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WWI
Chapter 17
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What four factors fueled WWI? | Nationalism, Militarism, Imperialism, and System of Alliances |
| What is devotion to interests and culture of ones nation? | Nationalism |
| What is glorification of armed strength and arms building to threat other countries? | Militarism |
| What alliance was Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire? | Triple Alliance (central powers) |
| What alliance was France, Britain, and Russia? | Triple Entente (Allied powers) |
| What country starts with the Triple Alliance but switches Alliances? | Italy |
| Who was assassinated and main cause of the war and heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne? | Archduke Ferdinand |
| What Serbian nationalist assassinated the Archduke which led to Austria-Hungary to declare war against Serbia on July 28, 1914? | Gavrilo Princip |
| What were the advantages of the Central powers? | Germany's army and shared borders |
| What were the advantages of the Allied powers? | More soldiers, industrial capacity, and Britain's Navy |
| What plan was Germany invading Belgium, then going to invade Paris, and then Germany would attack Russia? | Schlieffen Plan |
| What was the land between trenches of both opposing sides that was known to be dangerous called? | "No Man's Land" |
| What were German submarines attacking British ships called? | U-Boats |
| What did Britain do to stop materials from going into the Germany? | Blockade |
| What ship sunk because of U-Boats and caused American anger because of American people being on the ship and caused Germany to avoid attacking ships? | Lusitania |
| What telegram was sent to Mexico from Germany telling them to declare war on the U.S. and they'll ally with them? | Zimmermann Telegram |
| What was Wilson's justification for the war? | "safe for democracy" |
| When did Congress vote to declare war on Germany and join WWI? | April 6, 1917 |
| What was Wilson's diplomacy to reduce U.S. intervention with foreign affairs? | Moral Diplomacy |
| What act required men between 21 and 30 to register for the draft? | Selective Service Act |
| Who was head of the food administration that encouraged conservation and increasing farm production? | Herbert Hoover |
| Who got to not fight in the war because of moral or religious reasons? | Conscientious Objectors |
| What act denied talking ill of the government and soldiers or you'll be fined and imprisoned? | Sedition Act |
| Who was the General of U.S. forces and led troops in Cuba, Mexico, and Western America and led the AEF? | John J. Pershing |
| Who is one of the most decorated soldier of WWI and earned a medal of honor? | Alvin York |
| Who was the head of the CPI? | George Creel |
| What was money given to the government from the citizens to help fund the military and payed back over 30 years? | Liberty Bonds |
| How where African Americans treated during and after the war? | Segregated and treated poorly |
| Who urged African Americans to join the war because he said that they'd be treated equally if they joined? | Du Bois |
| What were the American infantry men nicknamed? | Doughboys |
| What is the main regulating body that urges mass production and oversees manufacturing and efficiency? | War Industrial Board |
| How were immigrants treated during this time, specifically Germans? | Suppression of German culture |
| What were common technologies and weapons used in WWI? | Tanks, machine guns, airplanes, balloons, zeppelins, and poison gas |
| What were trenches like and what disease often occurred? | Trench foot/mouth, filthy and shell shock |
| Why does Russia leave WWI and had a weak eastern front? | Overthrown and went into a civil war in 1917 |
| What was the large scale movement of Africans going North for less discrimination and job opportunity that increased racial tensions? | The Great Migration |
| Who was one of the most famous WWI nurses and was a professional nurse? | Julia Stimson |
| What were the main party's and movements during WWI? | Women's Peace Party (1915), Alcohol banning (1917/1919), and Women support suffrage |
| What epidemic occurred that killed millions across the world and led to a decline in economies? | Flu epidemic |
| What is the largest US military operation in WWI led by Pershing? | Meuse-Argonne Offensive |
| When did Austria Hungary surrender? | November 3, 1918 |
| What was Wilson's Plan for peace that was originally rejected terms? | Freedom of Seas, free trade, no secret treaties, less colonialism, and League of Nations to promote peace |
| Where did the Big Four Leaders gather to discuss the peace treaty? | Hall of Versailles (Italy, France, Britain, U.S.) |
| What did the Treaty of Versailles do? | Broke Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire, barred Germany, Germany pays reparations, and ended the war |
| What were weaknesses of the Treaty of Versailles? | Harsh treatment to Germans, humiliated Germans, war guilt clause, Germany doesn't pay reparations |
| Why did the U.S. reject the membership to join the League of Nations? | Favored isolationism and wanted to stay out of future wars |
| What happened because of WWI? | Disrupted progressive movement and major inflation |
| What was the failed strike because of lack of support and has over 300,000 steelworkers walk out? | Great Steel Strike |
| What was the breakout of racism and violence in the U.S. toward African Americans that caused DC, Chicago, and Elaine and racial tension? | Red Summer |
| Who was elected in 1920 and promised to "return to normalcy" and had fewer reforms and less government activism? | Warren G. Harding |
| Who represented the U.S. in Versailles? | Woodrow Wilson |
| Who represented France in Versailles? | George Clemenceau |
| Who represented Great Britain in Versailles? | Lloyd George |
| Who represented Italy in Versailles? | Vittorio Orlando |
| What city was Archduke Ferdinand assassinated in? | Sarajevo |
| What were groups of ships that traveled together for protection purposes? | Convoy |
| What did Germany declare that had them shoot down any ships in European waters? | Unrestricted submarine warfare |
| When did the war officially end? | November 11, 1918 |
| What was formed after the Treaty of Versailles that helped keep peace? | League of Nations |
| What was the main political idea to spread after WWI? | Democracy |
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