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maxush-Fighting WWI
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| attack France through Belgium, capture Paris before the French or British can react | German plan of attack |
| armies dug series of trenches for protection during war | trench warfare |
| area between the Allied and German trenches | no man's land |
| poison gas, tank, airplane, machine gun | weapons |
| nickname for American soldiers | doughboys |
| cargo and troop ships zigzag their way across Atlantic surrounded by warships for protection | convoy |
| leader of the bolsheviks, established communist government in Russia | Vladimir Lenin |
| communist revolutionaries in Russia | bolsheviks |
| peace treaty between Germany and Russia, Russia gives up huge amount of territory in return for peace | Treaty of Brest-Litovsk |
| Last major German offensive, intended to defeat allies before the US can get fully mobilized | Peace offensive |
| Supreme Allied commander, March 1918 orders all available forces to the front, including Americans | Marshal Ferdinand Foch |
| American forces help to stop German advance on Paris | Cantigny |
| American offensive breaks through German lines | Chateau-Thierry |
| cease fire began 11th hour 11th day 11th month 1918 | Armistice |
| Wilson' plan for after the war: eliminating the general causes of the war, territorial adjustments, League of Nations | Fourteen Points |
| world peace keeping organization | League of Nations |
| Made most of the decisions at Versailles: US- Wilson, Britain- George, France- Clemenceau, Italy- Orlando | Big Four |
| Stripped Germany of armed forces, mandated reparations, called for territorial adjustments, Germany must accept responsibility for the war and created a League of Nations | Treaty of Versailles |
| payments for damages of war, totaled $33 billion | reparations |
| Would support the treaty with changes to protects US independence | Reservationists |
| Group that opposed any treaty with a League of Nations included | Irreconcilables |