Important People
War
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The War Ends
Chapter 9
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The President of the United States during World War I.
Who is President Woodrow Wilson
100
This is the year that World War I began.
What is 1917?
100
Soldiers in trenches ate this, as an unusual food choice, and drank this.
What is dog biscuits and tea
100
Which side surrendered: a) The Alliance Powers b) The Allied Powers c) The Center Powers d) The Central Powers
What is "d" The Central Powers
100
Our nation gained new land in western North America in the 1800s. Name the two new lands that we acquired between 1867 and 1898.
What is Alaska, Hawaii?
200
Which event sparked WWI? a. the sinking of the Lusitania b. the German-French dispute over Alsace-Lorraine c. Russia's quest for a warm-water port d. the assassination of Franz Ferdinand
What is the assassination of Franz Ferdinand.
200
These countries made up the Allied Powers.
What is America, Great Britain, Russia, France, Belgium, and Serbia?
200
This country sank the Luisitania. a) Spain b) Germany c) Russia d) The United States
What is "b." Germany?
200
The name of the Treaty that the Allied Powers signed.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
200
Americans blamed Spain for blowing up one of our ship and this started the Spanish-American War. Name the ship.
What is The Maine?
300
This important group of people took over jobs that had only been open to men.
What is women
300
One incident that triggered the U.S. to declare war was the: a. sinking of the Lusitania. b. Serbian invasion of Hungary. c. assassination of the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne. d. German seizure of Alsace-Lorraine, claimed by France.
What is "a. the sinking of the Lusitania?"
300
An underlying cause of World War I was: a. food shortages b. the alliance that the U.S. held with the Allied Forces. c. an alliance between Germany and Russia. d. America's neutrality.
What is "b. the alliance the U.S. held with the Allied Forces?"
300
The purpose of the Treaty of Versailles was: a) Forced the U.S. to give up colonies, give land to Russia, and pay money to the Central Powers. b) Forced Germany to give up its overseas colonies, give land to France, and pay money to Allied nations. c) Forced Germany to be in charge of the United States.
What is" b" The treaty forced Germany to give up its overseas colonies, give land to France, and pay money to Allied nations?
300
Three countries were given to the U.S. and became U.S. territories after the Spanish surrendered during the Spanish-American War.
What is Puerto Rico, the Philippines, and Guam
400
Thousands of _____________ _____________ left the South to work in the northern cities.
What is African Americans or Black Americans?
400
Three 'isms' that were causes of World War I. They can be defined as: When nations gain colonies to build empires; the building of a strong military to frighten or impress other countries; the belief that your country deserves more success than others.
What is Nationalism, Imperialism, and Militarism
400
Soldiers fought in these muddy ditches, under horrible conditions.
What are trenches?
400
The Treaty of Versailles also created the ___________ of ___________, as a means of solving problems peacefully; but the United States did not join because the U.S. Senate believed we would be pulled into more _______ if they joined.
What is the League of Nations; wars?
400
President ___________ ____________ built the Panama Canal to link the ___________ and __________ __________ .
What is Theodore Roosevelt; Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
500
This country sank the Luisitania.
What is Germany?
500
The new weapons that the United States used during the war were: a) pistols, hand grenades, knives, and cannons b) poison gas, machine guns, hand grenades, water balloons c) airplanes, submarines, and army tanks d) none of the above
What is "c" airplanes, submarines, and army tanks
500
Soldiers fighting from long narrow ditches.
What is trench warfare?
500
This is the year that the Great War (WWI) ended because the Central Powers signed an armistice.
What is 1918?"
500
The year that the Panama Canal opened.
What is 1914?
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