L1: War Begins
L2: War Years
L3: After War
Vocabulary
Random
100
What major events led to the United States declaring war on Germany? (3 strikes=your out!)
Sinking Lusitania; Zimmerman Telegram to Mexico; Sinking 5 more merchant ships
100
Why did the war cause the United States iron and steel industry to grow?
Weapons were being made and sold to European countries involved in the war. Iron and steel were needed for this growing weapons industry.
100
What promise did President Woodrow Wilson hope to fulfill with his Fourteen Points?
His promise to make the world safe for democracy (the US's form of government)
100
What word is used to describe great pride and patriotism toward a country?
Nationalism
100
What new weapons made WW1 deadlier than previous wars? Name at least 4
machine guns, tanks, flamethrowers, poison gas, airplanes, submarines
200
List countries that were members of the Central Powers (4)
Austria-Hungary; Germany; Bulgaria; Ottoman Empire
200
Why did so many African Americans choose to move to the North during World War 1?
Increased production needs for the war and the fact that many northern men were joining the military led to more jobs available there
200
Why did the Treaty of Versailles contain very few of Wilson's Fourteen Points?
Many countries rejected Wilson's Fourteen Points because they wanted to punish Germany
200
What word is used to describe "empire building"
Imperialism
200
What is the area between one group of trenches and the other called? AND what was it like there?
No man's land; filled with barbed wire and land mines
300
List countries that were members of the Allied Powers (6)
Britian, France, Italy, Japan, Russia, United States
300
By the end of WW1, how many American women were in the nation's workforce?
about 10 million
300
What was the Red Scare?
The fear that communism would take over the United States as it did in Russia
300
What word is used to describe the desire to build up weapons and be aggressively prepared to use them
Militarism
300
What is an "armistice"?
An agreement to stop fighting
400
List 5 "main" causes of World War 1
MAINS: Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism, Serbia assassination
400
What effect did the revolution in Russia have on the Western Front in Europe?
It allowed German soldiers who had been fighting Russia in the east, to move to the Western Front and assist the Central Power troops fighting there
400
What important changes did the outcome of WW1 help bring about in the United States? (List 4)
Labor Unions grew; Immigration rules tightened; Great fear of communism grew; Women's right to vote (19th Ammendment)
400
What word describes a relationship or mutual understanding of "friendship" made between two countries
Alliance
400
In which European country did MUCH of the fighting during WW1 take place?
France
500
What were the years of WW1? What years were the US involved in WW1?
WW1 1914-1918; US in WW1 1917-1918
500
Describe the foreign policy carried out by each of the following presidents: T.Roosevelt, W.Taft, W.Wilson
T.Roosevelt (Imperialism/Militarism); W.Taft (Dollar Diplomacy); W.Wilson (World Diplomacy)
500
What was the 14th point in Wilson's Fourteen Points?
To create a general association of nations (League of Nations)
500
What does "suffrage" mean?
The right to vote; women in the US gained suffrage in 1920 with the passing of the 19th Ammendment
500
What is the difference between a "Labor Union" and a "Strike"?
Labor Union= group/association of workers formed to protect their rights at work. Strike=when a labor union refuses to work until changes are made by their employer
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