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Ch 10 History
Study Guide
Question | Answer |
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What is Western Front? | Battles ground between Allies and Central Powers in Europe during WW I |
What is influenza? | the flu virus |
What is 1918? | World War I; started in 1914 and ended in this year |
What is 1917? | The U.S. entered the war 3 years after it began, the year they entered was this. |
What is the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand? | This triggered or sparked the start of World War I |
What is red scare? | Widespread fear that radicals and communists were plotting a revolution in the U.S. |
What is the Zimmerman Note? | Telegram sent from Germany to Mexico and intercepted by Great Britain, proposing an alliance against the U.S. this leads to the U.S. declaring war on Germany. |
What is the British Navy? | The German army was dominate on land and this was dominate on sea. |
What is a conscientious objector? | This group refused to fight in the war because of religious or moral beliefs. |
What is Fourteen Points? | Wilson's plan for peace. |
What is reparations? | Payments for war damages |
What is U-boat? | German submarine |
What is unrestricted submarine warfare? | Germany attacked Allied ships without warning |
What is the selective service act? | The U.S. increased the number of soldiers in the military by creating this. |
What is the Treaty of Versailles? | This document ended WW I. |
What is the Lusitania? | British passenger ship sunk by the Germans which lead American's to favor getting involved in WW I |
What is a casualty? | Killed, wounded, or missing soldier |
What is convoys? | These were used to protect Allied ships from Germany sub attacks |
What is a Great Migration? | Numerous black came to the North to seek wartime jobs and escape the racism in the South |
What is Germany? | This country was blamed for WW I and was made to pay reparations which crippled their economy and later led to WW II |
What is the Committee on Public Information? | Government agency that encouraged American's to support the war, sending pamphlets and speakers and run by George Creel |
What is the War Industries Board? | Regulated businesses related to the war effort |
What is Belgium? | The invasion of this country by Germany led to Americans to turn against Germany because this country is neutral |
What is the right vote? | Numerous opportunities were created during WW I, these included more jobs for both women and African Americans along with women gaining this |
What is the League of Nations? | This group proposed by Woodrow Wilson and was the only of his 14 points accepted by the peace conference, ironically the U.S. never joined. |
Committee on Public Information (CPI) | government agency created during WW I to encourage Americans to support war |
Reparations | Payment for war damages |