Pre - War
People & Battles
Vocabulary
Peace
Post - War
100
What is it called when bigger, stronger countries take over smaller, weaker countries.
Imperialism
100
German Emperor
Kaiser
100
An agreement to stop fighting. 200 Bonus Pts. What were Wilson's 2 conditions to the deal?
Armistice
100
How many points did Wilson originally have in his Peace Plan?
14
100
Name the first country to leave the war.
Russia
200
Who was assassinated in Sarajevo that led to the war.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
200
Russian Ruler
Czar
200
Someone who cannot read or write is...
Illiterate
200
Where did leaders from many nations meet to discuss the Peace Treaties? 400 Bonus Pts. Name the members of the "Big Four" AND the countries they came from.
Paris Bonus: US - Woodrow Wilson, Britain - David Lloyd George, France - Georges Clemenceau, Italy - Vittorio Orlando
200
Why were Americans angry about Wilson's Peace Plan?
Some thought it was too soft, some thought it was too harsh, some believed it would lead us into another war.
300
What position did America take when the war started?
Neutral / Neutrality
300
The 369th US Infantry that fought along side the French Army.
Harlem Hell Fighters
300
When nations significantly build up their military, it is called...
Militarism
300
What was the most important treaty of the Peace of Paris?
Treaty of Versailles
300
Who did critics of the treaty elect as their leader (to defeat it)
Henry Cabot Lodge
400
What side did the US "help" in the early years of the war?
Allies
400
US Marines held tight during this battle and emerged victorious.
Battle of Belleau Wood
400
What were Liberty Bonds?
Bonds sold to American citizens to help pay for the war effort.
400
What did Germany have to do Post-war, per the Treaty of Versailles?
1. Take full blame for the war 2. Pay reparations ($300 billion) 3. Downsize their military 4. Give back Alsace-Lorainne AND overseas colonies
400
In what year did the US finally sign a peace treaty with Germany?
1921
500
Name the 4 main Allied Countries Name the 4 main Central Powers
Allied: Britain, France, Italy, Russia Central Powers: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire
500
Sergeant York was a hero during this battle. It raged on for 47 days - finally Americans broke through German defense.
Battle of the Argonne Forest
500
The right of national groups to have their own territory and forms of government. 200 Bonus Pts. Name 2 new countries that were set up post-war.
Self-determination Bonus: Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Austria, Hungary, Yugoslavia
500
What were Wilson's 2 original points that ended up in the Treaty of Versailles? 100 Bonus Pts: What was Wilson's goal at the end of the war?
Self - determination League of Nations Bonus: "Peace without Victory"
500
Why did the League of Nations fail to live up to its goal of protecting members against aggression?
The US didn't join, therefore the League was not strong enough to live up to its goals.
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