MIDTERMS: WW1

Question 1

Central Powers

Answer 1

Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire

Question 2

Allied Powers

Answer 2

UK, France, Serbia, Russia, Belgium

Question 3

Self-determination

Answer 3

Process by which a country determines its own statehood and froms known allegiances and government

Question 4

American neutrality

Answer 4

1914-1917

Question 5

Nationalism

Answer 5

Devotion to the interests and culture of one’s nation

Question 6

Lusitania

Answer 6

British passenger ship that was sunk by a German U-boat in 1915
128 Americans died, and U.S. became angry at Germany, and turned against Central Powers

Question 7

Zimmerman Telegram

Answer 7

Message sent in 1917 by German foreign minister to German ambassador in Mexico, proposing a German-Mexican alliance and promoting to help Mexico regain Texas, New Mexico and Arizona if the U.S. entered WW1

Question 8

What were the overarching causes of World War 1?

Answer 8

International tension and entangling alliances dragged nations into conflicts that didn’t directly involve them

Question 9

How did American business and political interest lead to U.S. support of the Allied Powers?

Answer 9

• The U.S. had stronger trade realtions with the Allied Powers than the Central Powers
• The Allied Powers owned billions of dollars to U.S. banks, tying the American economy to an Allied victory

Question 10

Why did the U.S. enter WW1?

Answer 10

Unrestricted submarine warfare and the Zimmerman telegram

Question 11

Selective Service Act

Answer 11

Law enacted in 19197, that required men to register for military service

Question 12

What role did the government take on the homefront during the war?

Answer 12

Selected service act, war industries board, war labor board, committee on public imformation, propoganda, liberty and victory bonds

Question 13

War industries board

Answer 13

Put people through pyschological testing to find best people for jobs in order to maximize efficiency and productivity

Question 14

War labor board

Answer 14

wages went up, better working conditions. workers gained the right to form unions

Question 15

Committee on public in formation

Answer 15

Tried to shape public opinion

Question 16

Liberty & Victory bonds

Answer 16

People bought them to support the war

Question 17

National labor board

Answer 17

Controlled industry, both workers and business in order to keep the economy moving

Question 18

Espionage and Sedition Acts

Answer 18

Imposed harsh penalties on anyone interfering with/speaking against U.S. participation in WW1

Question 19

The Schenk Case

Answer 19

Schenk wanted to avoid the draft and didn’t want the governement to infringe civil liberties