World War I

Question 1

Triple Alliance (Central Powers)

Answer 1

Germany, Austria-Hungary,Ottoman Empire

Question 2

Triple Entente (Allies)

Answer 2

France, Britain, Russia

Question 3

Black Hand

Answer 3

Name for the Bosnia-Serbian nationalists.

Question 4

Woodrow Wilson

Answer 4

President during the World War I

Question 5

Propaganda

Answer 5

posters, music, newspaper articles, speeches. All used to promote support for the war.

Question 6

Selective Service Act

Answer 6

Name for the Draft when it was being passed through Congress.

Question 7

U-Boat

Answer 7

A German submarine used during World War I.

Question 8

Fourteen Points

Answer 8

Made Woodrow Wilson, they were a list of points that kept the US in power after the war.

Question 9

Lusitania

Answer 9

British ship during the war.

Question 10

League of Nations

Answer 10

Resulted from the Paris Peace Conference, it was a group of world powers who’s main goal is to maintain world peace.

Question 11

Treaty of Versailles

Answer 11

A peace treaty at the end of WWI.

Question 12

Red Scare

Answer 12

Due to the Communists overthrowing their government in Russia. The United States reacts by deporting radical immigrants.

Question 13

Flappers

Answer 13

These were the rebellious women of the 1920s.

Question 14

1920s Pop Culture

Answer 14

Media that spread due to the culture of the 1920s. Examples are jazz music, movies, and radios.

Question 15

Sacco and Vanzetti

Answer 15

Two men who were convicted of murder during the 1920 armed robbery of a shoe factory. After their trial they were executed. But many thought they were convicted because of their anarchist political beliefs. Therefore, the case is still open.

Question 16

Jazz

Answer 16

A type of music that derived from African American music during the Harlem Renaissance.

Question 17

18th Amendment

Answer 17

Banned Alcohol.

Question 18

Speakeasies

Answer 18

An illegal and secret bar that was created during prohibition.

Question 19

Gangsters

Answer 19

Control the liquor trade, which was illegal. As a result, they made a lot of money.

Question 20

What were the causes of and reasons why WWI began?

Answer 20

1. Bosnian Serbs want to secede from Austria Hungary and join Serbia.
2. The Black Hand kills the heir to the Austria Hungary throne. Serbia backs them.
3. Russia mobilizes its army due to the alliance with Serbia.
4. Germany told Russia to stop mobilizing its army due to its alliance with Austria Hungary. But Russia doesn’t listen.
5. Germany mobilized its own army and declared war on Russia.
6. Germany declares war on France, just because, using the Van Shiefflin Plan, which was via Belgium.
7. Great Britain are allies with Belgium, so they declare war on Germany.
8. Japan, honoring its alliance with Great Britain, helped in the war against Germany and Austria-Hungary as well.
9. All in all, they cause was mainly because of the many webs of alliances and the cultural belief that war was good to define who was who.

Question 21

What was the significance of the new military technology during the war, in particular, the machine gun and the submarine?

Answer 21

The significance was that the troops had to dig trenches, which didn’t help. They wall died eventually.

Question 22

What was the course of U.S. involvement in the war and its significance?

Answer 22

U.S starts off as neutral. But Germany begins to sink US neutral ships. So, US declares war on Germany.

Question 23

Liberty Bonds

Answer 23

Bonds sold by the US government to raise money for war.

Question 24

Trading w/ the Enemy Act

Answer 24

Law that restricts all trade with countries hostie to the US. It gives the President power to oversee or restrict trade between the US and its enemies during war.

Question 25

Sedition Act

Answer 25

Law that banned disloyalty to the US.

Question 26

Espionage Act

Answer 26

Law that prohibited interference with military operations, recruitment, and to support US enemies in war.

Question 27

What was Wilson’s plans for the Paris Peace Conference?

Answer 27

He wanted WWI to be the war that ends all wars. Therefore, he hoped each country would be willing to sign a peace plan. Also, he wanted Germany to take blame for the war.

Question 28

What were France’s aims for the Paris Peace Conference?

Answer 28

France wanted to limit Germany’s army.

Question 29

What were Italy’s aims for the Paris Peace Conference?

Answer 29

Italy wanted more territory.

Question 30

What was the outcome of the Treaty of Versailles?

Answer 30

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Question 31

What were Britain’s aims for the Paris Peace Conference?

Answer 31

Britain wanted compensation for workers who were injured during the war.

Question 32

Why was the country gripped by a Red Scare in the years after WWI?

Answer 32

Many people began to go on strikes, so the country was in fear that there will be a Communist Revolution?

Question 33

In what ways were the 1920s the birth of Modern America?

Answer 33

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