Who assassinated the heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary to spark World War I?
Gavrilo Princip
100
What court case said the government could set limits on free speech when there was a “clear and present danger,” discouraging public discourse or discussion about World War I?
Schenk v. United States
100
When did Germany agree to an armistice, or cease-fire, that ended the fighting in World War I?
November 11, 1918
100
What are the four major, long-term, factors that led to the outbreak of war in Europe in 1914?
What was the only part of Woodrow Wilson’s plan for peace to make it into the treaty that ended World War I?
The League of Nations
200
What do we call the building up of armies, navies and other armed forces?
Militarism
200
Extreme pride and the belief that the interests of a single country were more important than cooperation among countries was called?
Nationalism
200
Who was the leader of the Bolshevik/Communist/Russian Revolution in 1917?
Vladimir Lenin
200
Which war was the most deadly in all of history?
World War I
200
What British passenger ship (carrying American passengers) was attacked and sunk by German U-Boats off of the coast of Ireland causing widespread anger in the United States?
Lusitania
300
What do we call having merchant ships travel in groups protected by war ships?
Convoy System
300
What was the space between heavily fortified ditches where opposing sides fought during World War I?
No-Man’s Land
300
Who was the President of the U.S. who asked Congress to declare war on Germany which brought the United States in to World War I?
Woodrow Wilson
300
Most of the fighting on the Western Front in World War I took place in what country?
France
300
Who was the leader of the American Expedeitionary Force in Europe during World War I?
General John J. “Blackjack” Pershing
400
Germany’s battle plan to begin World War I where they intended to quickly conquer France, then turn their attention to Russia
Schleiffen Plan
400
The Great Migration during World War I was a flow of
African Americans moving from the South to Northern cities.
400
Criticism of the war at home was effectively silenced by
the Espionage and Sedition Acts.
400
What was the War Industries Board responsible for in WWI?
Allocating raw materials, eliminating waste, and expanding war production
400
What were the Allied leaders who met in Paris and dominated the peace conference called?
The Big Four
500
The event that sparked the first declaration of war in World War I was
the assassination of the heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary.
500
Who was the German Ace who shot down theover 80 Allied pilots in World War I?
The Red Baron (Baron Von Richtofen)
500
Which country signed a treaty, Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, with Germany prior to the end of WWI and took themselves out of the War?
Russia
500
Using propaganda to “Sell” the war to the American people was the task of
the Committee on Public Information.
500
Why was the League of Nations Weak?
It had no military power and the US never joined it