6.1
The Kingdom of _____ unified German states
What is, Prussia
What killed more people than WWI?
What is, the influenza
Which country was the first to use poison gas?
What is, Germany
Describe what race riots are
What is, riots that occured in the U.S. after WWI as a result of African Americans moving into jobs left by soldiers which angered some Americans
Who did Americans favor even when we were officially neutral?
What is, Allies
Who killed the Archduke Franz Ferdinand, and where did it happen?
What is Gavrilo Princip, and Sarajevo
Describe victory gardens and their purpose?
What is, gardens where Americans were encouraged to grow their own food which would allow other food to be allocated to the armed forces
Who led the American Expeditionary Force in Paris in 1917? Who was the Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces?
What is, John J. Pershing and What is, Ferdinand Foch
Who did Americans blame for labor unrest, violence and linked them with radicalism?
What is, immigrants
What were German submarines called and what British passenger ship did they sink?
What is U-Boats and the Lusitania
List the members of the triple alliance, and triple entente
Triple alliance (central powers) Germany, Italy, and Autro-Hungarian Empires
Triple Entente (Allies) - Britain, France, and Russia
Describe the Sedition and Espionage Acts.
What is Sedition Act- act that made it illegal to to speak out against the war, and Espionage Act - act where spying to acquire government info was made illegal
The Treaty of Versailles placed blame for the war on who and made them pay/admit what?
What is, place blame on Germany and made them pay war reparations and admit that they started the war
The British blockaded German ports because they were checking for _____
What is, contraband or goods prohibited from shipment to Germany and its allies
What did Germany propose to Mexico in the Zimmerman telegram?
What is, if Mexico allied with Germany in the war, Germany would return "lost territory" in Arizona, New Mexico and Texas back to Mexico
Define militarism, alliances, imperialism, and nationalism
What is, building of armed forces to threaten/intimidate, an agreement between countries for mutual benefit, the domination of one country over another, and an intense pride in one's homeland
What did the National War and Labor Board want to prevent
What is, strikes that disrupted the war effort
What were dogfights, why were Americans called doughboys, and who called U.S. Marines Devil Dogs because of their brave fighting
What is, dogfights were when airplanes were fighting and shooting down one another, Americans were called doughboys because of their bulky equipment, and Germany coined the term Devil Dogs for U.S. Marines
The selective service act used a what to determine which men could be entered into the war?
What is a lottery
The War Industry Board was responsible for what?
What is, overseeing and coordinating the production of war materials
Why did the British get involved in the war?
What is, when Germany tried to attack France through Belgium, the British had an alliance with Belgium, so they had to declare war on Germany
Describe the Great Migration and its impact on Northern Cities
What is, a movement of African Americans going North from the South for jobs during the war, and it changed the racial/ethnic makeup of northern cities like New York, Chicago, Cleveland etc
What was an event that impacted the German troops on the Eastern Front?
What is, when Lenin and the Bolsheviks pulled Russia out of the war, German troops were now able to reinforce the Western Front as they did not have to fight on the Eastern Front anymore
The Committee on Public Information was responsible for what? What did the Four Minute Men do?
What is, they were created to sell the war through encouraging support for the war. The four-minute men gave speeches to support the war by buying liberty bonds and reporting draft dodgers
WWI was the first war in which what group of the population served in the war? The Army Nurses were the only group of women to do what?
What is, women officially served in the armed forces and the Army Nurses were the only group of women to be sent overseas