Vocabulary
What is the name of the passenger ship containing 1,200 people that was sunk by a German U-boat
Lusitania
In what year was Franz Ferdinand assassinated?
1914
What was the law passed by congress creating a national draft?
Selective Service Act
Which country was blamed for the war and owed massive debts?
Germany
Why did Russia leave the war?
Russian Revolution, rise of the Bolsheviks, Russian people were starving
What is the name of the Treaty that was written by the Allies at the conclusion of the war?
Treaty of Versailles
Name of the secret message sent from Germany intended for Mexico
Zimmerman Note
Which of the allied nations pulled out of the war early?
Russia
What countries did the members of the Big Four represent?
US, GB, France, Italy
Flamethrower, poison gas, heavy artillery, tanks, planes, zeppelins, machine guns, etc
What is the strategy used to prevent U-Boat attacks?
Convoy
What was the promise made by Germany in 1916, promising to warn of attacks on civilian ships?
Sussex Pledge, 1916
What are some of the conditions soldiers faced while stationed within the trenches on the Western front?
shell shock, disease, infestations, mud, trench foot, poison gas
What were the conditions for Germany set by the Treaty of Versailles?
$33 million in reparations, loss of land and overseas territories, loss of natural resources, army reduced to 100,000 men
Who won the election of 1920?
Warren G Harding
What was Woodrow Wilson's idea of a world organization meant to prevent another world war?
League of Nations
Franz Ferdinand was the Archduke of what country?
Austro-Hungarian Empire
What is the name of the first all African American army regiment, who served under French command and participated in heavy combat?
369th Regiment
Why didn't the United States join the League of Nations?
The Treaty was not ratified in the US, Senate could not agree
What is the preparedness movement?
Theodore Roosevelt's idea of being prepared for war at any moment
Which group represents those in the Senate who would approve of the Treaty of Versailles, only after some changes were made?
Reservationists
What is the name of the Serbian gang responsible for the assassination of Franz Ferdinand?
The Black Hand
The Meuse-Argonne offensive was a success, as the Allies managed to capture which railroad?
Sedan Railroad
What were Wilson's main goals in his Fourteen Points? (looking for two)
League of Nations, Eliminating causes of war
Name the members of the Big Four
Woodrow Wilson, David Lloyd George, Georges Clemenceau, Vittorio Orlando