Treaties / Acts
What was the 1918 Sedition Act, what did it do?
Censored the public, an act in which silenced the people from talking negatively of the government
What is a stalemate?
When two sides cannot move forward onto the field
What was the goal of the League of Nations?
To maintain peace
What were the MAIN causes of WWI?
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
Why was it difficult for the U.S to stay neutral during the war?
Because of the sinking of the boats
The Treaty of Versailles was rejected by which country?
U.S
WWI brought in what technology?
Machine guns, artillery, gas, tanks
What was Wilson's 14 pt plan
A plan to prevent further wars
What caused the U.S to get involved?
Broken promise of restriction of submarine warfare by Germany
What was the threat during the battle?
Gas, bullets, trench foot, disease, rats, body lice
What did the Treaty of Versailles do?
It brought an end to the war, and Germany took sole responsibility
WWI resulted in the dissolution of which 3 empires?
Ottoman Empire, Austria-Hungary, Germany and Russia
What was the Zimmerman Note?
An attempt to make Mexico join the war against the U.S
What caused WWI?
Assassination of Franz Fernidad
What did the U.S adopt when WWI broke out in Europe?
Neutrality
Who were the big 4 at the Paris Peace conference
U.S, France, Britain, Italy
The U.S denied the Treaty of Versailles to do what?
Make their own peace agreement with Germany
What was the Industries Board?
Production of war materials
What broke the stalemate?
U.S joining the war
What nations were formed following WWI?
Poland, Hungary-Austria, Czechoslovakia, Estonia and Yugoslavia
Who was not invited to the Paris Peace Conference?
Russia
How did they save and conserve food?
Meatless Mondays and Wheat-less Wednesdays
What was planted during WWI?
Victory Gardens
What would be the cause of the L.O.N being unstable?
U.S not joining
Who took the hardest hit in reparations?
Germany