Causes of WWI
The U.S. and its changing position
"A Lasting Peace"
"On the Homefront"
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What are the "main" causes of WWI ?
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, and Nationalism
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What is the name of the passenger ship that was sunk and upset many Americans encouraging them to join the war.
The Lusitania
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Who was the author of the U.S. 14 Points Plan for peace after World War I?
Woodrow Wilson
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In an effort to raise money for the war effort, what did the US government began promoting and selling?
War Bonds or Liberty Loans
100
Germany, Austria Hungary and the Ottoman Empire were known as the ___________________.
What are the Central Powers?
200
Which nation declared war on Serbia and started World War I?
Austria-Hungary
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What was the name for the controversial telegram which encouraged the U.S. to join World War I.
The Zimmerman Note
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What month and day was the peace agreement signed which ended the fighting in World War I?
November 11th
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What name was given to the time when African-Americans moved North for better opportunities?
The Great Migration
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Name the WWI pilot who shot down the most planes in the War and which country was he from?
The Red Baron from Germany
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What is the name of the person who was assassinated triggering World War I?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
300
What is the name for the policy of Americans staying out of other nation's conflicts and wars.
Isolationism
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Name the peace agreement that stated what would happen to losing nations after World War I.
The Treaty of Versailles
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What was the nickname for white U.S. soldiers in World War I?
Doughboys
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What is the world peace organization that Wilson envisioned to keep peace after WWI.
The League of Nations
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What is the name for the location where trench warfare took place between Germany and France?
The Western Front
400
Which country did Germany try and convince should attack the United States?
Mexico
400
Name 2 new nations created as a result of the Treaty of Versailles.
Poland, Latvia, Estonia, and/or Lithuania
400
Which law required men ages 18 - 30 to register for the military in case of war.
The Draft or The Selective Service Act
400
What was the nickname earned by African-American Soldiers in World War I?
The Harlem Hellfighters
500
Which small neutral European nation was invaded by Germany, which prompted Great Britain to declare war on Germany?
Belgium
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Which U.S. President ran on the slogan "He kept us out of the war" and did until 1917?
President Woodrow Wilson
500
Name 5 of the 6 countries that were part of the Allied Powers in World War I (that we discussed in class notes).
United Kingdom, France, Russia, Italy, United States, and/or Serbia
500
Which New York neighborhood shifted into a center for jazz and culture during the 1920s?
Harlem
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What is the name of the flying machine created by Germans to observe and bomb from above?
The Zeppelin
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