who gave the Fourteen Points speech on peace? President Woodrow Wilson
What was the immediate cause of World War I? The assassination of an Austrian nobleman, Archduke Franz Ferdinand
What was the result of all the new technologies introduced during WWI? The new technologies made it easier to kill and wound more soldiers than ever before.
At first, America adopted an "isolationist" policy at the beginning of WWI, what does this mean America wanted to stay out of the war because it had nothing to do with them at the time.
Why was it significant that hundreds of thousands of African Americans were drafted to fight in the war? Much of America was still segregated along racial lines in 1917.
What might have happened if America had NOT entered the war? Germany and Austria might have won the war.
Why didn't the U.S. approve of the conditions of the Treaty of Versailles? The U.S. disagreed with the harsh treatment for Germany.
What is an isthmus and what was an example of one? A narrow strip of land that connects two larger areas; such as the area where the Panama Canal is built in Central America.
What term is defined as "false or exaggerated reporting?" Yellow Journalism
What were each of the M.A.I.N. reasons of WWI? -Militarism -Alliance -Imperialism -Nationalism
What year did WWI begin in Europe? 1914
What year did the U.S. enter WWI? 1917
What time frame was the Spanish American War? April 25, 189-August 12, 1898
What is significant about Nov. 11, 1918? The Central Powers surrendered in WWI and this day is celebrated as Veteran's Day.
When was the Treaty of Versailles created helping to bring an end to WWI? 1919
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