By year 1919, all European countries involved in WWI agreed to the Treaty of _________.
What is the Versailles.
100
US President during WW1
Who is President Woodrow Wilson?
100
The United States sold _____________ ________ to help it finance the war.
What is "liberty bonds."
100
In the ______________ ______, Germany proposed an alliance with Mexico.
What is the "Zimmermann note."
100
Germany's use of the __ ________ changed the rules of naval warfare.
What is "U Boats"
200
What initial event sparked WW1?
What is the assassination of Franz Ferdinand.
200
A note intercepted by the United States that was sent by the Germans to the Mexicans promising to help reclaim land in the United States if they promised to join the Central Powers
What is the Zimmerman Note
200
Which of the following was a major factor in the decision of the United States to enter World War I?
a. Britain's naval blockade of Germany
b. Germany's use of U-Boats and submarine warfare.
c. Vladimir Lenin's rise to power in Russia.
d. France's fall to the Central Powers.
What is "b. Germany's use of U-Boats and submarine warfare."
200
What role did the War Industries Board play during the war?
a. it was a government agency that gave corporations more regulations.
b. it was a government agency that lowered taxes.
c. it restricted the production of certain goods.
d. it regulated the production of war goods.
What is "d. it regulated the production of war goods."
200
Why did the United States Congress oppose Wilson's Plan for Peace?
a. They did not want several countries to join the League of Nations.
b. They disliked the idea that "an attack on one is an attack on all."
c. They believed the Versailles treaty violated the Fourteen Points.
d. They opposed reparations for the Allies.
What is b. They disliked the idea that "an attack on one is an attack on all."
300
! form of war where each side dug trenches and soldiers fought in the trenches
What is trench warfare?
300
One incident that triggered the U.S. to declare war was the:
a. sinking of the Lusitania.
b. Serbian invasion of Hungary.
c. assassination of the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne.
d. German seizure of Alsace-Lorraine, claimed by France.
What is "a. the sinking of the Lusitania."
300
An underlying cause of World War I was:
a. food shortages
b. the web of alliances European nations created for their defense.
c. an alliance between Germany and Russia.
d. America's neutrality.
What is "b. the web of alliances European nations created for their defense."
300
The Selective Service Act was a means of:
a. getting money to support the war effort.
b. getting women to take over jobs formerly done by men.
c. drafting young men for the military forces.
d. finding jobs for men after they left military service.
What is "c. drafting young men for the military forces."
300
The government increased control of the economy during WWI by
a. bringing lawsuits against monopolies and corporations
b. enacting price controls and rationing food for the war
c. allowing war industries to oversee their own production of goods
d. for bidding any unions to strike.
What is "b. enacting price controls and rationing food for the war."
400
The name of countries that fought against Germany and Austria-Hungary during WWI
What is the Allies?
400
Included Great Britain, Russia, France, Italy, Japan, Serbia, and Belgium. By the end of the war more than 28 nations had joined to support.
What is the Allied Powers or "Allies"
400
What is the name for President Wilson's Program for Peace?
What is "fourteen points."
400
What is a worldwide organization aimed at ensuring security and peace?
What is the League of Nations.
400
What is the term for payment from one nation to another for economic injury suffered during a war?
What are "reparations."
500
! British sea liner that was attacked by Germans, killing close to 1,200 people
What is the Lusitania?
500
The time period after World War I where people were spending more money and enjoying life more
What is Roaring Twenties?
500
Many senators opposed American entry into the League of Nations because:
a. they feared it would weaken the country's independence
b. they disapproved of its other member countries.
c. they wanted stronger promises of support from other countries.
d. they had already approved the Versailles Treaty.
What is "a. they feared it would weaken the country's independence."
500
One of the main causes for the war, imperialism, involved:
a. invading Belgium and France.
b. gaining land around the world.
c. blockading enemy ports.
d. acting in a nation's own interest.
What is "b. gaining land around the world."
500
Much of Europe was drawn into the war because of:
a. lack of food and land.
b. force by stronger countries.
c. a network of alliances.
d. the militarism of the United States.