Vocabulary
Americans Prepare for War
Americans in WWI
Establishing Peace
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100
What is militarism?
The aggressive strengthening of armed forces.
100
What's the Selective Service Act?
Required men between the ages of 21 and 30 to register to be drafted.
100
What was the AEF?
American forces in WWI
100
Who were the League of Nations?
A group of nations that worked together to settle international disputes and encourage democracy.
100
What event sparked WWI?
Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
200
Who were the central powers?
Austria-Hungry and Germany
200
What events challenged U.S. neutrality?
German attacked American vessels, and foreign minister Zimmerman proposed a German-Mexican alliance against the United States.
200
Who were Communists?
People who favor the equal distribution of wealth and the end of all forms of private property
200
What's reparations?
Payments for the war
200
What was the first battle of WWI?
Battle of Marne
300
Who were the Allied Powers?
France, Russia, and Britain
300
How did the U.S. government gain public support for the war?
The Committee on Public Information organized rallies and parades, published posters and pamphlets, and sent speakers to movie theaters and churches.
300
Why do you think Gerneral Pershing refused to put American troops in foreign units?
He did not want the AEF scattered amoung the Allied forces where it will not be an American army at all.
300
What was the Treaty of Versailles?
peace settlement in WWI
300
AFter the Lusitania left New York City where was its final destination?
Liverpool, England
400
What's a Stalemate?
A situation in which neither side can win a decisive victory.
400
How did war mobilization benefit American workers?
The scarcity of workers allowed them to demand and receive better wages and improved working conditions
400
Identify significant events leading to the turning of the tide in the war.
250,000 German troops killed, American soldiers arrived. U.S. troops blew up the bridges on the Marne. Americans helped win more battles on land and developed the convoy system to protect their ships at sea. Allies broke through enemy lines.
400
Approximately how many soldiers were killed or wounded in WWI?
8.5 million killed; 20 million wounded
400
What was Germany required to surrender in the armistice?
Any territory it conquered, U-boats, and to destroy all of it's weapons
500
What was the Zimmerman note?
Secret telegram to Mexico sent by the German foreign minister. This said that Germany would help Mexico recapture areas that Mexico had lost during the Mexican- American war
500
How did the United States prepare for war?
Raised taxes, sold Liberty bonds, WIB and Food Administration oversaw production of industrial materials and food.
500
How did Allied troops brak the stalemate with Germany?
Two divisions of AEF joined French forces and overwhelmed the Germans
500
Who was Hentry Cabot Lodge?
Republican senator who wanted the winners to set the terms of the peace
500
What two things did European leaders want to do to Germany?
Punish Germany, and prevent it from ever again becoming a world power (by making it pay for the war and all the damage it caused)
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