End of WWI

End of WWI

100

True or False?  U.S. entry into the war helped to bring WWI to an end.

True.

200

When the U.S. enters the war in 1917, the Allied Powers and Central Powers were stuck in a bloody _________.

Stalemate

300

Radical communists, led by Vladimir Lenin, successfully took over this Allied country which allowed Germany to focus their efforts on the Western Front.

Russia

400

Germany engaged in this form of warfare in hopes of weakening the Allies & ending the war before U.S. troops were deployed.

Unrestricted submarine warfare

500

The naval tactic seen here was used by the Allies as a result of the losses suffered due to Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare.

Convoying

Wilson's Peace

100

Following the end of the war, this leader revealed that the countries involved had engaged in a number of secret alliances.

Vladimir Lenin

200

Statement of principles by President Woodrow Wilson that hoped to form stable, long-lasting peace in Europe, the Americas and the rest of the world following WWI.

Fourteen Points

300

To end the forming of secret alliances Wilson called for...

Open diplomacy

400

Wilson also championed national ____-_________, which is the right of people to choose their own form of government.

Self-determination

500

Wilson was unwilling to compromise when it came down to the formation of this world organization.

League of Nations

Paris Peace Conference

100

The leaders of these four countries were present at the Paris Peace Conference.  They later became known as "The Big Four".  

Britain

United States

France

Italy

200

True or False? The delegates at the Paris Peace Conference accepted all of Wilson's Fourteen Points.

False

300

These four empires were broken up following the conference.

Germany

Austria-Hungary 

Ottoman 

Russia

400

_{Examine the map. What did the Big Four want to eliminate by creating smaller countries?}

Strong alliances

500

_{These smaller countries were created based on this}

Ethnic groups

Treaty of Versailles

100

The treaty included a "War Guilt Clause" that demanded Germany pay this ___________.

Reparations

200

True or False?  The United States Congress ratified the Treaty of Versailles.

False

300

U.S. Congress felt U.S. participation in the League of Nations would violated this congressional power.

Power to declare of war

400

This territory was the reason France declared war on Germany & was later taken from Germany and returned to France.

Alsace-Lorraine

500

This country finally regained its independence from Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Russia.

Poland