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History Test
WW1 history test things that I need to know
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Archduke Franz Ferdinand | the heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Him and his wife were shot. Start of WW1 |
| Baron von Richthofen | aka Red Baron. Famous pilot in the German air force. |
| President woodrow Wilson | Wanted the US to be nuetral. But from pressure and the zimmermman telegram and US ships being sunk by Germany he declared war. Won presidency election of 1916. Wilson signed the declaration of war April 6.Created the League of Nations and created the fou |
| Vladimir Lenin | wanted to end Russias participation in the war. Lenin took Russia out of the war. March 1918 signed treaty of Brest-Litovsk Wich surrendered Poland, Ukraineand others to Germany. allowed german troops to move to Wester Front. |
| General John J. Pershing | Led the American Expeditionary Force aka American troops Europe. Kept AEF a seperate force. AEF fought many battles. |
| Kaiser Wilhelm II | Emperor of Germany but forced to gve up his position because of political unrest. Germany then became a republic and agreed to Wilsons armistice. |
| Henry Cabot Lodge | head of Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Said tht participation in the Leaugue of Nations would let countrys take advantage of their ships. Delayed vote of treaty of versailles so that other people could present their cases. |
| George M. Cohan | Wrote over there and you're a grand old flag, are his famous songs |
| Nationalism | loyalty to a nation and promotion of its interests above all others |
| Militarism | A buildup of military strength within a country |
| Balance of Power | The distribution of power among nations so that no single nation can dominate or interfere with another |
| Propaganda | Ideas or information designed and spread to influence opinion |
| Autocracy | government in which one person has unlimited power |
| Front | A region where warfare is taking place |
| Rationing | To give out scarce items on a limited basis |
| Mobilization | Gathering resources and preparing for war |
| Reparations | Payment by the losing country in a war to the winner for the damages caused by war. |
| Armistice | A temporary peace agreement to end fighting. |
| Wilson's fourteen points | The peace plan to end World War I and restructure the countries of Europe, proposed by Woodrow Wilson |
| National self-determinaton | The right of the people to decide how they should be governed. |
| Four main causes of World War I | Imperialism, nationalism, militarism, alliance system |
| Nations that made up the Central Powers | Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman (Turkish) Empire |
| nations that are part of the triple alliance | Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy |
| Nations that are part of the triple entente | Great Britain, France, Russia |
| The Zimmerman telegram | it proposed that Mexico would help Germany if the United States joined the war. In return Germany would get back sme land that they lost from the US. Thew Uniteds States now knew that Germany was planning things behind their backs. |
| Economic boom in the US causes | Borrowed money was paid back with interest |
| New weapons, new nature of warfare, war more costly | poison gas, machine guns, airplanes, troops could not just charge because they would get killed by machine gun fire, had to supply food for the allies and other things, needed to build war materials. |
| Germany, America, and Great Britains point of view of the sining of the lusitania | Germany- scared the US would join the war so made the Sussex Pledge. Great Britain- cold blooded murder America-very angry, president Wilson denounced the attack. |
| What is the treaty of Brest-Litovsk and how did it help Germany strategically? | It surrendered Poland, Ukraine and other territory to the germans and the germans were now able to move their troops to the Western Front. |
| What are the reasons that the allies needed the help of the Americans and why they probably would have lost the war without it? | allied troops are exhausted, some troops refused to keep fighting, war supplies and food were running out, German U-Boats were destroying ships. Because troops needed food to fight well and needed fresh troops to replace the tired ones. America tech+ |
| Why was there a shortage of labor when the US entered the war? | A lot of men left their jobs to go fight in the war and immigrated workers were not coming to the US. |
| How did the labor shortage provide new job oppurtunitites for women and minorities? | Because there was no other people to take the job so the minorities and women could get those jobs. |
| Where did the US get most of the money to finance the war? | Liberty Bonds, increasing taxes, more Americans had to pay income tax. |
| What were the groups that strongly opposed Americas entry in the war? | Socialists, Pacifists, German and Irish Americans. |
| What was the purpose of the Food Administration,War Industries Board, National War Labor Board, and Committee on public information? | Food Administration- Encourage Farmers to grow more and to persuade the public to eat less. War Industries Board- Convert Factories into War factories, setting prices for key consumer products. National War Labor Board- pressured business to meet demands |
| Sabotage and Sedition Acts | Made it a crime to say, print, or write almost anything perceived negative about the government. |
| What country was not represented at the Paris Peace Conference? | Germany |
| What country never signed the treaty of Versailles? | USA |
| What were the provisions of the treaty of versailles? | Germany had to pay reparations for the war, disarm all of its overseas colonies. |
| Why did Wilson propose the league of nations and why did the senate not ratify US involvement in it? | to prevent future wars and to keep lasting peace. Because of many people like Henry Cabot Lodge influenced the senate not to ratify it. |
| Battle of Marne | The British and French stooped the Germans advance into France 15 miles from Paris, which boosted French Morale and made it clear that either side was capable of winning the war quickly or easily. |
| Battle of Verdun | The Battle was the bloodiest battle of the war with more than 750,000 French and German Soldiers losing their lives. |
| Battle of Chateau- Thierry | The American Expeditionary Force, the American army, saw its first serious fighting, which turned back a German offensive aimed at taking Paris. |
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