World war 1

Question 1

Archduke of Austria whose assassination triggered WW1

Answer 1

Franz Ferdinand

Question 2

Posters, papers, and other materials designed to influence people’s opinions

Answer 2

Propaganda

Question 3

A policy of military preparedness and building up of weapons

Answer 3

militarism

Question 4

The right of people to decide their own political status

Answer 4

Self determination

Question 5

Passenger ship sunk by German U- boats during WW1

Answer 5

Lusitiania

Question 6

Payment for damages and expenses caused by WW1

Answer 6

Reperations

Question 7

Small german submurines

Answer 7

U boats

Question 8

Treaty ending WW1

Answer 8

Treaty of Versailles

Question 9

US law requiring young men to register for the military draft

Answer 9

Selective service act

Question 10

Organization that would work together to settle disputes, protect democracy, and prevent war

Answer 10

League of Nations

Question 11

Where was the Archduke visiting when he was killed

Answer 11

Sarajevo in Bosnia part of the Austro- Hungarian empire

Question 12

Who made up the central powers

Answer 12

Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman empire

Question 13

The triple entente consisted of

Answer 13

Great Britain, France, Russia

Question 14

Who did Austria blame for the assassination of the archduke, why?

Answer 14

Serbia, Serbia supplied the Assassins with bombs and weapons

Question 15

To catch France by surprise Germany invaded:

Answer 15

Belgium

Question 16

Initially the United States was neutral And practiced this policy of avoiding the affairs of other nations

Answer 16

Isolationism

Question 16

The German telegram proposed an alliance between Germany and Mexico and pushed president Wilson to ask for a declaration of war against Germany

Answer 16

Zimmerman note

Question 17

Why couldn’t American businesses sell war goods to the Germans?

Answer 17

British blockade

Question 18

How did the US raise an army so quickly at the onset of the war

Answer 18

Selective Service act

Question 19

Why did the US end diplomatic relations with Germany?

Answer 19

Unrestricted Submarine warfare

Question 20

A form of a loan to the government that was used to pay for the war

Answer 20

Liberty bonds

Question 21

This Government Organization regulated all materials needed for the war effort by setting prices, standardizing production, and pushing factories to make wartime materials.

Answer 21

War industries board

Question 22

Wheatless Wednesdays and Meatless Mondays are examples of:

Answer 22

Wartime rationing

Question 23

How did economic opportunities for minorities expand during the war?

Answer 23

Women, african americans, and Mexicans took on jobs in industrial and urban areas

Question 24

Fearing slow downs are pauses in production of wartime material, the federal Gov’t enacted this organization to mediate the relationship between workers and employers

Answer 24

National War labor board

Question 25

What did Wilson’s 14th point call for?

Answer 25

The league of nations

Question 26

Against Wilson’s objections, who was blamed for the war?

Answer 26

Germany

Question 27

Which 4 countries made up the big four?

Answer 27

USA, France, Great Britain, and Italy

Question 28

What new nations were created at the paris peace conference?

Answer 28

Czechoslovakia, Finland, Austria, Hungary, Poland, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia

Question 29

Identify three new technologies that accounted for the huge death toll of WW1

Answer 29

Machine Guns, Poison Gas, Airplanes, Artillery, Armored Tanks