WW1

Question 1

What does the M stand for in MAIN (describe)

Answer 1

Militarism: building up large militaries and preparing for war

Question 2

What does the A stand for in MAIN (describe)

Answer 2

Alliances: countries had secret agreements to defend each other

Question 3

What does the I stand for in MAIN (describe)

Answer 3

Imperialism: countries competed over colonies

Question 4

What does the N stand for in MAIN (describe)

Answer 4

Nationalism: intense patriotism. Some people did not have their own countries

Question 5

How did the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand spark WWI?
(summarize)

Answer 5

The assassination caused a chain reaction of countries declaring war on each other because of the system of alliances in which countries agreed to defend each other.

Question 6

What countries were apart of the Allies?

Answer 6

Britain, France, Russia (pulled out in 1917), Italy and the U.S. (joined in 1917)

Question 7

What countries were apart of the Central Powers?

Answer 7

Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and Ottoman Empire

Question 8

Define trench warfare?

Answer 8

when soldiers fired at each other from opposing lines of dugout trenches

Question 9

What 6 new military technologies were involved in WW1 (5 is okay)

Answer 9

Quick-firing artillery: large cannons could fire shells from miles away into the space
between trenches (“No Man’s Land”)

Machine guns: automatic weapons that were capable of firing 600 rounds a minute

Poison gas: (chemical weapons): burned, blinded, choked, or killed soldiers

Tanks: armored vehicles that could cross over trenches and barbed wire

Airplanes: used to shoot-down other planes, fire at ground targets, or gather intelligence

submarines: ships that can operate completely submerged underwater and fire underwater missiles called torpedoes at enemy ships to sink them

Question 10

What was the Lusitania? (summarize)

Answer 10

a British cruise ship that was sunk by German submarines because it was carrying weapons for the Allies. Many Americans were killed. The Germans had warned Americans not to get on British ships, but they also gave no warning when they sunk the ship.

Question 11

What is the 1st point in why America joined the war?

Answer 11

Zimmermann Telegram

Question 12

What is the 2nd point in why America joined the war?

Answer 12

German unrestricted submarine warfare:

Question 13

What is the 3rd point in why America joined the war?

Answer 13

Russian Revolution

Question 14

What is the 4th point in why America joined the war?

Answer 14

Democracy

Question 15

How did the Selective Service Act help American war effort?

Answer 15

-required men between 21-30 to register for the draft
-draft: forced service in the military

Question 16

How did Women help the American war effort?

Answer 16

-sent care packages; served as nurses and replaced men in many jobs

-allowed to serve in the military for the first time

Question 17

How did the Food Administration help American war efforts

Answer 17

-encouraged people to grow victory gardens and managed our food supply for the military

Question 18

How did the War Industries board help American war efforts

Answer 18

it was in charge of making sure the military had the supplies they needed (steel, oil, copper, etc.)

Question 19

What were the Espionage and Sedition Acts

Answer 19

Laws that tried suppress criticism of the war

Question 20

Define War bonds:

Answer 20

War bonds: To help pay for the war, citizens purchased bonds (low interest loan that civilians gave to the government, they would be repaid in a certain # of years with interest)

Question 21

What was the Committee on Public Information?

Answer 21

it was formed to create propaganda posters, cartoons, and speeches

Question 22

What is Propaganda?

Answer 22

the spreading of ideas that help a cause or hurt an opposing cause

Question 23

Define what the Fourteen Points were

Answer 23

Wilson’s peace plan designed to prevent future wars

Question 24

What was the League of Nations

Answer 24

an international peacekeeping organization designed by President in his Fourteen Points peace plan that would help countries solve issues and prevent wars

Question 25

Summarize some of the Fourteen Points?

Answer 25

-limit the size of militaries

-end secret alliances

-self-determination: let people rule themselves instead of being controlled or colonized

-freedom of the seas

-free trade

-new nations for people that did not have their own countries

Question 26

How did Wilson want to deal with Germany after the war? (2 Major Points)

Answer 26

• Wilson wanted “peace without victory” to prevent future wars
• Wilson did not want to humiliate or punish Germany as he thought he would lead to another war

Question 27

Define the Treaty of Versailles

Answer 27

a peace treaty that ended World War I. Germany was forced to sign it.

Question 28

What were the 5 major terms for Germany in the terms of Versailles?

Answer 28

1)Germany had to limit the size of their military to 100,000 men; no air force or submarines

2) Germany had to give up some up its territory and all of its colonies

3) Germany had to pay reparations for war damages of $33 billion

4) Germany was forced to take full responsibility for the war

5) Germany could not join the League of Nations.

Question 29

What were PROS for signing the Treaty of Versailles?

Answer 29

• the U.S. needed to accept its role as a leader in the world
• joining the League of Nations would help keep peace among the world

Question 30

What were CONS for signing the Treaty of Versailles?

Answer 30

• signing the treaty required the US to join the League of Nations
• joining the League would restrict our independence and drag us into future world arguments and wars

Question 31

What was the Red Scare?

Answer 31

time period after World War I when Americans were scared that communism would spread to the U.S. after the Russian Revolution turned Russia into the world’s first communist country

Question 32

What was the Great Migration?

Answer 32

movement of about 500,000 African Americans from the South between 1910 and 1920 in search of jobs in northern factories and a better life

Question 33

What other factors led to African American migration out of the South?

Answer 33

Desire to escape bigotry, poverty, and the racial violence of the South.

Question 34

What types of jobs did women take during World War I?

Answer 34

With men going off to war, women took jobs in industry including steel mills, ammunition factories, and assembly lines. They also worked as streetcar conductors and elevator operators.

Question 35

When World War I ended, what impact did it have on working women?

Answer 35

Most female workers were laid off when the war ended and men returned home; however many women continued to look for jobs.