Name the man who donated the funds to build the Peace Palace at the Hague.
Andrew Carnegie
What was the specific purpose of the Peace Palace at the Hague?
place for the people of the world to work out their differences
Name the American soldier who was once a conscientious objector who later received the Medal of Honor for extreme courage.
Alvin York
What is a conscientious objector?
someone who believes it is wrong to fight in war
What country claimed to be the defender of its "Brother Slavs?"
Name three of the Allied nations.
France, Great Britain, and Russia
Which world leader was primarily responsible for the creation of the League of Nations?
Woodrow Wilson
What were some of the reasons that the League of Nations failed?
1)important decisions required unanimous approval, no armed forces to enforce dictates, US failed to join
Name the country which entered the war on the side of the Allies in 1917.
America
What was the German policy of sinking all ships armed or not?
unrestricted submarine warfare
What was the name of the treaty drawn up between the Allies and Germany after the Great War?
Treaty of Versailles
What was the Schlieffen Plan?
attack France and knock France out of the war and then quickly attack Russia
Name the man whose assassination sparked the beginning of World War One.
Archduke Francis Ferdinand
What was the name of the system of alliances created by Bismarck to protect Germany from French attack?
Bismarck's System
Name the czar of Russia who abdicated his throne.
Nicholas II
To what country did Germany plan to give money and parts of the United States' territory should German win the war?
Mexico
Who led the American Expeditionary Force?
General Jack Pershing
The German army invaded which neutral country at the beginning of World War I in order to attack France?
Belgium
In what year was Francis Ferdinand assassinated?
1914
Who was the American delegate to the Paris Peace Conference?
Woodrow Wilson
Vittorio Orlando was what country's delegate to the Paris Peace Conference?
Italy
Who was Great Britain's delegate to the Paris Peace Conference?
David Lloyd George
What major nation did not join the League of Nations?
United States
Name the ship sunk by a German submarine on May 7, 1915; this ship's sinking helped change America's opinion about entering the war?
Lusitania
Name the country which was carved out of Germany and became an independent nation as a result of the Treaty of Versailles.
Poland