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Causes of WWI
American Involvement in WWI
Home Front During WWI
Combat
Spanish-American War
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Why was there Imperialism before the war.
Fighting for raw materials and markets.
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What is the name of the German submarines that was a cause of American involvement?
U-boats
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What is conscription?
The draft for the war.
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What kind of warfare was used in WWI?
Trench Warfare
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What country`s were in the Spanish-American War?
Spain and the United States.
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What were the two types of Alliances in the war?
Triple Alliance, Triple Entente, Central Powers, and Allied Powers.
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What country did Germany tell to take territory back from the United States?
Mexico
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What ages are you able to be drafted to the war?
You have to be 21-30 years old.
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The space in between enemies trenches?
No mans land
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What was the type of journalism that was used in this time period?
Yellow Journalism
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Who did Germany declare war on?
Germany declared war on Russia and France.
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What was the use of the German U-boats?
To blockade the U.S.
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How many people were drafted to the war?
About 2.8 million men
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Name three new technology items in WWI.
Tanks, airplanes, and poison gas.
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What is the reason that the United States attacked Spain?
The U.S.S. Maine blew up.
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Name who was in the Triple Alliance and Triple Entente.
Triple Alliance- Germany, Italy, and Austria-Hungary
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What was the sussex?
French passenger was hit by a torpedo from a U-boat.
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True or False Were African Americans allowed to serve in WWI?
True. about 400,000 African Americans served.
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What were airplanes used for in WWI?
Spying, dropping bombs, machine guns, and dog fights.
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What is the Treaty of Paris?
A treaty signed by United States and Spain that gave Cuba their independence. Also the United States acquired Puerto Rico and Guam. They also paid 20 million dollars for the Philippines.
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Name the six causes of WWI we went over in class.
Alliances, Imperialism, Extreme Nationalism, Military Build up, Balkans, and assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
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Name five reasons of American involvement in WWI.
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare, Lusitiania, Sussex, Zimmerman Telegram, Germans resumes unrestricted submarine warfare.
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What helped pay for the war?
Raising taxes, liberty bonds, and victory bonds.
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What kind of poison gas was the most effective?
Mustard Gas
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What is the Platt Amendments?
Cuba could not make treaties with other countries. Cuba had to sell or lease bases for the United States. Cuba had to keep their debt low and lastly the U.S. had the right of intervention in Cuba.