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Chapter 23 Review
Review for World War I
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is nationalism? | pride in one's country |
| What is imperialism? | expanding a country's power by expanding outside of it's borders by conquering new territory |
| Why did Austria-Hungary declare war? | they thought that Serbia's government was behind the assassination of the Archduke |
| What countries became the Allied Powers? | France, Russia, Britain, USA |
| What countries became the Central Powers? | Germany, Astria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire |
| What is trench warfare? | a maze of trenches that the military dug where they fought from |
| What did President Wilson call for the Americans to do when the war broke out? | stay neutral |
| What is propaganda? | one-sided journalism |
| What is a U-boat? | German submarine |
| What happened to the Lusitania? | It was sunk after torpedoed by the Germans |
| What is a warmonger? | someone who stirs up war |
| What is submarine warfare? | battles fought using underwater boats in the oceans |
| What was the Zimmermann Telegram? | a letter to Mexico stating that they are to attack the U.S.A when the U.S.A declares war on Germany |
| Why did the Russians pull out of the war? | because a Russian Revolution began |
| What was the Selective Service Act? | a law that required all men from the age of 21-30 to register for the military draft |
| What is the military draft? | law requiring people of certain age to serve in military |
| What is a bureaucracy? | a system of managing government through departments ran by appointed officials |
| What were liberty bonds? | a way that American citizens could loan money to the government to help support the war |
| What is a pacifist? | someone who is against war |
| What was General John Pershing's role in the war? | commanded the U.S. Army in France |
| Who were the Harlem Hell Fighters? | African American unit that fought with the French army |
| What happened at the Battle of Beleau Wood? | the Germans agreed to an armistace |
| What is an armistice? | an agreement to stop fighting |
| What does abdicate mean? | to step down from power |
| What kind of government was set up Germany after the German emperor resigned? | a republic |
| What is an epidemic? | widespread outbreak of disease |
| What was President Wilson's 14 Points? | President Wilson's peace plan |
| What are reparations? | cash payments for losses that occurred during war |
| What was the Treaty of Versailles? | the treaty that officially ended World War I |
| What countries did the Treaty of Versailles create? | Poland, Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia |
| Did the U.S. join the League of Nations? | they did but it was not until 1921 |
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