WWI
World War 1 was fought on two fronts. Their location was in ______________ (western front) and __________________ (eastern front)
What is France and Russia
Prior to WWI, members of the "Triple Entente" were:
Who is Britain, France, and Russia
A very small country created from part of Eastern Germany after WWI was:
What is East Prussia
The decade of the 1920's became known as:
What is the "Roaring Twenties"
The event led many Southern states to withdraw or secede from the United States in 1960:
What is the election of Abraham Lincoln
__________________ declared war on ___________ on July 28, 1918 which began World War I
Who is Austria and Serbia
The Triple Alliance prior to World War I was:
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy
Countries that made up the British Isles (Great Britain)
What are England (Britain), Ireland, Scotland
An economic difficultly that came about in America after the end of World War I:
What is a high rate of unemployment
A major battle General Lee (Confederacy) lost that was a major turning point in the Civil War in favor of the Union?
What is Gettysburg
Give an example of how President Woodrow Wilson's administration led to more government involvement in people's lives.
What is the Food Administration or the Railroad Administration or the War Industries Board.
(any one of the above)
After World War I the __________________ empires no longer existed.
What is Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire
List four European countries created after the end of World War 1
What is: Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, and Poland
(Any 4 of these is correct)
Food prices in America ____________ after WWI
Plummeted or declined due to overproduction of food.
During the administration of President Benjamin Harris (elected in 1888) Congress expanded its power to regulate business with the passing of:
What is the Sherman Anti-Trust Act
According to international law, warships could not sink a merchant or passenger ship until two conditions were met. The two conditions were:
What is "the presence of war material aboard those vessels had to be confirmed" and "the crew and passengers on the ship had to be evacuated."
6 countries in Europe that remained neutral during World War I, name at least 4 of them:
What is Sweden, Norway, Spain, Switzerland, Denmark, and the Netherlands.
A country just off the coast of Southern Italy
What is Sicily
An international agreement to outlaw war was:
What is the "Kellogg-Briand Pact"
A group in Congress called the "__________________" or moderate Republicans during the Gilded Age.
What is "Half Breeds?"
The drafting of soldiers into the war in the United States was started with the _____________________
_______________ Act.
What is "the Selective Service Act"
The German submarine blockade during WWI was located:
What is "off the west coast of England"
List 4 of the 5 countries created right next to the boundary of Russia after WWI:
Who is Poland, Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania and Finland
(need 4 to get the answer correct)
To protect America's own reviving industries after WWI, Congress passed:
Fordney-McCumber Tariff of 1922
Inventor of the phonograph, motion-picture projector, and the incandescent light bulb
Who is Thomas Alva Edison