Militarism & Causes
Which four major long-term factors combined to lead European nations into World War I in 1914?
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
What was the name of the German foreign minister's intercepted telegram that proposed an alliance between Germany and Mexico against the US?
Zimmermann Telegram
Passed by Congress in 1917, which law authorized a draft of men for military service in the United States?
Selective Service Act
Name one WWI technology and explain what it did.
Poison Gas, Machine Gun, Flamethrower, Artillery Field Gun, Tanks and Armored Cars, Airplanes, Submarines
Which constitutional amendment banned the manufacture, distribution, and sale of alcohol in the United States starting in 1919?
Eighteenth Amendment
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie took place in which city on June 28, 1914?
Sarajevo
Who was the Republican senator who led the successful fight to keep the United States from joining the League of Nations?
Henry Cabot Lodge
Which federal agency, led by Bernard Baruch, regulated industries engaged in the war effort after the US entered WWI?
War Industries Board
What non-freezing cold injury was caused by prolonged exposure to cold, damp, and unsanitary conditions in Western Front trenches?
Trench foot
Released in 1927, what was the first motion picture to feature sound matched directly to the action on screen ("talkies")?
The Jazz Singer
Which nations made up the Triple Entente in 1914?
France, Russia, and Great Britain
What was the Lusitania?
British passenger liner sunk by a German U-boat during WWI; this turned American public opinion against Germany.
What was the purpose of the Committee on Public Information (CPI)?
A federal agency created during World War I to encourage Americans to support the war
Which term refers to weapons such as chlorine, phosgene, and mustard gas that could kill, blind, or burn victims?
Poison Gas
Who became an international hero by completing the first non-stop solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean?
Charles Lindbergh
What term was given to American merchant ships sailing together protected by warships to counter German U-boats?
Convoy
Who was the Director of the Committee on Public Information (CPI)?
George Creel
Individuals whose moral or religious beliefs forbid them from fighting in wars are referred to as:
Conscientious Objectors
Which WWI weapon used torpedoes as well as on-deck guns to sink ships?
Submarines
Which term refers to 1920s American authors whose work reflected disillusionment with World War I and sought a new sense of meaning?
The Lost Generation
In what ways was Germany treated harshly by the Treaty of Versailles?
This Treaty made Germany demilitarize, accept full blame for causing WWI, and made germany pay reparations for war damages.
Which federal officer directed the early 1920s raids aimed at arresting suspected radicals and communists during the Red Scare?
Mitchell Palmer
Following World War I, the United States became a country owed more money by other countries than it owed them, making it a:
Creditor nation
Which WWI weapon caused more casualties than any other type of weapon (long-range cannons)?
Artillery Field Gun
Which female writer associated with the Harlem Renaissance authored the 1935 novel Their Eyes Were Watching God?
Zora Neale Hurston