Section 1
Aimed to unite similar people politically.
Nationalism
Why did Britain declare war on Germany?
Germany invades neutral Belgium
Who does Germany engage with on the eastern front?
Russia
What was the “final straw” that pushed the U.S. into declaring war on Germany?
Zimmerman Telegram
What does AEF stand for?
American Expeditionary Forces
How many German civilians were dying each day from starvation?
800
What epidemic would begin in 1918?
Influenza
Who formed the Triple Entente/ Allied Powers prior to 1915?
France
Russia
Great Britain
Who fought for the Triple Alliance/ Central Powers?
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Ottoman Empire
What is phosgene?
Poison gas
What two acts were put into place that restricted free speech and arrested opponents of the war?
Espionage and Sedition Acts
What was the name of the group that overthrew the Russian government?
Bolsheviks
What two members of the Central powers quit the war in 1918?
Bulgaria
Ottoman Empire
How many total people would die over the course of two years from the epidemic that started in 1918?
30 million
Who helped to unite the German states into the country of Germany?
Otto Von Bismarck
Kaiser Wilhelm II
At what river does the French initially block the Germans?
Marne
What did Germany use to attack and destroy many Allied and neutral ships?
U-boats
Who could be selected under the Selective Service Act?
Men ages 21-30
What award would the 369th infantry receive from France?
Cross of War
Where does Kaiser Wilhelm II flee to?
Netherlands
Where did the Paris Peace Conference take place?
Palace of Versailles
What area does Germany take from France?
A. Normandy
B. Aquatine
C. Alsace-Lorraine
D. All the above
C
Who shot Archduke Francis Ferdinand?
What two methods did the U.S. use to finance their war costs?
Higher taxes and war bonds
What treaty established peace between Russia and the Central Powers?
A. Treaty of Paris
B. Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
C. Treaty of Versailles
D. Treaty of Leningrad
B
On what date did the armistice occur?
11/11/1918
Which country did NOT become independent/ restored after the war?
Yugoslavia
Estonia
Poland
Finland
Denmark
Latvia
Lithuania
Czechoslovakia
Denmark
What places does Austria-Hungary attempt to claim that was an initial spark to the war?
Bosnia and Herzegovina
List the four major European leaders of the war and the country they led.
Emperor Franz Joseph I - Austria-Hungary
Kaiser Wilhelm II - Germany
Tsar Nicholas II - Russia
King George V - England
What were the two passenger cruise liners that were sunk with American citizens on them?
Lusitania
Sussex
Who was the leader of the communist group that overthrew the Russian government
Vladimir Lenin