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world war 1
history
| ? | A |
|---|---|
| when did some americans campaign or national prepardness? | december 1914 |
| what event causes pres. wilson to be FOR prepardness? | the sinking of the lusitania |
| who were the "big 4" for the treaty of Versailles? | USA (pres. woodrow wilson),france (Georges Clemenceau), Britain (David Lloyd George), Italy (Vittorio Orlando) |
| what did the "big 4" all agree on? | punishing Germany |
| what was the USA senate's reaction the the treaty of versailles? | they were upset that wilson didn't confront them about it and were also unsure of the affect of the league of nations |
| what were the terms in the treaty of versailles? | germany was forced to pay $56 BILLION in repairs and almost total disarment |
| who was the zimmerman note sent by? | arthur zimmerman |
| who was the zimmerman note to? | the german ambassador in mexico |
| who was the zimmerman note intercepted by and who was it then given to? what is this an example of? | britain; USA; propoganda |
| what were some key ideas to the 14 points? | cooperation among all countries, freedom of the seas in peace and war, equal trading rights for all countries, to cut down on the ize of each country's armed forces, and free choice of government |
| what is the biggest point in the 14 points? | a league of nations to help promote peace and prevent war |
| did the USA ever join the league of nations? | no |
| whats another word for conscript? | draftee |
| what were the ages of conscripts to begin with? | 21-30 |
| what were the ages of conscripts changed to? | 18-45 |
| what were some of the things america did to help "prepare" the USA for war? | food/fuel administration, bigger military, liberty gardens, etc. |
| how many conscripts served in the armed forces? | about 2.8 million |
| how many conscripts enlisted for the military service? | about 2 million |
| what were some of the roles of conscripts? | artillary, infantrymen, medics, cavalry, etc. |
| how many military camps were there across the USA? | 32 |
| how many conscripts/enlistees saw battle in europe? | 2.1 million |
| how many americans died IN BATTLE by the end of the war? | about 53,000 |
| how many americans died OF DISEASE by the end of the war? | about 63,000 |
| how many americans had been wounded by the end of the war? | nearly 204,000 |
| what is pacifism? | a belief against violence and war as a way of settling problems |
| what did the triple alliance become known as later in the war? | the central powers |
| what did the triple entente become known as later in the war? | the allied powers |
| central powers? | turkey, germany, a.h., italy, bulgaria |
| allied powers? | russia, serbia, france, great britain, italy, USA |
| what are the internation laws of the sea (in steps)? | 1) fire warning shot; 2) board ship; 3) search ship; 4) take weapons for yourself/ur own country; 5) take passengers to safety; 6) sink ship (optional yet obvious) |
| why did the germans illegally sink the lusitania? | b/c they used a submarine (unterseeboot/u-boat) and they knew that the lusitania was illegally smuggling weapons |
| when does pres. wilson ask congress to declare war on germany? | april 2, 1917 |
| what are the 2 repressive acts that congress passes? | 1) you could be arrested for interferring with the draft; 2) encouraging disloyalty |
| what were the penalties for espianage acts? | $10,000 fines, 20 years imprisonment |
| how many people were imprissoned/fined for espianage acts? | 1500 |
| who are some people who were fined for espianage acts? | eugene v. debs, william (big hill) haywood, charles t. schenck |
| why was charles schenck fined under the espianage acts? | he was speaking out against supporting the war |
| how far did schenck's case go? | to the supreme court |
| who was the chief justice on the supreme court? | oliver wendall holmes |
| what was the vote against schenck? | 9-0 |
| who assassinated franz ferdinand and his wife? | gavrille principe |
| what is propoganda? | information used to get people interested in a cause |
| who was the 1st woman in congress? | jeanette rankin |
| what did rankin believe? | in life-long pacifism |
| what did rankin do in 1970? | march against vietnam war |
| what was rankin? | social worker, teacher, women's suffrage |
| when was rankin re-elected? | when she was 60 years old |
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