True or False? U.S. entry into the war helped to bring WWI to an end.
True.
Following the end of the war, this leader revealed that the countries involved had engaged in a number of secret alliances.
Vladimir Lenin
The leaders of these four countries were present at the Paris Peace Conference. They later became known as "The Big Four".
Britain
United States
France
Italy
The treaty included a "War Guilt Clause" that demanded Germany pay this ___________.
Reparations
When the U.S. enters the war in 1917, the Allied Powers and Central Powers were stuck in a bloody _________.
Stalemate
Statement of principles by President Woodrow Wilson that hoped to form stable, long-lasting peace in Europe, the Americas and the rest of the world following WWI.
Fourteen Points
True or False? The delegates at the Paris Peace Conference accepted all of Wilson's Fourteen Points.
False
True or False? The United States Congress ratified the Treaty of Versailles.
False
Radical communists, led by Vladimir Lenin, successfully took over this Allied country which allowed Germany to focus their efforts on the Western Front.
Russia
To end the forming of secret alliances Wilson called for...
Open diplomacy
These four empires were broken up following the conference.
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Ottoman
Russia
U.S. Congress felt U.S. participation in the League of Nations would violated this congressional power.
Power to declare of war
Germany engaged in this form of warfare in hopes of weakening the Allies & ending the war before U.S. troops were deployed.
Unrestricted submarine warfare
Wilson also championed national ____-_________, which is the right of people to choose their own form of government.
Self-determination
Examine the map. What did the Big Four want to eliminate by creating smaller countries?
Strong alliances
This territory was the reason France declared war on Germany & was later taken from Germany and returned to France.
Alsace-Lorraine
The naval tactic seen here was
used by the Allies as a result of the losses suffered due to Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare.
Convoying
Wilson was unwilling to compromise when it came down to the formation of this world organization.
League of Nations
These smaller countries were created based on this![]()
Ethnic groups
This country finally regained its independence from Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Russia.
Poland