World War 1: Chapter 11

Question 1

Mobilization

Answer 1

Readying troop for the war

Question 2

Schlieffen Plan

Answer 2

A hold of action against Russia combined with a quick drive through Belgium to Paris after France had fallen Germans would defeat Russia.

Question 3

Stalemate

Answer 3

A situation when neither side of the war gains an advantage

Question 4

Sussex Pledge

Answer 4

The German government promised that the U-Boats would warn ships before attacking.

Question 5

Belligerent

Answer 5

When countries are at war

Question 6

Contraband

Answer 6

War material supplied by a neutral to a belligerent nation could be saved

Question 7

Atrocities

Answer 7

Brutal crimes of war against the defenseless civilians

Question 8

Selective Service Act

Answer 8

This act required men to register with the government in order to be randomly selected for military service.

Question 9

Convoy

Answer 9

A heavy guard of destroyers escorted the merchant to an from the Atlantic in groups

Question 10

Armistice

Answer 10

A truce that ended the war

Question 11

Liberty Bonds

Answer 11

The government raised money by raising taxes and by selling them

Question 12

Great Migration

Answer 12

The large-scale movement of hundreds of thousands of Southern blocks to cities in the North

Question 13

Day Light Savings Time

Answer 13

A way to take advantage of the longer days of summer. * would give a famer an extra hour of working

Question 14

Reparations

Answer 14

A process of repairing, healing, and restoring injured people.

Question 15

Name and Explain 4 Main Causes Of WW1

Answer 15

• Imperialism: European powers rushed to beat each other to the remaining uncolonized areas
• Militarism: aggressively building a nation’s armed forces in preparations for war.
• Nationalism: The great powers were acting in their own national interest, the longing of an ethnic minority for the independence of then led to violence

Question 16

Name and Explain 4 Main Causes Of WW1

Answer 16

• Imperialism: European powers rushed to beat each other to the remaining uncolonized areas
• Militarism: aggressively building a nation’s armed forces in preparations for war.
• Nationalism: The great powers were acting in their own national interest, and the longing of an ethnic minority for the independence of then led to violence
• System Of Alliances: A complicated system of alliances developed during the late 1800ś in Europe

Question 17

The Assassination of Archduke Fernand

Answer 17

On the day of the visit, Gsvrilo Prinlp, a member of a Serbian nationalist group shot a killed the Archduke and his wife. This happened on June 28, 1914, when they visited the capital of Bosnia. Gavrilo believed that Bosnia should be part of its country for ethnic reasons (both) Slavic people and financial reasons.

Question 18

Who were the Central Powers?

Answer 18

Germany, Austria - Hungary & the Ottoman Empire.

Question 19

Who were the Allied Powers?

Answer 19

France, Britain, & Russia

Question 20

What were the new weapons used in WWI?

Answer 20

Tanks, Airplanes, U-Boats, machine guns, & poison gas

Question 21

What was the Lusitania?

Answer 21

In order to prevent Germany from getting their materials the British blockaded the North Sea and sunk ships without warning. So without warning the Lusitania was shot and sunk killing 1,200. (128 Americans)

Question 22

The 3 main reasons the U.S. entered the war?

Answer 22

• British propaganda about German atrocities
• Zimmerman Telegram, a note from German to Mexico saying that if Mexico fights with them they will get back their land
• Germany continued submarine warfare violating the Sussex Pledge

Question 23

Who was Vladimir Lenin?

Answer 23

The Bolsheviks led by Vladimir Lenin over the provisional government they set up a communist state and sought peace with central powers

Question 24

Who was John Pershing?

Answer 24

General John Pershing led the American Expedition Force

Question 25

Who was in charge of the Food Administration?

Answer 25

Herbert Hoover

Question 26

Wilson 14 point speech

Answer 26

President Wilson presented his 14 points program for long-term peace to congress in 1918. 6 provisions:
- No Select Treaties
- Freedom of Seas
- Remove all Economic Barriers & Tariffs
- Reduction of National Arms
- Self Determination
- League of Nations