WWI Review Flashcards
T/F:
Many leaders believed that the balance of power created by alliances decreased the chances of war
T
T/F:
The Triple Entente was an alliance between Austria-Hungary, Italy, and Germany
F
Triple Alliance
T/F:
The Triple Alliance was an Alliance between Great Britain, France, and Russia
F
Triple Entente
T/F:
After the German invasion of Belgium, the soldiers of the Central Powers were not prepared to fight against an enemy equipped with machine guns
F
Allied Powers
T/F:
In reaction to German use of chlorine gas, the Allied powers began to develop and use poisonous gas in their attacks as well
T
Alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy
Triple Alliance
Could fire up to 600 bullets per minute in 1914
machine guns
British-built motorized armored vehicles intended to maneuver through battlefields
tanks
Extreme pride or devotion that people feel for their country or culture
nationalism
a policy of military preparedness and building up a supply of arms
militarism
Alliance of Great Britain, France, and Russia
Triple Entente
Used to map enemy positions and trenches and to attack trenches from above
airplanes
The deadly area between trenches
no-man’s land
His assassination led to WWI
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Quest to establish colonial empires
imperialism
Which term doesn’t belong?
a) convoy system
b) conscientious objectors
c) Selective Service Act
d) moral beliefs
a
Which term doesn’t belong?
a) Selective Service Act
b) Zimmerman Note
c) alliance
d) Germany and Mexico
a
Which term doesn’t belong?
a) Sussex pledge
b) Lusitania
c) attack
d) Zimmerman Note
d
Which term doesn’t belong?
a) U-boats
b) armistice
c) Unterseeboot
d) torpedoes
b
(The policy of not being involved in the affairs of other nations) kept the US out of the early years of WWI
Isolationism
To defend soldiers traveling to Europe, troop-transport ships were protected by the (strategy of surrounding them with warships)
convoy system
Members of certain religious groups whose moral or religious beliefs prevented them from fighting in a war were known as
conscientious objectors
Describes the system of surrounding troop-transport ships with destroyers or cruisers for protection
convoy system
The Germans launched their last, desperate offensive at the
Second Battle of the Marne
The sinking of the __ prompted President Woodrow Wilson to demand an end to unrestricted submarine warfare
Lusitania
German “undersea boats” were known as
U-boats
What organization created materials designed to influence people’s opinions and encouraged Americans to support the war?
Committee on Public Information
What organization judged disputes between workers and management, and it was created to keep disruptions at work to a minimum?
National War Labor Board
To help pay for the costs of fighting WWI, Americans loaned money to the federal gov’t by purchasing __ __
Liberty Bonds
__ can be newspaper stories, posters, speeches, or other materials
Propaganda
In __ __ __, the Supreme Court interpreted the First Amendment and explored the limits of free speech
Schenck vs. United States
In 1918 the __ __ was ratified, banning the “manufacture, sale or transportation” of alcohol in the US
18th Amendment
The Committee on Public Information launched a nationwide campaign of __, which included posters, newspaper stories, speeches, and other materials designed to influence people’s opinions
propoganda
In Schenck vs United States, the Supreme Court ruled that Charles Schenck’s opposition to gov’t war policies was a violation of the __ __ and wasn’t protected by the First Amendment
Sedition Act
The War Revenue Act of 1917 established very high __
taxes
During the month of October 1918 alone, __ killed nearly 200,000 Americans
influenza
One way the US gov’t raised money for the war was through the sale of __ __ to the public
Liberty Bonds
Bernard Baruch, a Wall Street business leader, was the head of the __ __ __, which regulated all materials needed for the war effort
War Industries Board
Daylight saving time and “heatless Mondays” were introduced in order to encourage conservation of __
fuel
Eugene V Debs, the head of the __ __, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for criticizing the US gov’ts prosecution of Americans under the Espionage Act
Socialist Party
To encourage increased production of food crops, __ __, head of the Food Administration, promised farmers higher prices for their crops
Herbert Hoover
