World War I (General)
Term: A German submarine
U-boat
Who was the President of the United States during World War I?
Woodrow Wilson
What military innovation did George S. Patton utilize on the battlefield of Europe in World War I?
Tanks
What countries made up the "Big Four" at the Treaty of Versailles conference?
Great Britain, France, United States, Italy
What did FDR's radio broadcasts to the nation become known as?
Fireside Chats
What event acted as the "spark" that ignited World War I in Europe?
The assassination of Arch-Duke Franz Ferdinand
What movement did former President Teddy Roosevelt lead in America during the Great War?
The Preparedness Movement
Complete the sentence:
World War I was the first conflict to take place after the ____________ _______________ making it a mechanized war.
Industrial Revolution
What international organization did U.S President Woodrow Wilson help create after war ended?
League of Nations
The period of "rebirth" for blacks in New York & the South during the roaring twenties was known as...
Harlem Renaissance
Name two countries from both the Allied and Central Powers
Allied Powers: Great Britain, France, Russia, United States, Italy, Japan
Central Powers: Germany, Austro-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria
A certificate that one could buy which would help finance the war effort for the United States was known as a...
Liberty Bond
What policy did Germany implement to sink more British merchant ships at the beginning of the war?
What ship was sunk that had American citizens on it?
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
The Lusitania
What were two ways America changed during the "Roaring Twenties?"
- Women could vote for the first time (19th amendment)
- Black Americans went through a period of "rebirth"
- Cultural icons such as baseball, basketball, and movie theaters became common
What two agricultural disasters struck the United States during the Great Depression?
The Dust Bowl
The Great Flood of 1936
This Allied offensive began in late 1918 and began to push Germany back into its own territory
Meuse-Argonne Offensive
What law was passed in the United States creating a draft in 1917?
What force did this help create?
Selective Service Act
American Expeditionary Force (AEF)
Explain: Why was the rate of death much higher in World War I compared to previous conflicts in world history?
1.) The leaders of countries entered the war with outdated tactics and advanced technology
2.) Trench warfare turned the war into a death trap for soldiers on the west front
3.) New technologies were invented such as machine guns, tanks, flamethrowers, poison gas, etc.
Explain: What led up to the Great Depression in America?
What action did congress take in an attempt to solve this problem?
The roaring twenties created a culture of living on credit and debt.
Banks gave out too much money. This created a financial "bubble"
The bubble popped on Black Tuesday.
Congress passed the Hawly-Smoot Tariff Act, however this made the situation worse
What were the two ways Adolf Hitler escaped death in World War I?
(Hint: We literally watched this is class. Were you sleeping?)
Survived a gas attack on the western front
Was allowed to escape by the British as the Germans retreated
What were the 4 M.A.I.N causes of World War I in Europe?
How did these ideologies help fuel the war?
Militarism
Alliances
Imperialism
Nationalism
Describe 2 reasons why the United States entered into World War I in 1917
- Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
- The sinking of the Lusitania
- The Zimmerman Note/Telegraph
- The exit of Russia from the war
Describe 5 technologies that were used on the battlefields of World War I and their impact on the battlefield
Tanks, Machine Guns, Poison Gas, Trench Warfare, Planes, Battleships
Describe how the Treaty of Versailles changed Germany and the impact it had on the country
- Germany had to accept the War-Guilt Clause
- Had to pay war Reparations
- Had to limit its army to only 100,000 men
- Lost the Rhineland and Saarland
- Lost its airforce
What four characters has the "World Wars" show been focusing on?
Hitler, Patton, Mussolini, Churchill