Germany
Acts, Associations, and Truces
War
Schenk, Events, and Points
Random Things
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the nations that opposed Germany in WWI

Allies

100

Peacetime association of nations that sought to prevent war

League of Nations

100

Which event sparked WWI?

the murder of Archduke Ferdinand

100

What did the Fourteen Points include?

the League of Nations

100

The size of America's ________ increased tenfold in less than two years of war.

army

200

What name was given to the clause in the peace treaty making Germany responsible for the war?

"war-guilt" clause

200

Truce ending WWI

Armistice

200

Germany's invasion of which nation brought Great Britain into WWI?

Belgium

200

This established the right to limit free speech during wartime

Schenk v. United States

200

What term was popularly used to refer to American soldiers in WWI?

Doughboys

300

This telegram aroused American patriotism in the West against the Germans

Zimmermann

300

What was the main provision of the Selective Service Act?

the draft

300

What was probably the greatest factor in America's entrance into the war?

Submarine warfare in the Atlantic

300

This was the first event in WWI

Austria declared war on Serbia

300

During the war, the Wilson Administration outlawed and nationalized all competition in this industry

Rail industry

400

Germany was not allowed to participate in any treaty negotiations following ______________.

World War I

400

DAILY DOUBLE

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 WWI.

400

In what year did the United States enter the Great War?

1917 (April 6)

400

Which plank from the Fourteen Points was included in the Treaty of Versailles?

self-determination

400

Where American troops launched and fought a costly offensive

Argonne

500

What was the purpose of Germany's Schlieffen Plan?

to defeat France quickly and then attack Russia

500

What was the main provision of the Espionage and Sedition Acts?

banning criticism of the war effort

500

American neutrality in the Great War meant that the US would not trade with whom?

the Central Powers

500

What famous phrase came from the Schenk decision?

"a clear and present danger"

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