Chapter 11 WWI

Question 1

What legislation did Congress pass in 1917 in an attempt to “quiet the voice” of the dissenters of the war?

Answer 1

Espionage and Sedition Acts

Question 2

Who are the central powers at the beginning of WWI?

Answer 2

Germany, Italy, austria-Hungary

Question 3

Who was the first US Congresswoman who also opposed US entry into WWI?

Answer 3

Rankin

Question 4

Which side is the US?

Answer 4

Allies

Question 5

What was the date that Germany surrenders with an armistice and effectively ends WWI?

Answer 5

November 11, 1918

Question 6

Who was the British Prime Minister during WWI?

Answer 6

George

Question 7

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?

Answer 7

War Industries Board

Question 8

What group attempts and succeeds in overthrowing the Russian government in 1917?

Answer 8

Bolsheviks

Question 9

Who were the members of the Big 4?

Answer 9

Wilson, Bryan, Pershing, Orlando

Question 10

Who was the German Foreign Minister responsible for requesting Mexico side with Germany and fight against the US in WWI?

Answer 10

Zimmerman

Question 11

Who were part of the Allies at the beginning of WWI

Answer 11

Great Britain, France, Russia

Question 12

What group was in charge of raising American awareness about the war?

Answer 12

Committee on Public Information

Question 13

Who was the creator of the “I want you” poster that was used as a propaganda tool during WWI?

Answer 13

James Flagg

Question 14

Who was the French Premier during WWI?

Answer 14

Clemenceau

Question 15

On what Constitutional Right did Schenck make his appeal in the court case Schenck vs. US?

Answer 15

Freedom of Speech

Question 16

What was the date the US entered WWI?

Answer 16

April 6, 1917

Question 17

When the 16th Amendment was added to the Constitution, it assured US citizens would help the war effort by

Answer 17

Paying income tax

Question 18

Who was the US Secretary of State that resigned after a dispute with the president over a decision that was made?

Answer 18

Bryan

Question 19

Who was the Italian Premier during WWI?

Answer 19

Orlando

Question 20

Did the Big 4 support the League of Nations?

Answer 20

Yes

Question 21

Did the US Congress approve the League of Nations?

Answer 21

No

Question 22

Why did the US being to favor Britain and France?

Answer 22

The US had extensive trade with both countries, Germany was the aggressor in the war

Question 23

How did most women contribute to the war effort?

Answer 23

They often volunteered as nurses

Question 24

British Prime Minister during WWI that wanted to make Germany pay

Answer 24

David Lloyd George

Question 25

US Senator that strongly opposed the Treaty of Versailles

Answer 25

Henry Cabot Lodge

Question 26

Member of the US House of Representatives that voted no on going to war in both WWI and WWII

Answer 26

Jeannette Rankin

Question 27

Americas leading ace pilot in the war who also drove in the first Indianapolis 500 race

Answer 27

Eddie Rickenbacker

Question 28

Head of the War Industries Board

Answer 28

Bernard Baruch

Question 29

Leader of Germany during WWI

Answer 29

Emperor Kaiser Wilhelm II

Question 30

US war hero that originally opposed the war based on moral beliefs

Answer 30

Alvin York

Question 31

Italian leader during WWI that wanted to gain part of Austria-Hungarys land

Answer 31

Vittorio Orlando

Question 32

French Premier during WWI that wanted to prevent another German invasion of France

Answer 32

Georges Clemenceau

Question 33

US General that commanded the American Expeditionary Force

Answer 33

John J. Pershing

Question 34

His Fourteen Points was an attempt at world peace

Answer 34

Woodrow Wilson

Question 35

Head of the Food Administration and asked US citizens to conserve their consumption of food during the war

Answer 35

Herbert Hoover

Question 36

What reason did the Senators give for opposing US membership in the League of Nations

Answer 36

It would drag the US into European conflicts

Question 37

Where did the assassination that triggered World War I occur?

Answer 37

Sarajevo, Bosnia

Question 38

The invasion of what European country began the active fighting in WWI following the spark that started the war?

Answer 38

Belgium

Question 39

The policy that kept the US out of the war for three years was called

Answer 39

Neutrality

Question 40

Once Russia is defeated and signed a peace agreement with Germany, the war then became a _______-front war

Answer 40

One

Question 41

The war might have involved only two nation, Austria-Hungary and Serbia, if not for

Answer 41

The alliance system

Question 42

Opposed WWI because they saw it as an imperialist struggle

Answer 42

Socialists

Question 43

Required men to register with the government to be randomly selected for military service

Answer 43

Selective service act

Question 44

A person could be fined and or imprisoned for interfering with the war effort under this legislation

Answer 44

Espionage and sedition acts

Question 45

Large scale movement of hundreds of thousands of Southern African-Americans to northern and Midwest cities

Answer 45

The Great Migration

Question 46

This began with the introduction of the task and the airplane as weapons

Answer 46

Mechanized warfare

Question 47

Involved the deployment of the armed forces and their use as a tool of diplomacy

Answer 47

Militarism

Question 48

The nations wartime regulatory body of all industry during WWi

Answer 48

War industries board

Question 49

Opposed to WWI because they perceive all wars as evil

Answer 49

Pacifists

Question 50

Involved merchant vessels traveling in large groups with naval ships acting as guards

Answer 50

Convoy system

Question 51

Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire

Answer 51

Central Powers

Question 52

This contained a suggestion of an alliance between Mexico and Germany that deeply angered the American people

Answer 52

Zimmerman note

Question 53

Type of ground combat used in WWI where thousands of lives were lost over a few miles of land

Answer 53

Trench warfare

Question 54

Encouraged competitiveness between nations and encouraged various ethnic groups to attempt to create nations of their own

Answer 54

Nationalism

Question 55

Great Britian, France, Russia, Italy, US

Answer 55

Allies

Question 56

British liner that was sunk by a German U-boat

Answer 56

Lusitania

Question 57

Closely linked with industrialization, this involved competition over colonies

Answer 57

Imperialism

Question 58

Gains made by American women during WWI

Answer 58

Increased support for womens right to vote