stahl Flashcards
The US troops went from a total of 125,000 before the draft to how much after?
4 million
An agreement to stop fighting is called a what?
Armstice
After the military draft, the military realized how much of our recruits were illiterate?
25%
T or F : When WWI started, America had the 16th largest Army in the World.
true
When this passenger ship was sunk by a German U-boat, 128 Americans died.
lusitania
What style of fighting happened mainly on the Western Front, in awful conditions with close, deadly combat?
Trench Warfare
The result of Trench warfare was almost always what?
stalemate
What did Britain intercept that exposed the German plan to eventually use Mexico to go to war with the U.S.A.?
Zimmerman Telegram
This weapon was so horrible, all sides agreed never to use it in war again.
chemical
How many men did the British Army lose on the first day of the Battle of the Somme?
19,000
T or F: The battle of the Argonne Forest was the last battle of World War I.
True
This weapon allowed only a few men in a small trench to stop an entire platoon of enemy soldiers.
Machine Gun
What 3 states did the Germans want Mexico to go to war over with the United States?
Texas, New Mexico, Arizona
What did Congress pass in 1917 to quickly enlarge the size of our army?
Selective Service Act
What was the first battle of the War and also the first ever battle for the U.S. Marines.
Battle of Belleau Wood
T or F: The Marines at Belleau Wood earned the nickname “Hell Cats” from the Germans.
False
T or F: November 11th, at 11am, in 1918, the armistice to end WWI was signed.
True
T or F: African Americans were not segregated in the U.S. Army during WWI.
false
What was the age range of the men drafted to WWI?
21-30
T or F: ‘4 Minute Men’ gave 4 minute speeches around the country to keep up support for the War in the United States.
True
To raise money for WWI the U.S government sold ____________ Bonds to the public.
liberty
