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United States
Vocab
Vocab 2
Before/After War
Misc
100
Who was in charge of the Food Administration?
Herbert Hoover
100
What was the name of the group of African Americans who were honored in France for their bravery?
Harlem Hell Fighters
100
What was the Zimmerman Telegram?
Sent to Mexico by Germany and said if they attacked the U.S. they would align with them and help them win back land in the Southwest
100
True or False: Wilson tried to keep the U.S. neutral through peace talks.
True
100
What year did the U.S. enter the war?
1917
200
What happened to Americans who criticized the war?
They were fined or jailed
200
Ideas spread to help or hurt a cause.
Propaganda
200
What is reparation?
Payment for losses suffered in the war
200
How did Americans make sacrifices for the war?
"wheatless Mondays" "meatless Tuesdays"
200
Who migrated from the South to the North during the war?
Mexican Americans and African Americans
300
Describe the impact the war had on the economy in the U.S.
Businesses thrived during the war because of the weapons and goods needed for the war.
300
Name three countries in the Allied Powers.
U.S., France, Britain, Russia, Italy
300
What is an armistice?
An agreement to stop fighting
300
Name two things the War Labor Board did.
Set up to settle disputes over working hours and wages to prevent strikes Railroad workers gained a large wage increase and an 8-hour workday Union membership rose and labor unrest (unhappiness) declined
300
What did Wilson consider to be the greatest part of his peace plan?
League of Nations
400
What two conditions did Wilson have for the armistice with Germany?
Germany must accept his peace plan, the emperor of Germany must give up his power
400
Name three countries in the Central Powers.
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey/Ottoman Empire
400
A system of government through departments run by government officials.
Bureaucracy
400
Name two things the War Industries Board was responsible for.
Told factories what they needed to produce Decided on prices Provided the sharing of limited resources Set up to help make supplies for troops
400
Name the Treaty Russia signed to end their involvement in WWI.
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
500
Name three things that led the U.S. to war.
Renewed submarine warfare, Zimmerman Telegram, Revolution that overthrew Nicholas I, Sinking of Lustinania
500
Name the MAIN causes of WWI. You must also explain what they mean!
Militarism: building up armed forces, Alliances: agreements with other nations, Imperialism: trying to create an empire; Nationalism: strong belief/support for your country
500
Name three things Germany had to do under the Treaty of Versailles.
Take full blame for the war, pay huge reparations, limit the size of their military, return Alsace-Lorraine to France, Loss of overseas colonies
500
Name five components of Wilson's 14 point peace plan.
No secret agreements, peace in seas,free trade, reduction of armies, colonial claims fair, Russia can have own gov, German troops evacuate, France gets territory, borders of Italy established, Austria-Hungry independent, Central Powers evacuate, Turkish people own country, Poland independent, League of Nations formed
500
Name three characteristics of Trench Warfare.
Heavy artillery bombardment, attacks across open land, use of poison gases, trench foot, standing water