Trenches
Woodrow
League
Reparations
Convoy
100
After the Communists took power in __________, Vladimir Lenin began peace talks with Germany
Russia
100
What was the turning point of the war?
The Second Battle of the Marne
100
Why did the U.S. government sell war bonds during the war?
to raise money to pay for the war
100
How did President Wilson respond to the sinking of the Lusitania?
He demanded that the Germans halt unrestricted submarine warfare.
100
Who was Eddie Rickenbacker
The "ace of aces". He was one of the first American men to have a view of the trenches from up above.
200
American fears of a Communist revolution led to the Red Scare and the _________________
Palmer Raids
200
The Treaty of Versailles required which nation to pay $33 billion in war reparations?
Germany
200
What was the convoy system designed to do?
Protect merchant ships from U-boats
200
Why did Allied leaders not share Wilson's vision of a "peace without victory"?
They wanted to punish Germany for its part in the war.
200
Which American Victory lifted American morale. Why?
The Battle of Cantigny in France because the town had been occupied by Germans and Americans defeated them in under 2 hours after the Allied powers have been struggling to overtake German territory.
300
Germany's defeat on the Western Front led to an __________.
Armistice
300
What rivalry was an underlying cause of World War I?
Britain, France, and Germany competed for colonies in Africa and Asia.
300
What issue raised tensions in Europe in the decades before World War I?
Germany was losing the competition for colonies with Britain and France
300
Which of the following planted the seeds of World War II?
Germans resented the Treaty of Versailles and faced economic burden
300
What were the fourteen points? What was the last point?
Wilson's goals for peace after WWI. The League of Nations - a group that would settle all international conflict.
400
The Supreme Court upheld the __________ by convicting Charles T. Schenck of distributing pamphlets against the draft.
Espionage Act
400
What did Russia's withdrawal from the war mean for the Allies?
Not having to fight a war on two fronts
400
How did the National War Labor Board aid the war effort?
It helped prevent strikes by settling conflicts between employers and workers.
400
Which of the following was a long-term effect of World War I on the U.S.? a) Thousands of African Americans moved to the South. b) A flu epidemic killed millions of people. c) Many women continued to work outside the home. d) Racial tensions and violence in the North subsided.
c) Many women continued to work outside the home
400
List something that resulted in the Treaty of Versailles?
Czechoslovakia was created and Poland gained independence.
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