Ch19 Flashcards
Woodrow Wilson refused to intervene in Carribean affiars. T/F
False
Treaty of versailles is considered one of the wisest treaties in history. T/F
False
American neutrality in the Great war wouldn’t trade with either side. T/F
False
During the war Wilson administration outlawed all competition in the rail industry and nationalized all railroads. T/F
True
Germany was not allowed to participate in any treaty negotiations following WWI. T/F
True
Did the Zimmerman telegram arouse the American Patrism against the Germans? T/F
True
Wooden Wilson once promised the US will never again seek one additional foot of territory by conquest.
True
The size of Americas army increased tenfold in less than 2 yrs of war?
True
Did the Zimmerman telegram arouse the American Patrism against the Germans? T/F
True
Wooden Wilson once promised the US will never again seek one additional foot of territory by conquest.
True
The size of Americas army increased tenfold in less than 2 yrs of war?
True
What event that sparked WWI?
The murder of arch duke Ferdinand
The purpose of Germany’s Schlieffen plan was?
To defeat France quickly and then attack Russia
The greatest factor that brought America’s interest into war was?
The submarine warfare in the Atlantic.
The main provision of the selective service act is ?
The draft
What is the famous phrase from Schnek decision?
“Clear and present danger”
Main provision of espionage and sedation act they led to the schnek V. United states in Supreme Court?
Banning criticism if the war effort
What event that sparked WWI?
The murder of arch duke Ferdinand
The purpose of Germany’s Schlieffen plan was?
To defeat France quickly and then attack Russia
The greatest factor that brought America’s interest into war was?
The submarine warfare in the Atlantic.
The main provision of the selective service act is ?
The draft
What is the famous phrase from Schnek decision?
“Clear and present danger”
Main provision of espionage and sedation act they led to the schnek V. United states in Supreme Court?
Banning criticism if the war effort
…………………… was included in Woodrow’s list the 14 points.
League of nations
Which British politician went to versailles “pledging to squeeze them till the pips squeek”
David Lloyd George.
Nations that opposed Germany in World War I
Allies
U.S. Secretary of state before WWI
Williams Jennings Bryan
/Germany and its allies during WWI
Central powers
/Mexican dictator, 1876 to 1911, popular among American businessmen.
Porfirio Diaz
Passenger liner that the Germans sunk with Americans onboard
Lusitiania
America’s commitment to oppose Germany if submarine warfare continued.
Sussex pledge
“One of the most grotesque tyrannies in Mexican history”
Victoriano Huerta
German lot to give part of the United States to Mexico
Zimmermann telegram
Mexican bandit leader who raided a New Mexican border town.
Pancho Villa
German ruler who drew England into war.
Wilhelm II
Established the right to limit free speech during wartime.
Schnek V. United States
Peacetime association of nations that sought to prevent war
League of nations
“The world must be made safe for democracy”
Woodrow Wilson
Administrator of the Food Administration.
Harbert Hoover
Christian who won the medal of honor in World War I
Alvin C. York
April 1917
America enters WWI
Where American troops launched, and fought a costly offensive
Argonne
Truce ending world war I
Armistice
American general who led the u.s. troops in World war I
John J. Pershing
U.S. Senator who led opposition to the Treaty of Versailles
Henry Cabot Lodge
Term referring to American soldiers in WWI
Doughboy
Clause in the peace treaty making Germany responsible for the war.
War-guilt clause
Unreasonable economic demand Britain and France imposed Germany in the treaty of Versailles.
Payment of war reparation
American’s “ace of aces”
Eddie Rickenbacker
Made it a criminal offense to criticize the war effort in any way
Espionage and sedation Act
Woodrow Wilson’s objectives proposed freedom of the seas, open diplomacy, and self-determination among the peoples of Central Europe and rejected reparation demands.
Fourteen Points(included the league of nation)
Where American troops fought to stop The Germany offensive
Chateau Thierry
United States - Woodrow Wilson, Great Britain-David Lloyd George,Italy- Vittorio Orlando,France-George Clemenceau.
Big four
At first all men 21-30 years old were required to register, then it was changed to men 18-45 years old, for the military.
Selective Service Act
Heir to the throne of the Auston-Hungarian empire, whose assassination by Serbian assassins sparked the beginning of WWI.
Arch Duke Ferdinand.
One of the peace treaties at the end of WWI. It ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers.
Treaty of Versailles
Herbert Hoover’s methods of saving and producing food.
Hoovernizing
Essay: Explain the term Hooverizing and how it played a role in providing an adequate food supply.
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Essay: Explain the difference between the “irreconcilables” and “reservationists” over the treaty of Versailles.
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Why did the size of America’s army increased in the Treaty of Versailles?
The draft
Which plank from the Fourteen Points was included in the Treaty of Versailles?
Self-determination
On what date (month/day/year) did the Germans sign an armistice, ending WWI.
November, 11, 1918
Germany’s invasion of which nation brought Great Britain into WWI?
Belgium