War & Soldiers
Who was John Pershing?
the commander of the American troops in Europe.
provided for the direct election of senators
Who was Francis Ferdinand?
the archduke who was killed in Sarajevo, Bosnia
The term chain reaction best describes
how countries were drawn into World War I
German U-boats were also known as ______.
submarines
The term doughboys was a nickname for who?
American soldiers
Wilson was the first ____________________ to be re-elected to the presidency since Andrew Jackson.
Democrat
Czechoslovakia was
a new nation formed from the Austro-Hungarian Empire
A standstill in World War I meant that
neither side was winning by 1917
American ships brought war supplies to
Great Britain
Where did soldiers on both sides of the war fight from?
They fought from deep in the trenches
What did President Wilson do early in his administration?
created the Federal Reserve System
At the end of World War I, Bosnia and Serbia became part of what country?
Yugoslavia
The Zimmermann Note was a letter from
Germany to Mexico
The League of Nations was created to
settle disputes between countries
What did the U.S. Selective Service do?
drafted soldiers
World War I was the first time what weapon was used during war?
airplanes
Leaders from the United States, Great Britain, Italy and what other country attended the Paris Peace Conference?
France
The Paris Peace Conference was
a meeting held at the Palace of Versailles
During the war, U.S. factories produced war supplies instead of ___________.
consumer goods
In 1914, the Central Powers were
Austria-Hungary and Germany
What was the Lusitania, and what happened to it? How did this change American opinion?
The Lusitania was a British passenger ship that was torpedoed and sunk by the Germans. About 1,200 British and American passengers died. After this, many Americans wanted the U.S. to declare war on Germany.
Why did the population of African Americans increase in northern cities during the war?
Thousands of African Americans moved north to work in steel mills, meatpacking plants, and factories making war supplies. These jobs were open because many white men had gone overseas to fight in the war.