Causes
What were the MAIN causes of WWI
M- militarism
A- alliances
I- imperialism
N- nationalism
What was the Espionage Act of 1917?
It allowed the government to censor the mail and arrest anyone interfering with the draft.
During World War I, many American women helped the war effort by
A. Protesting against the war
B. Joining the military service
C. Lobbying for child-care facilities
D. Working in wartime industries
D. Working in wartime industries.
List at least two similarities between the Treaty of Versailles and Wilson's Fourteen Points.
The creation of the League of Nations
The creation of Poland
Freedom of navigation of the seas
What did soldiers in WWI usually fight from?
A. Tanks
B. Trenches
C. Airplanes
D. Ships
B. Trenches
What event led to the breakout of WWI in Europe
The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
A/an _______________is an "individual who has claimed the right to refuse to perform military service" on the grounds of freedom of thought, conscience, or religion
Conscientious objector
Why did the United States reject the Treaty of Versailles?
The United States did not want to join The League of Nations.
All of the following have historically been considered to be causes of World War I except
A. Imperialist competition
B. the stockpiling of weapons
C. American isolationism
D. the nationalism of ethnic groups
C. American isolationism
What were the two events that drug the United States in to WWI?
The Zimmerman Telegram
The sinking of the Lithuania
Why did the US Supreme Court state that the government did not violate Charles Schenck's first amendment right in Schenck v. United States?
Because his actions presented a "clear and present danger."
Americans bought Liberty Bonds during WWI to help
A. U.S. manufacturers build warships and airplanes
B. Families make up for wages lost when their men went to war
C. U.S. soldiers who were fighting in France
D. Pay for the war
D. Pay for the war
Which document punished Germany after World War I?
A. Treaty of Versailles
B. Yalta Agreement
C. Roosevelt Corollary
D. Fourteen Points
A. Treaty of Versailles
__________ cash payments (money) for Allied losses suffered during the war.
A. abdicating is the
B. armistices are
C. reparations are
D. communism is the
What was the Zimmerman Telegram?
Who was it addressed to? Who was it from? What were the contents?
It was from Germany to Mexico. Germany asked Mexico to join them as allies in exchange for Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico.
The_________________ was a government agency created during World War I to distribute information intended to influence public opinion to inspire support for America's entry in the war
Committee of Public Information
America was in a ___________ war. This means that _______________________________.
Total war; ALL resources and efforts went to the war.
What did Wilson's Fourteen Points focus on?
Unifying Europe.
Who was the heir to Austrian throne, in capital of Bosnia: Sarajevo, assassinated by Gavrilo Princip, a member of the Black Hand, Serbian Nationalist group
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
What was Woodrow Wilson's rationale (reasoning) for the US joining the war?
He said he wanted to “make the world safe for democracy.”
The _____________ was created to coordinate the production of war materials and the purchase of war supplies.
A. War Industries Board
B. Fuel Administration
C. Committee of Public Information
D. War Labor Board
A. War Industries Board
WWI cost the United States ________________
32 billion
How did the Treaty of Versailles affect postwar Germany?
It left a legacy of bitterness and hatred in the hearts of the German People.
Who were the allied and central powers
Allied: France, Great Britain, Russia, United States
Central Powers: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire