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What did von Richthofen and Rickenbacker have in common?
WWI ACES
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Who sank the Lusitania?
GERMAN U-BOAT
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Who used U-boats and what were they?
GERMANY; SUBMARINES [UNTERSEEBOATS]
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Why did the US trade more with Britain than with Germany?
BRITISH BLOCKADE
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What did the Germans use to bomb British cities?
BLIMP/ZEPPELINS
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Who led the Bolsheviks?
Lenin
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Why did the Germans think they needed to launch massive attacks against the Allies in March 1918?
Why did the Germans think they needed to launch massive attacks against the Allies in March 1918?
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Who commanded the AEF?
JOHN J. “BLACK JACK” PERSHING
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Where did the Allies get the money to buy American goods during the war?
BORROWED FROM THE US
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What did the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk allow the Germans to do?
MOVE ALL THEIR FORCES TO THE WESTERN FRONT
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How did the French and British want to use the new US troops?
AS REPLACEMENTS
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What nickname was given to the US troops?
DOUGHBOYS
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What term refers to people who oppose all forms of violence?
PACIFISTS
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What laws made it a crime to criticize the government?
ESPIONAGE ACT AND SEDITION ACT
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How did Pershing want to use the US troops?
SEPARATE US ARMY
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Who were the “Big Four”?
FRANCE, GREAT BRITAIN, ITALY, AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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Why were Americans against the League of Nations?
COULD BE A PERMANENT US COMMITMENT TO INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
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Who was the most powerful opponent of the Treaty of Versailles in the US Senate?
HENRY CABOT LODGE
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Why did France want Germany broken up into smaller countries?
SO IT COULD NEVER INVADE FRANCE AGAIN
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What two major powers were not invited to the peace talks?
SOVIET UNION [RUSSIA] AND GERMANY
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What killed 20 million people in 1918?
INFLUENZA—SPANISH FLU, WHICH MAY HAVE STARTED AT FT RILEY
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When was the armistice to go into effect?
11:00 11-11-1918
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How many men did the Selective Service Act register for the draft?
24 MILLION
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With the Czar gone from Russia, what did Wilson say was the purpose of WWI?
KEEP THE WORLD SAFE FOR DEMOCRACY
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How was Edith Wilson able to wield so much political power?
WHEN WILSON HAD HIS STROKE SHE CONTROLLED HIS POLITICAL AGENDA