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World War I 4 Class

World War I Study Stack for Class

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1. Who were the allied powers? Great Brittan, France, Russia, Serbia, Belgium, The United States
2. Who were the central powers? Germany, Austria-Hungry, Bulgaria, The Ottoman Empire
3. Why did the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand draw more than 20 countries into war? Alliances
4.What were the primary causes of World War I? Nationalism, Militarism, Alliances, Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
5.What started World War I? The assassination of Arch-duke Franz Ferdinand of Austria Hungary.
6.What is militarism? The glorification of the military
7.What is Propaganda? The spread of information designed to win support for a cause.
8.What is Nationalism? Pride in one’s nation or ethnic group
9.Name the new technologies used in World War I? Submarines, Airplane, Tanks, Poison Gas, Trench Warfare, Barbed Wire
10.How did the United States contribute to the Allied war effort? Providing supplies to Britain, Sending soldiers to Europe, Going to France to keep up the country’s morale.
11.Name the events that caused the United States to become involved in World War I. Inability to remain neutral in face of increasing threats to U.S. national interests, German unrestricted submarine warfare, Interception of the Zimmerman Telegram
12.What happened in Russia in 1917? The Bolsheviks seized the government of Russia on November 7, 1917. Lenin’s first order of business was to pull Russia out of the war. In March 1918, Russia and Germany signed a peace agreement.
13.What is the Selective Service Act? The law required all young men between the ages of 21 to 30 to register for the military draft.
14.What did the Espionage and Sedition Acts do? Authorities closed newspapers and jailed individuals for expressing antiwar views.
15.What event drew the United States into World War I? Interception of the Zimmerman Telegram
16.How did Germany react to American troops joining the war? the German leaders decided to seek an armistice.
17. What is the American Protective League? A private organization that encouraged people to spy on their neighbors. The American Protective League opened people’s mail, tapped phones, and pried into medical records.
18. What ideas did the Food Administration Board promote to the American public in order to conserve valuable food resources? Hoover urged Americans to conserve valuable food resources. To save on food, Americans observed “wheatless Mondays” and “meatless Tuesdays.” Many grew their own vegetables in “victory gardens.”
19. Describe President Woodrow Wilson’s Plan for peace after World War I? End to secret alliances, Freedom of the seas, Self-determination of nations, League of Nations
20. What was the primary goal of Wilson’s Fourteen Points? League of Nations
21.Which European countries made the major decisions at the Paris Peace Conference? France, Great Brittan, Italy
22.Did the U.S. Congress ratify the Treaty of Versailles? No
23. In what ways did the United States provide international leadership at the conclusion of the war? President Woodrow Wilson prepared a peace plan known as the 14 Pts that called for the formation of the League of Nations, a peacekeeping organization. The US decided not to join the League of Nations b/c the Senate did not ratify the Treaty of Versailles
24.What disease caused a worldwide epidemic in 1918 and 1919? the flu
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