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America Enters World War I
The Home Front During WWI
The End of WWI
100
Authorized the draft of young men for military service in Europe
Selective Service Act
100
"Greatest WWI Hero" who silenced a German Machine Gun Nest
Alvin York
100
Name an Allied Power
France Great Britain Russia Serbia Italy Japan United States
100
What decided the order in which the first draftees would be called into service
Great National Lottery
100
Surrendered to the Allies
Germany
200
The Belief or desire of a government or people that a country should maintain a strong military capability
Militarism
200
German Emperor who promised Austria-Hungary that Germany would stand by them come war
Kaiser William II
200
Name a Central Power
Germany Austria-Hungary Ottoman Empire
200
Wilson switched the country from peacetime to WARTIME production. Name one thing the country was now regulating.
Food production Coal distribution Petroleum Distribution Railway Use
200
Who stated there should be "Peace without Victory"
Woodrow Wilson
300
Saw significant action on the battlefield during the late Spring and Summer of 1918
Doughboys
300
Russian communist who staged a revolution to gain back control of Russia
Vladimir Lenin
300
What four things were the leading causes of World War I?
Nationalism Militarism Alliances between nations Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
300
What was the job of the Committee on Public Information? (CPI)
Educate the public about the causes and nature of war
300
Where did the Flu Pandemic start?
United States
400
Payment for War Damages
Reparations
400
Assassin who killed the Heir of the Austria-Hungary throne
Gavrilo Princip
400
What battles did the soldiers in Trench Warfare face?
Harsh Conditions Trench foot from standing in wet muddy trenches Lice from Rats infesting the Trench
400
Name 3 of the emotions women were feeling at home during World War I. Then describe why they might feel this way.
MUST DESCRIBE Guilty, Scared, Angry, Sad, ect....
400
Which group of Americans did not like the "War Guilt Clause" in the Treaty of Versailles?
German Americans
500
Opposed the treaty as it was written
Reservationists
500
Combined education and widespread advertising to "sell America." Wilson also appointed him as the director of the CPI
George Creel
500
What percent of all Americans were torn between the Allied and Central Powers because of the foreign-born country?
1/3
500
What event on the Home Front was important part of African American History
The Great Migration
500
Roughly how many American Troops died in World War I?
About 50,000