Unit 5: WWI United States Involvement

Question 1

Allies–

Answer 1

Russia, France, Serbia, Great Britain, (Italy, Japan, US) later

Question 2

What was America’s position at the beginning of the war?

Answer 2

Neutral

Question 3

Because of trade, what increased?

Answer 3

American investments overseas, went from $700 million to $3.5 billion

Question 4

What put our overseas trade at risk?

Answer 4

British naval blockade of North Sea and German submarines

Question 5

1/3 of the population were ___________ or children of __________.

Answer 5

immigrants

Question 6

Most Americans favored __________.

Answer 6

Allies

Question 7

Propaganda–

Answer 7

Information intended to sway public opinion

Question 8

What did the British do to gain the support of America?

Answer 8

Printed false propaganda in US about Germans

Question 9

What was German Kaiser?

Answer 9

Strong rule opposed views of democracy

Question 10

Who led the Preparedness Movement?

Answer 10

American business leaders who had strong commercial ties with Britain

Question 11

What was the Preparedness Movement’s goal?

Answer 11

Wanted country to be prepared to aid Britain if necessary

Question 12

What did the Preparedness Movement do to complete their goal?

Answer 12

Movement leaders persuaded government to set up camps to train American men for combat

Question 13

Stalemate–

Answer 13

A situation in which neither side is able to gain the advantage

Question 14

The war is at a stalemate for how long?

Answer 14

Two years

Question 15

How did Germany provoke the US?

Answer 15

Poking the “bear”

Question 16

How did Germany respond to the British blockade?

Answer 16

German U-boat sunk the Lusitania

Question 17

What was the Lusitania?

Answer 17

British passenger ship off the coast of Ireland

Question 18

How many Americans were killed in the Sinking of the Lusitania?

Answer 18

128 Americans

Question 19

American public opinion–

Answer 19

against central powers

Question 20

Kaiser later promised to _________ all ships on.

Answer 20

sink

Question 21

What was the Zimmerman Note?

Answer 21

Telegraph from the German foreign minister to German ambassador in Mexico, intercepted by British agents

Question 22

The Zimmerman Note proposed an alliance between what two countries?

Answer 22

Mexico and Germany

Question 23

What did the Zimmerman Note promise?

Answer 23

That Germany would support Mexico in recovering lost territory (Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona)

Question 24

What did Congress send Allies for war?

Answer 24

Money, naval support and arms, but not many troops

Question 25

Who recommended sending one million troops by 1918 and 3 million by the next year?

Answer 25

General John J Pershing

Question 26

What was General J Pershing’s nickname?

Answer 26

“Black Jack”

Question 27

What was the Selective Service Act of 1917?

Answer 27

It was an authorized draft of young men for military service

Question 28

WWI was known as what?

Answer 28

“The war to end all wars”

Question 29

What was the American Expeditionary Force?

Answer 29

A large group of volunteers and National Guardsmen

Question 30

Patriotism

Answer 30

The love of one’s country and the willingness to fight to defend its ideals and institutions

Question 31

What was important to many Americans?

Answer 31

To have united support back home for the war effort

Question 32

Liberty Bonds–

Answer 32

Special war bonds to support the Allied cause

Question 33

Bonds–

Answer 33

Investment in the country; redeemed later for the original value plus interest

Question 34

President Wilson called for industries to switch from commercial good to __________ goods.

Answer 34

war

Question 35

War Industries Board–

Answer 35

Oversaw nation’s war-related production and told manufacturers what and how much to produce and even fixed prices

Question 36

War Trade Board–

Answer 36

Licensed foreign trade and punished firms suspected of dealing with the enemy

Question 37

National War Labor Board–

Answer 37

Worked to settle any labor disputes that might disrupt war effort

Question 38

What did Samuel Gompers promise?

Answer 38

He promised to limit labor problems during war

Question 39

Price controls–

Answer 39

A system of pricing determined by the government on the sale of food

Question 40

Rationing–

Answer 40

Distributing goods to consumers in a fixed amount

Question 41

The economy promoted what?

Answer 41

“gospel of a clean plate” no wasting

Question 42

Victory gardens–

Answer 42

Homeowners planted fruits and vegetables

Question 43

Because of rationing, food shipments ___________.

Answer 43

tripled

Question 44

Daylight Savings Time–

Answer 44

Turning clocks ahead one hour for the summer to increase daylight hours available to work

Question 45

The government imposed ____________ on media.

Answer 45

Censorship

Question 46

What was a major concern for US government?

Answer 46

Espionage or spying

Question 47

Espionage and Sedition Acts–

Answer 47

Made it illegal to interfere with the war effort or saying anything disloyal, abusive or profane about the government

Question 48

Sedition–

Answer 48

Any speech or action that encourages rebellion

Question 49

Many were hostile to the _______________.

Answer 49

German-Americans

Question 50

German measles became known as ________________.

Answer 50

“Liberty measles”

Question 51

Central Powers–

Answer 51

Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey (later)