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An alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy in the years before WWI.
Triple Alliance
Who was the President of the United States during WWI?
Woodrow Wilson
What country had to pay reparations for World War I?
Germany
What were the MAIN causes of WWI?
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
On May 7, 1915, a German submarine torpedoed and sank
The Lusitania
A policy that German submarines would sink any ship in the British waters
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
How did women contribute to the home front during the war?
By working in factories
What was the purpose of the League of Nations?
to protect peace
What was the official United States policy when World War I broke out?
to remain militarily and politically neutral
Who does Germany declare war on first?
Russia
What was the Zimmerman Note?
After the war, this country lost its naval and police power.
Germany
What best describes Americans' attitudes on entering WWI when fighting first started in Europe?
Most Americans wanted to stay out of the war.
To select a person at random for mandatory military draft.
Conscription
What happened to Austria-Hungary after World War I?
It was divided into smaller states.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the heir to the throne in which country?
Austria-Hungary
One of the ways everyday citizens could contribute to the war was by
planting "Victory Gardens"
What country was responsible for Archduke Ferdinand’s assassination?
Serbia
What was World War I known as?
The War to End All Wars
In January of 1918, President Wilson announced America's war goals in this speech.
The Fourteen Points
Why did Congress not want to join the League of Nations?
It could involve the U.S. in foreign wars.
What was one way the U.S. funded WWI?
War Bonds
He was arrested for giving an anti-war speech.
Eugene Debs
The land between trenches that was especially deadly due to machine gun fire was called by this name.
no man’s land
Who was the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution?
Vladimir Lenin
The Espionage Act & The Sedition Act in the early years of the war were designed to
Limit freedom of speech & keep negative images of the war out of the public
This forced Germany to accept full blame for WWI.
War Guilt Clause
Which area was called the "powder keg" of Europe and was the place where World War I began?
Balkans
Moral beliefs kept them from using violence/weapons. What were they called?
Conscientious Objectors
What action on November 11, 1918, brought World War I to an end with a cease fire?
An armistice was signed.