Key Terms
Biased or misleading information used to influence opinions
Propaganda
The assassination of who led to WW1?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Why did some women support the war effort?
They hoped to gain voting rights
After World War I Germany lost land in?
The north east and west
Why did many Germans resent the Treaty of Versailles?
Germany was blamed and punished
A nation choosing its own leaders and government
self-determination
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand led many countries into war mainly because of?
Alliances
What did the Selective Service Act require?
Men to register for the draft
Which country was created from land taken from Austria-Hungary?
Czechoslovakia
Who led Senate opposition to the Treaty of Versailles?
Henry Cabot Lodge
Who led the Russian Revolution in 1917?
Vladimir Lenin
Which long-term cause of World War I involved strong national pride?
Nationalism
Under the Espionage and Sedition Acts people could be jailed for?
Speaking out against the government
Fear of communism spreading
Red Scare
The League of Nations was crippled by the absence of this country
U.S.A
Which person was an American antiwar activist and Socialist Party presidential candidate?
Eugene V. Debs
What drew the United States into World War I?
The Zimmermann Telegram and the overthrow of Russia's tsar
How did the U.S. government suppress dissent during World War I?
By passing laws limiting speech
What happened after the Bolsheviks took power in Russia?
Russia left the war
Which idea was part of Wilson's Fourteen Points?
a. end democracy
b. Proposal for an international organization
c. Punish Germany
d. Expand US territory
b
Required men between a certain age to register for a military draft
Selective Service Act
Why was the sinking of the Lusitania important?
It killed American civilians
Name one act passed by the U.S. government to suppress dissent against WW1.
Espionage Act of 1917
Sedition Act of 1918
About how long was it between the Bolshevik Revolution and the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk?
8 months
Why did Henry Cabot Lodge oppose the League of Nations?
He feared it would weaken U.S. independence