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Chapter 11 WWI Flashcards

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1
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What legislation did Congress pass in 1917 in an attempt to “quiet the voice” of the dissenters of the war?

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Espionage and Sedition Acts

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Who are the central powers at the beginning of WWI?

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Germany, Italy, austria-Hungary

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

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Rankin

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Which side is the US?

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Allies

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

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November 11, 1918

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Who was the British Prime Minister during WWI?

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George

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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?

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War Industries Board

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

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Bolsheviks

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Who were the members of the Big 4?

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Wilson, Bryan, Pershing, Orlando

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

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Zimmerman

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Who were part of the Allies at the beginning of WWI

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Great Britain, France, Russia

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

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Committee on Public Information

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

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James Flagg

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Who was the French Premier during WWI?

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Clemenceau

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

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Freedom of Speech

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What was the date the US entered WWI?

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April 6, 1917

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

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Paying income tax

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

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Bryan

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Who was the Italian Premier during WWI?

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Orlando

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20
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Did the Big 4 support the League of Nations?

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Yes

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Did the US Congress approve the League of Nations?

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No

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Why did the US being to favor Britain and France?

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

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23
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How did most women contribute to the war effort?

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They often volunteered as nurses

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British Prime Minister during WWI that wanted to make Germany pay

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David Lloyd George

25
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US Senator that strongly opposed the Treaty of Versailles

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Henry Cabot Lodge

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

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Jeannette Rankin

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

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Eddie Rickenbacker

28
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Head of the War Industries Board

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Bernard Baruch

29
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Leader of Germany during WWI

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Emperor Kaiser Wilhelm II

30
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US war hero that originally opposed the war based on moral beliefs

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Alvin York

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

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Vittorio Orlando

32
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French Premier during WWI that wanted to prevent another German invasion of France

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Georges Clemenceau

33
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US General that commanded the American Expeditionary Force

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John J. Pershing

34
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His Fourteen Points was an attempt at world peace

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Woodrow Wilson

35
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Head of the Food Administration and asked US citizens to conserve their consumption of food during the war

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Herbert Hoover

36
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What reason did the Senators give for opposing US membership in the League of Nations

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It would drag the US into European conflicts

37
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Where did the assassination that triggered World War I occur?

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Sarajevo, Bosnia

38
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The invasion of what European country began the active fighting in WWI following the spark that started the war?

A

Belgium

39
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The policy that kept the US out of the war for three years was called

A

Neutrality

40
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Once Russia is defeated and signed a peace agreement with Germany, the war then became a _______-front war

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One

41
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The war might have involved only two nation, Austria-Hungary and Serbia, if not for

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The alliance system

42
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Opposed WWI because they saw it as an imperialist struggle

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Socialists

43
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Required men to register with the government to be randomly selected for military service

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Selective service act

44
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A person could be fined and or imprisoned for interfering with the war effort under this legislation

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Espionage and sedition acts

45
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Large scale movement of hundreds of thousands of Southern African-Americans to northern and Midwest cities

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The Great Migration

46
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This began with the introduction of the task and the airplane as weapons

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Mechanized warfare

47
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Involved the deployment of the armed forces and their use as a tool of diplomacy

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Militarism

48
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The nations wartime regulatory body of all industry during WWi

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War industries board

49
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Opposed to WWI because they perceive all wars as evil

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Pacifists

50
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Involved merchant vessels traveling in large groups with naval ships acting as guards

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Convoy system

51
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Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire

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Central Powers

52
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This contained a suggestion of an alliance between Mexico and Germany that deeply angered the American people

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Zimmerman note

53
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Type of ground combat used in WWI where thousands of lives were lost over a few miles of land

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Trench warfare

54
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Encouraged competitiveness between nations and encouraged various ethnic groups to attempt to create nations of their own

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Nationalism

55
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Great Britian, France, Russia, Italy, US

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Allies

56
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British liner that was sunk by a German U-boat

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Lusitania

57
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Closely linked with industrialization, this involved competition over colonies

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Imperialism

58
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Gains made by American women during WWI

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Increased support for womens right to vote

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