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Throck WWI
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What country did Russia have a treaty to protect in South Eastern Europe because they were both Slavic? | Serbia |
| Who were the members of the Triple Entente? | France, Great Britain, Russia |
| During the war, the Triple Entente became known as? | The Allies |
| In what court case did the Supreme Court of the US rule that the freedom of speech can be limited/curbed during war time if it presented danger? | Schenck Vs. United Satates |
| What was the event to cause Austria- Hungary to make the first declaration of war? | the assisinated of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria Hungary by Serbian terrorist and nationalist Gavrilo Princepts of the "Black Hand." |
| How did the the US government encourage people to conserve electricity? | daylight savings time |
| How did the war affect Americans on the homefront? | food rationing, propaganda, conscription, war bonds.... |
| What was the flow of 400,000 African Aemricans to northern cities for jobs, causing a shift in the ethnic and political power of bid cities such as New York? | The Great Migration |
| Who were the Big Four? | Orlando from Italy Clemenceau from France Lloyd George from Britain Woodrow Wilson from US |
| The Triple Alliance was made of | Germany, Austria Hungary, Italy |
| The Triple Alliance later became known as ____during the war. (except Italy) | Central Powers |
| What area did Austria-Hungary annex in 1908, full of other ethnic slavs, angering Serbia? | Bosnia |
| What peninsula is made of the Serbians, Croats, and Slovenes of south-Eastern Europe? | the Balkan Peninsula |
| What document did Germany attempt to send to Mexico proposing war alliance with Mexico. In this alliance, Mexico would regain Texas, New Mexico and Arizona. | Zimmerman Telegram |
| During the war, Herbert Hoover of the Food Administration encouraged people to ration food, such as having "Wheatless Mondays." This was known as? | "Hooverizing" |
| Which two acts made it illegal to criticize the government or aid enemies during the war? | Espionage and Sedition Acts |
| What U.S, organization was initially formed to raid political headquarters of the US in search of Communists? | FBI |
| What is nationalism? | pride in one's homeland, as illustrated by Serbia's desire to unite all Slavs together |
| What German plan failed, leading to trench warfare and the entry of Great Britain into war? | Schlieffen Plan |
| What was the goal of the Schlieffen Plan? | Knock out France (by invading through neutral Belgium) to avaoid a two front war with Russia. |
| What was Germany's promise not to sink any more merchant ships to avoid pulling the US into war? | the Sussex Plan |
| What was the US system of conscription called (draft?) | Selective Service |
| Who overthrew the Russian government in 1917 and pulled Russia out of the war early? | the Bolsheviks under Vladimir Lenin (Communist) |
| What was Wilson's plan for the post-war world called that he pushed at the Versailles meetings? | Fourteen Points |
| What was the 14th point of Wilson's, which called for the creation of a "general association of nations?" | League of Nations |
| Why did the US senate not ratify the Treaty of Versailles that Wilson worked to months to help draft? | Senate was afraid of getting involved in other European affairs by becoming part of the League of Nations. |
| Why was the treaty so harsh on Germany, even against the wishes of Woodrow Wilson? | The other Allies wanted to punish Germany and make them pay for the war |
| what two main things was Wilson's Fourteen Points based on? | self-determination and free trade |
| Who were the 'doughboys?" | American soldiers |
| In the US, after the Russian revolution, what was the wide-spread fear of Communismknown as? | the Red Scare |
| What did Britain do that caused Germany to employee their u-boasts? | blockaded Germany |
| Although the US was officially neutral during the war, why did most Americans favor a Allied victory? | US business loans and public opinion in favor othe Allies, along with the massive amount of pro-British propaganda |
| What British passenger liner was sunk in 1915, killing 128 Americans? | the Lusitania |
| How did the US raise money to pay for th war? | raise taxes and sell bonds |
| What were the payments called that Germany had to make to the allies as stated in the Treaty of Versailles? | reparations |
| What did Germany sign that led to an overthrow of the new government? | The War Guilt Clause of the Treaty of Versailles |
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