What event sparked World War I?
the murder of Archduke Ferdinand
Who did Austria decare on?
Serbia
What was the purpose of Germany"s Schlieffen Plan?
to defeat France quickly and then attack Russia
Germany's invasion of which nation brought Great Britain into World War I?
Belgium
What was probably the greatest factor in America's entrance into the war?
submarine warfare in the Atlantic
What was the main provision of the Selective Service Act?
the draft
What was the main provision of the Espionage and Sedition Acts?
banning criticism of the war effort
peacetime association of nations that sought to prevent war
League of Nations
What famous phrase came from the Schenk decision?
"a clear and present danger"
The Fourteen Points included
the League of Nations
Explain the differences between the "irreconcilables" and the "reservationists" over the Treaty of Versailles.
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Which plank from the Fourteen Points was included in the Treaty of Versailles?
self-determination
Which British master politician went to Versailles pledging " to squeeze them till the pips squeak"?
David Lloyd George
What did Woodrow Wilson once promise,
" The United States will never again seek one additional foot of territory by conquest."
Explain the term"Hooverizing" as it related to the role that future president Herbert Hoover played in providing an adequate food supply for the American forces during World War I.
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where American troops fought to stop the German offensive
Chateau-Thierry
What did the Zimmermann telegram aroused in the Americans
patriotism in the West against the Germans
How much did the American army grow or increase?
tenfold in less than two years of war.
During the war, what did the Wilson administration outlawed?
all competition in the rail industry and nationalized all railroads.
After the war, Germany was not allowed to?
participate in any treaty negotiations following World War I.
Wilson campaigned for the founding of
League of Nations, the United States never joined it.
US secretary of state before WWI.
William Jennings Bryan
Mexican dictator, 1976 to 1911, popular among American businessmen.
Porfirio Diaz
where American troops launched and fought a costly offensive
Argonne
"one of the most grotesque tyrannies in Mexican history"
Victoriano Huerta
Mexican bandit leader who raided a New Mexico border town
Pancho Villa
German ruler who drew England into war
Wilhelm I
"The world must be made safe for democracy."
Woodrow Wilson
the administrator of the Fodd Administration
Herbert Hoover
Christian who won the Medal of Honor in WWI
Alvin C. York
American general who led US troops in WWI
John J. Pershing
true ending World War I
Armistice
US senior who led opposition to the Treaty of Versailles
Henry Cabot Lodge
the nations that opposed Germany in WWI
Allies
Germany and its allies during WWI
Central Powers
passenger liner that the Germans sunk with Americans aboard
Lusitania
America's commitment to oppose Germany if submarine warfare continued
Sussex pledge
A German plot to give part of the United States to Mexico
Zimmermann telegram
established the right to limit free speech during wartime
Schenk v. United States
In what year did the United States enter the Great War?
1917
What term was popularly used to refer to American soldiers in WWI?
doughboys
On what exact date (month, day, and year) did the Germans sign an armistice, ending World War I?
November 11, 1918
What name was given to the clause in the peace treaty making Germany responsible for the war?
"war-guilt" clause
What unreasonable economic demand did Britain and France impose on Germany in the Treaty of Versailles?
payment of war reparations
In the 1916 presidential campaign, Wilson ran under the slogan,
"He kept us out of war."
Who was America's "ace of aces"?
Eddie Mannock