WW1 Test

Question 1

Underlying causes of the war

Answer 1

Imperialism, nationalism, alliances, militarism

Question 2

the spark that lit the powder keg

Answer 2

assassination of archduke Ferdinand by Serbian nationalists

Question 3

Triple alliance (central powers)

Answer 3

germany, austria-hungary, italy

Question 4

Triple entente (allies)

Answer 4

britain, France, russia

Question 5

Schleiffen Plan (kaiser’s plan)

Answer 5

take paris for lunch, russia by dinner- attack one, then the other- led to stalemate

Question 6

Trench warfare

Answer 6

new way of fighting- death and disease, trench foot

Question 7

selective service act

Answer 7

american draft, instituted once war was declared against germany

Question 8

Reasons US entered war

Answer 8

Cultural bond w/ allies, zimmerman telegram propoganda, unrestricted submarine warfare (uboats)

Question 9

German U boats

Answer 9

german submarines- sank lusitania and killing americans

Question 10

the great migration

Answer 10

labor shortage during war, migration of blacks to the cities to take the jobs

Question 11

battle of the somme

Answer 11

british bombed german lines at the river for a week straight, germans hid in a hill and the killed all the british

Question 12

American Expoditionary forces

Answer 12

led by general “clack jack” pershing, was the americans that went to fight, refused to put americans in british and french regiments

Question 13

Sussex pledge

Answer 13

promise that germany and US made to warn people before bombing ships with submarines

Question 14

Lusitania

Answer 14

ship sunk by german U boats- killed lots of americans

Question 15

Zimmerman Telegram

Answer 15

US intercepted telegram from germany to mexico about invading US

Question 16

George Creel (Comittee of public info)

Answer 16

in charge of making americans excited and on board for the war

Question 17

Shench vs US government

Answer 17

Chief justice oliver W Holmes- anything written against US going to war will be arrested- shenck handed out flyers to not go to war

Question 18

how did the US get money for the war?

Answer 18

people bought war bonds- ended up loosing 20% of their value

Question 19

Who had the most casualties?

Answer 19

Russia, Germany close 2nd

Question 20

Who had the least casualties?

Answer 20

America by far

Question 21

Who was not invited to treaty of versailles?

Answer 21

Russia

Question 22

Key points of Wilson

Answer 22

no secret alliances, ships travel safely, free trade, restore a country if you took it during the war, no more imperialism, league of nations

Question 23

league of nations

Answer 23

countries work together to solve conflicts

Question 24

What was the actual treaty?

Answer 24

Germany pay reparations, 100,000 person standing army, take lands and devide among winners, league of nations

Question 25

Internationalists

Answer 25

democrats following wilson no matter what

Question 26

irreconcilables

Answer 26

no, no matter what (mostly republicans)

Question 27

reservationalists

Answer 27

yes to treaty, no to league of nations

Question 28

What was wrong with joining the league of nations?

Answer 28

connected to countries if they go to war

Question 29

wobblies

Answer 29

members of industrial workers of the world, spoke out against the war