World War I Flashcards
_____,_____, and _____ made up the Triple Alliance
Germany, Italy and Austria-Hungary
France and Russia signed the _______ in 1984
Franco-Russian Alliance
_____ is a policy of aggressive military prepardness
Militarism
_____ is a friendly understanding
Entente Cordiale
Britain, France and Russia became known as the _______
Triple Entente
___ is the feeling of intense pride in ones homeland
Nationalism
____ is the idea that those who share a national identity should have their own country and government
Self-determination
____ was shot with his wife in his car.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
______ was the Bosnian revolutionary who stormed the car and shot Ferdinand and his wife one time each.
Gavrilo Princip
_____ is the secret society devoted to Serbian unification
Black hand
Austria-Hungary declared war on _____ on July 28
Serbia
Germany declared war on _______ and ______.
Russia and France
Those fighting for the Triple Entente were called the _____.
Allies.
______are goods whose importation, exportation, or possession is illegal.
Contrabands
________ is information designed to influence opinions
Propaganda
_______ promised to sink no more merchants without warning
Sussex Plan
_______ coordinated the productions of war materials
The War Industries Board (WIB)
_________, ran by Herbert Hoover,was responsible for increasing food production while reducing civilian consumption.
The Food Administration
________managed the use of coal and oil.
The Fuel Administration.
To prevent strikes from disrupting the war effort, the government established the_________
National War Labor Board (NWLB)
Wilson would create the_________to “sell” the war to the American people.
Committee on Public Information (CPI)
_________of 1917 made it illegal to aid the enemy, give false reports, or interfere with the war effort.
The Espionage Act
________of 1918 made it illegal to speak against the war publicly.
The Sedition Act
In_______“The question in every case is whether the words used are used in such circumstances and are of such a nature as to create a clear and present danger”
Schenck v. the United States
The ___________ of 1917 required all men between 21 and 30 to register for the draft.
Selective Service Act
