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US History
World War I
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was the War Industrial Board? | An agency established in 1917, that intorduced mass-production techniques to increase effiency and used standardized products to eliminate wastes. |
| What is propaganda? | A biased information that influences people's thoughts. |
| What was the Fourteen Points? | Wilson's plan for peace |
| What was the victory garden? | Gardens where Americans plant vegetables and other foods to ship to the Allies. |
| Did the foreign countries agree to Wilson's Fourteen Points? | No |
| Why didn't the foreign countries agree to Wilson's Fourteen Points? | The countries wanted Germany to pay for its damage from World War I. |
| Reparation- | War damages |
| What were the Treaty of Versailles' weaknesses? | It kept Germany from building its military, and didn't grant independent nations self-assurance. |
| What was the effect of the Treaty of Versailles, that was one of the causes of World War II? | Germany had vengeance and wanted to fight |
| Do Wilson support the Treaty of Versailles? | Yes |
| Who was the prime minister of Great Brtain? | David George Lloyd |
| Who was the prime minister of Italy? | Vittorio Orlando |
| What was the Great Migration? | The migration of African-Americans from the South to Northern cities in order to escape racial discrimination and find jobs. |
| Which ones have more casualties, the flu epidemic or World War I? | Flu epidemic |
| Who was the former muckracking journalist that headed CPI (Committee of Public Influence)? | George Creel |
| What did women do when their husband were at war? | They did the jobs, exclusively held for men, suchas railroad workers, bricklayers, and the chefs. |
| What happened to German Americans in the United States? | They were attacked or scorned by Americans for anmti-German sentiment; xenophobia |
| What were 1st 5 points for Wilson's Fourteen Points? | 1.) They would be no secret treaties 2.) Freedom of seas 3.) Tariffs should be lowered to foster free trade 4.) Arms should be reduced 5.) Colonial policies consider the interest of the people. |