Test 3

Question 1

Sedition Act

Answer 1

encouraged rebellion against the government

Question 2

Europe goes to War

Answer 2

August 1, 1913, happens within 3 days

Question 3

Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

Answer 3

Supreme Court Justice who wrote the opinion on the Richard Schneck . Establishes a legal doctrine called clear and present danger, your freedom of speech and press may be limited if it presents a danger to public saftey

Question 4

Gavrilo Pincip

Answer 4

19 year old who assassinated Franz Ferdinand and his wife, he died in prison because of tuberculosis

Question 5

Franz Ferdinand Habsburg

Answer 5

Heir/ Arch Duke who controlled the Roman Empire (Austria) he goes to Sarajevo, Bosnia to give a speech and he is assassinated by a terrorist

Question 6

Bernard Baruch

Answer 6

Wealthy successful business man who was head of was industries and board

Question 7

Herbert C. Hoover

Answer 7

Head of food administration agency who wanted Americans to not eat bread for jus tone day a week. Also one day a week (Different Day) don’t eat meat and if you have space grow your own garden

Question 8

Richard Schenck

Answer 8

Arrested for sedition, advised young men to avoid the draft. He was German American and it was Schenck vs. U.S. this case went to the Supreme court

Question 9

Triple Alliance

Answer 9

Germany, Austria/Hungry, and Italy

Question 10

War Industries Board

Answer 10

Agency has to:

1. Ensure Manufacturers switch from consumer to military production
2. Allocate raw materials
3. Ensure goods needed are produced in correct quantities
4. People encouraged to collect scrap metal

Question 11

Espionage

Answer 11

Word for spying, espionage act- punished people for spying the penalty for spying was death

Question 12

Sabotage

Answer 12

Legal term for deliberate destruction of war material

Question 13

Triple Entente

Answer 13

United Kingdom, France, Russia

Question 14

Neutrality

Answer 14

Staying neutral and out of other countries wars

Question 15

Propaganda

Answer 15

Organized attempt to influence public opinion, its not always true

Question 16

Selective Service Act

Answer 16

A draft because we needed 4 million Men for our military to fight

Question 17

HMS Lusitania

Answer 17

A ship that went from NY-London with 2,000 people on board. It was sailing the coast of Ireland when hit by Germans and the ship was destroyed. Over 200 Americans died and the ship was supposedly carrying weapons to Britain (illegal for cruise ships to carry)

Question 18

Isolationists

Answer 18

People who don’t want their country to get involved with foreign affairs

Question 19

Unfortunate treatment of Germans and German Americans

Answer 19

1. Schools refused to teach Germans
2. Would play German composer music
3. Took German authors off the shelves
4. Changed names of German Foods
5. German/Americans lost jobs and were beat up

Question 20

Why did thousands of African-Americans move North during the war?

Answer 20

1. All work was in North to build supplies for War

2. Alot of racism going on in south

Question 21

Did most Americans support Wilson’s decision to remain Neutral? Did they sympathize with either size?

Answer 21

Yes they did. they wanted Britain to win

Question 22

Weapons invented, perfected, or first used during WWI

Answer 22

1. 1903- invented planes
2. submarines
3. tanks
4. machine guns
5. poison guns
6. flame throwers

Question 23

Causes of WWI

Answer 23

1. Imperialism
2. nationalism
3. Military alliances

Question 24

Women in work place during and after war?

Answer 24

Women took mens job such as working in factories, mail carriers, and barbers. When the men came home they took their jobs back but the women did not want to go back to house work

Question 25

Women in the U.S Military?

Answer 25

Only in Navy

Question 26

Doughboys

Answer 26

U.S soldiers during WWI