Chapter 11 WWI Flashcards
What legislation did Congress pass in 1917 in an attempt to “quiet the voice” of the dissenters of the war?
Espionage and Sedition Acts
Who are the central powers at the beginning of WWI?
Germany, Italy, austria-Hungary
Who was the first US Congresswoman who also opposed US entry into WWI?
Rankin
Which side is the US?
Allies
What was the date that Germany surrenders with an armistice and effectively ends WWI?
November 11, 1918
Who was the British Prime Minister during WWI?
George
What did the US government create to serve as a “middle man” between the troops and citizens in providing supples and munitions for the war?
War Industries Board
What group attempts and succeeds in overthrowing the Russian government in 1917?
Bolsheviks
Who were the members of the Big 4?
Wilson, Bryan, Pershing, Orlando
Who was the German Foreign Minister responsible for requesting Mexico side with Germany and fight against the US in WWI?
Zimmerman
Who were part of the Allies at the beginning of WWI
Great Britain, France, Russia
What group was in charge of raising American awareness about the war?
Committee on Public Information
Who was the creator of the “I want you” poster that was used as a propaganda tool during WWI?
James Flagg
Who was the French Premier during WWI?
Clemenceau
On what Constitutional Right did Schenck make his appeal in the court case Schenck vs. US?
Freedom of Speech
What was the date the US entered WWI?
April 6, 1917
When the 16th Amendment was added to the Constitution, it assured US citizens would help the war effort by
Paying income tax
Who was the US Secretary of State that resigned after a dispute with the president over a decision that was made?
Bryan
Who was the Italian Premier during WWI?
Orlando
Did the Big 4 support the League of Nations?
Yes
Did the US Congress approve the League of Nations?
No
Why did the US being to favor Britain and France?
The US had extensive trade with both countries, Germany was the aggressor in the war
How did most women contribute to the war effort?
They often volunteered as nurses
British Prime Minister during WWI that wanted to make Germany pay
David Lloyd George
US Senator that strongly opposed the Treaty of Versailles
Henry Cabot Lodge
Member of the US House of Representatives that voted no on going to war in both WWI and WWII
Jeannette Rankin
Americas leading ace pilot in the war who also drove in the first Indianapolis 500 race
Eddie Rickenbacker
Head of the War Industries Board
Bernard Baruch
Leader of Germany during WWI
Emperor Kaiser Wilhelm II
US war hero that originally opposed the war based on moral beliefs
Alvin York
Italian leader during WWI that wanted to gain part of Austria-Hungarys land
Vittorio Orlando
French Premier during WWI that wanted to prevent another German invasion of France
Georges Clemenceau
US General that commanded the American Expeditionary Force
John J. Pershing
His Fourteen Points was an attempt at world peace
Woodrow Wilson
Head of the Food Administration and asked US citizens to conserve their consumption of food during the war
Herbert Hoover
What reason did the Senators give for opposing US membership in the League of Nations
It would drag the US into European conflicts
Where did the assassination that triggered World War I occur?
Sarajevo, Bosnia
The invasion of what European country began the active fighting in WWI following the spark that started the war?
Belgium
The policy that kept the US out of the war for three years was called
Neutrality
Once Russia is defeated and signed a peace agreement with Germany, the war then became a _______-front war
One
The war might have involved only two nation, Austria-Hungary and Serbia, if not for
The alliance system
Opposed WWI because they saw it as an imperialist struggle
Socialists
Required men to register with the government to be randomly selected for military service
Selective service act
A person could be fined and or imprisoned for interfering with the war effort under this legislation
Espionage and sedition acts
Large scale movement of hundreds of thousands of Southern African-Americans to northern and Midwest cities
The Great Migration
This began with the introduction of the task and the airplane as weapons
Mechanized warfare
Involved the deployment of the armed forces and their use as a tool of diplomacy
Militarism
The nations wartime regulatory body of all industry during WWi
War industries board
Opposed to WWI because they perceive all wars as evil
Pacifists
Involved merchant vessels traveling in large groups with naval ships acting as guards
Convoy system
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire
Central Powers
This contained a suggestion of an alliance between Mexico and Germany that deeply angered the American people
Zimmerman note
Type of ground combat used in WWI where thousands of lives were lost over a few miles of land
Trench warfare
Encouraged competitiveness between nations and encouraged various ethnic groups to attempt to create nations of their own
Nationalism
Great Britian, France, Russia, Italy, US
Allies
British liner that was sunk by a German U-boat
Lusitania
Closely linked with industrialization, this involved competition over colonies
Imperialism
Gains made by American women during WWI
Increased support for womens right to vote
