world war 1

Question 1

what event sparked World War I

Answer 1

the assassination of archduke franz ferdinand

Question 2

who assassinated archduke Franz Ferdinand

Answer 2

serbian terrorist

Question 3

what terrorist group was Gavrilo Princip a part of?

Answer 3

black hand
killed arch duke and his wife

Question 4

nations in the allied powers

Answer 4

France, United Kingdom, and Russia

Question 5

nations in the central powers

Answer 5

Austria-Hungary, and Germany

Question 6

u-boat

Answer 6

new deadly weapon hope they would stop suppliers from reaching allies, German submarine

Question 7

neutrality

Answer 7

not being supporting or helping other side in a conflict, “neutral”

Question 8

militarism

Answer 8

policy of building up military power

Question 9

alliance

Answer 9

one country goes to war so does their alliances

Question 10

how did the British blockade impact the US?

Answer 10

start of the U-boat

Question 11

how much did US trade with allies increase between 1914 and 1916

Answer 11

800 million to 3 billion

Question 12

lustinia disaster

Answer 12

• killed 128 Americans
• german U-boat sunk lustinia

Question 13

sussex pledge

Answer 13

• sinking merchant ships without warning
• now have to warn before attacking

Question 14

who let the preparedness movement?

Answer 14

Theodore Roosevelt

Question 15

what was President Wilson’s initial position on US involvement in the war

Answer 15

propaganda - get ready for war
- “uncle sam”, advertising

Question 16

zimmerman note

Answer 16

• calling for cooperation between Mexico and Germany to retake US territory

Question 17

selective service act

Answer 17

• first national draft since Civil War
• expanded army from 130,000 to 500,000 troops
• males from 21 to 30 had to sign up for the army

Question 18

nickname given to american troops from france

Answer 18

the doughboys

Question 19

who led the American expeditionary force?

Answer 19

general john j pershing

Question 20

369th regiment (hell fighters)

Answer 20

they had an aggressive fighting style

Question 21

new weapons used during world war 1

Answer 21

machine guns, flame throwers

Question 22

trench warfare

Answer 22

new form of combat

Question 23

effects of mustard gas on soldiers

Answer 23

painful blisters, blindness, lung damage, very hard to survive

Question 24

what role did airplanes play in World War I?

Answer 24

used as a weapon

Question 25

meuse-argonne offensive

Answer 25

- led to the last major battle of World War I - hope ella’s captured the real world serving Germans main supply line

Question 26

how many American casualties resulted from World War I

Answer 26

116,000

Question 27

committee of public information

Answer 27

- created by president wilson - major propaganda - patriotic posters, four minute men

Question 28

how did woman contribute to the war effort at home?

Answer 28

- Red Cross victory, gardens, food, conservation, knitting supplies for soldiers, conserving materials

Question 29

espionage act

Answer 29

- made interference with military recruitment illegal - penalties for spying, sabotage, gave postmaster power to censor mail

Question 30

liberty bonds

Answer 30

governments certificate, promising repayment with interest

Question 31

how did the great migration impact African-Americans and northern cities?

Answer 31

- movement of African-Americans moved from south to north - got paid better no Jim Crow laws northern factory jobs - urban population growth, new opportunities, racial tension in north

Question 32

sedition act

Answer 32

- expanded restrictions on free speech - made it illegal to criticize the government speak against the war or express disloyal views - led to hundreds of arrests

Question 33

article 10 of the treaty of Versailles

Answer 33

- required league members to protect other members provide military support - could force US to go to war

Question 34

who were the big four leaders of the Paris peace conference?

Answer 34

woodrow wilson (us), george’s clemenceau (france), david lloyd george (uk), vittorio orlando (italy)

Question 35

war guilt clause

Answer 35

- Germany has to accept blame for the war - had to pay at 33 billion to allies - military restrictions : army limited to 100,000 men - loss of territories : France, Poland, Denmark, Belgium

Question 36

why did President Wilson to the country to promote the treaty of Versailles

Answer 36

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