In the summer of 1914, when the war in Europe begins, President Wilson promised that America would remain---
What is neutral?
100
President of the United States during World War I.
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
100
A policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups, especially the political affairs of other countries.
What is isolationism?
100
Germany, Austria-Hungary & Ottoman Empire.
Who were the Central Powers during World War I?
100
Peace agreement between Russia and Germany that would end Russia's involvement in World War I in 1917
What is the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk?
200
This ship carried 1200 passengers, of which 128 were Americans and was torpedoed by Germany in May of 1915.
What is the HMS Lusitania?
200
This man was selected to lead the American Expeditionary Force and was a decorated war veteran who refused to send American troops into battle until they were well trained. This led to fewer deaths and the love and respect of his men.
Who is General John J. Pershing?
200
Germany's promise not to sink merchant ships without warning or without helping passengers on board.
What is the Sussex Pledge?
200
Great Britain, France & Russia (U.S.A 1917).
Who were the Allied Powers during World War I?
200
German submarine used in World War I & World War II.
What is a u-boat?
300
The assassination of this man, the heir to the throne in of Austria-Hungary, in June of 1914 is the proximate cause of the war beginning in Europe.
Who is Francis Ferdinand?
300
This man was responsible for killing 25 Germans and capturing 132 prisoners of war. He earned the Congressional Medal of Honor for his heroism.
Who is Alvin York?
300
A concept proposed by Woodrow Wilson in the Fourteen Points in which a country should have the right to make its own statehood decisions and create its own government.
What is self-determination?
300
The United States declares war on Germany on this date.
What is 2 April 1917?
300
Article 231 of the Treaty of Versailles, the beginning of the reparations section that stated Germany was to assume all responsibility for the damage caused during World War I
What is the War Guilt Clause?
400
Proposal by Germany that offered Mexico lands in the southwestern USA if Mexico would attack the USA.
What is the Zimmerman telegram?
400
This Senator strongly opposed the creation of the League of Nations, saying the USA would lose its freedom of action in international affairs.
Who is Henry Cabot Lodge?
400
In January of 1918, President Wilson broadened the war aims from a defense of ‘freedom of the seas’ to a crusade of making the world ‘safe for democracy’ speech to Congress known as this.
What is the "Fourteen Points" speech?
400
This 1919 peace agreement ended the first World War in which the terms harshly punished Germany.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
400
This term was a United States government agency established on July 28, 1917, during World War I, to coordinate the purchase of war supplies.
What is the War Industries Board?
500
Germany signed an armistice on this date to end the war.
What is important about November 11, 1918?
500
This military operation demanded that Germany attack France first by traveling through Belgium, and take Paris in about 3 weeks. France would surrender once Paris was taken, and then Germany would attack Russia.
What is the Schlieffen Plan?
500
The most important proposal in Wilson's Fourteen points was an organization to mediate international disputes in an effort to avoid war.
What is the League of Nations?
500
To solve the problem of a lack of American military personnel the U.S. Congress passed this law that instituted a draft that put 3 million men in uniform.
What is the Selective Service Act?
500
Compensation demanded by a victorious nation from a defeated nation.