War in Europe
The assassination of this man by Gavrilo Princip was one of the occurrences that led to the start of World War I.
Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
The United States entered World War I by declaring war on this country.
Communist group that soon would take over the Russian government.
What are the Bolsheviks?
Those who believed industries should be publicly owned & opposed the war.
Wilson's peace plan post-WWI.
What is the Fourteen Points?
Alliance of Britain, France, Russia, and later Japan, Italy, and the U.S.
What are the Allied Powers, or Allies?
The telegram intercepted by Britain where Germany offered an alliance with Mexico against the United States.
What is the Zimmerman Note?
When signed, this allowed Russia to exit the war, but they had to give up land to Germany.
What is the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk?
Those who opposed the use of violence & opposed the war.
What are pacifists?
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
Alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire.
The Selective Service Act set up the __________.
Military draft.
The doughboys began fighting in WWI in this city.
What is Paris?
The man who encouraged Americans to ration their food during the war.
Who is Herbert Hoover?
Opponent of Woodrow Wilson who delayed the ratification of the Treaty of Versailles.
Who is Henry Cabot Lodge?
Conflict came between the European countries as they all wanted to build their empires, otherwise known as...
What is imperial expansion?
The United States wanted to remain neutral in the war, however, ______ made it almost impossible with their blockade of German ports.
What is Great Britain?
This country requested an armistice from the United States.
What is Germany?
What is the Committee on Public Information?
State two outcomes of the Treaty of Versailles.
Answers include:
- Germany had to take full responsibility for the war
- Germany had to pay reparations
- Germany had to completely disarm
- Germany had to give up specific land
- New nations created from the Russian & Austro-Hungarian Empires
- Fulfilled Wilson's national self-determination
- Included the League of Nations
This battle stopped Germany from advancing, but would cause the world to enter a stalemate, where there were no military advances for some time.
What is the Battle of the Marne?
There were two types of ________, some that sympathized with Britain, and some with atrocious stories of the German invasion of Belgium.
What is propaganda?
This battle was the beginning of the end of World War I, with it ending with the Allies invading Germany.
What is the Battle of the Argonne Forest?
After the US declared war on Germany, the country began the process of _________, or gathering of resources and preparing for war.
What is mobilization?
State two points of Wilson's Fourteen Points.
Include:
- Adjusting boundaries & creating new nations
- National self-determination
- Free Trade
- Freedom of the seas
- Ending secret treaties/agreements
- Peaceful settlement of disputes
- Nations disarming