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social studies ch.23
world wars
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Despite neutrality, some Americans of German or Austrian descent and blank favored the Central Powers; even more Americans favored the blank. | Ireland Allies |
| to gain support, both sides used... | Propaganda |
| American trade with the Allies soared due to Britain's blockade of... | Germany |
| Stating that if it would sink any vessels that entered or left British ports, Germany torpedoed the British passenger liner blank near the coast of Ireland on May 7 1915 | Lusitania |
| Under the blank, Germany promised to warn neutral ships and passengers vessels before attacking | sussex |
| Blank broke off diplomatic relations with Germany after it announced it would sink all merchant vessels sailing to Allied ports. | Pres. Wilson |
| The blank in Russia led Wilson to argue that the Allies were fighting a war for blank | revolution democracy |
| Congress passed a blank that was signed by Wilson on April 6, 1917. | declaration of war |
| To raise an army, Congress the blank | selective service act |
| who was assassinated on June 28 1914? | Archduke Franz Ferdinand |
| What encouraged new nations to unify and establish their power in the world? | Nationalism |
| What by one European nation often brought it into conflict with another country? | Expansion |
| Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy formed what? | Triple Alliance |
| What was that an attack on one nation could trigger a war involving many countries? | alliance system |
| The what were Germany, and Austria-Hungary | Central Powers |
| What changed the way wars were fought? | Tanks, airplanes, and submarines |
| What greatly improved in accuracy and range of fire? | Guns |
| What made it possible for a single soldier to effectively take on multiple opponents at once? | machine guns |
| what is an example of chemical warfare? | poison gas |
| when did World war I take place | between 1914 and 1918 |
| what was one of WWI consequences? | led almost directly to WWII |
| what was another name for WWI | The Great War |
| How many soldiers died in battle? | 9 million |
| How many civilians died? | 13 million |
| Diseases like the FLU raised the death toll an additional... | 20,000,000 |
| the loss of life worldwide surpassed how much | 40 million |
| was the convoy successful why? | Yes In 1 year it reduced Allied shipping losses 900,000 to 300,000 |
| what type of government did the Bolsheviks establish? | Communist Lenin is leader |
| What enabled Germany to move thousands of troops from the Eastern Front to the Western front? | Treaty of Brest Litovsk |
| Who was the leader pf the American Expeditionary Force? US military in Europe | John J Pershing |
| why were American soldiers nicknamed dough boys? | their brass uniform buttons resembled boiled dumplings |
| Where did the Amerians' most massive attack in history take place? | Battle of Argonne nearly 7 weeks |
| To whom had the gov. of Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman empire surrendered by late 1918? | Allied Powers |
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