Ch 19 World War 1

Question 0

Who was the heir to the Austrio-Hungarian throne in 1914, what was his title, and what was his wife’s name?

Answer 0

Archduke Franz Ferdinand & Sophie

Question 1

What was world war 1 called?

Answer 1

The Great War

Question 2

On what date and in what city were they murdered?

Answer 2

June 28, 1914; Sarajevo

Question 3

How many young men were involved in the assassination conspiracy, what was their nationality/ethnicity, and what was the name of their terrorist group?

Answer 3

7; Serbia; black hand

Question 4

Who was the main gunman that committed the assassination?

Answer 4

Gavrilo princip

Question 5

Who were the main two Central Powers of World War 1?

Answer 5

Germany & Austria

Question 6

Who were the main 3 Allied Powers (before US entry)?

Answer 6

France, Russia, Britain

Question 7

Who was the the US Secretary of State before World War 1?

Answer 7

William Jennings Bryan

Question 8

What is ironic about the following statement by Woodrow Wilson: “it would be an irony of fate if my administration had to deal cheifly with foreign affairs.”

Answer 8

Because that was his fate

Question 9

How did Wilson define America’s role in the world?

Answer 9

Moral leader

Question 10

“We (_______) dare not turn from the ______ that ________ and not ________ is the thing that must guide us…. It is a very _______ thing to determine the _________ ___________ of a nation in terms of _________ __________.”

Answer 10

“We (AMERICA) dare not turn from the PRINCIPLE that MORALITY and not EXPEDIENCY is the thing that must guide us…. It is a very PERILOUS thing to determine the FOREIGN POLICY of a nation in terms of MATERIAL INTEREST.”

Question 11

Who ruled Mexico with an iron fist from 1876 to 1911?

Answer 11

Profirio Diaz

Question 12

What was the connection between American businessmen and this dictator and how did this connection affect the plight of the Mexican people?

Answer 12

Both benefited from petroleum & mining in Mexico; left them impoverished

Question 13

Who led a revolt in 1911 to get rid of the Mexican dictator?

Answer 13

Francisco Madero

Question 14

Whose regime has been described as “one of the most grotesque tyrannies in Mexican history”?

Answer 14

Victoriano Huerta

Question 15

Where did a bloody clash between US troops and Mexican forces take place in 1914?

Answer 15

Vera Cruz

Question 16

What 3 acts of terrorism did Pancho Villa commit against the US?

Answer 16

18 American mines murdered, led a raid to New Mexico & killed 17 more, burned border town of Columbus

Question 17

Whom did President Wilson send to stop Villa’s ruthless campaign and how many US troops did he have with him?

Answer 17

General John J Pershing; 11,000

Question 18

What was the result of the American attempt to defeat Villa?

Answer 18

Couldn’t find him & resisted a full war with Mexico

Question 19

What two Caribbean nations did Wilson send marines to at the time in order to quell violence?

Answer 19

Haiti and Dominican Republic

Question 20

What man ruled Germany at this time?

Answer 20

Kaiser Wilhelm 2

Question 21

Put these events in the correct order: Germany declared war on France, Austria declared war on Serbia, Great Britain declared war on Germany, Russia declared war on Austria.

Answer 21

1) Austria in Serbia
2) Russia on Austria
3) Germany on France
4) Britain on Germany

Question 22

Why was kaiser Wilhelm’s quote: “you will be home before the leaves have fallen” ironic? What was its historical context? What do you think it means?

Answer 22

The soldiers would be home before fall, it wouldn’t be a very long war, millions of men fell like leaves

Question 23

What two Caribbean nations did Wilson send marines to at this time in order to quell violence?

Answer 23

Haiti and Dominican Republic

Question 24

What man ruled Germany at this time?

Answer 24

Kaiser Wilhelm 2

Question 25

Put the following events in order: Germany declared war on France, Austria declared war on Serbia, Great Britain declared war on Germany, Russia declared war on Austria

Answer 25

1 Austria on Serbia 2 Russia on Austria 3 Germany on France 4 Britain on Germany

Question 26

"The ______ are going out all over _____; we shall not ____ them ____ again in our ________." -Sir Edward Grey What was the symbolic meaning of his statement?

Answer 26

"The LAMPS are going out all over EUROPE; we shall not SEE them LIT again in our LIFETIME." He knew they were going into a dark age of war

Question 27

When Kaiser Wilhelm said: "You will be home before the leaves have fallen." who was he speaking to? What is the historical context of his statement? What do you think it means and what made it ironic?

Answer 27

the soldiers would be home before autumn, it wouldn't be a long war; it was a long war and millions of men fell like leaves

Question 28

How many French troops were killed in the first month of the war?

Answer 28

200,000

Question 29

By the end of _____, a long ______ ________ had settled over the _______, as both sides dug into _______ ________ that stretched from ________ to _________.

Answer 29

By the end of 1914, a long BLOODY STALEMATE had settled over the FRONT, as both sides dug into OPPOSING TRENCHES that stretched from BELGIUM to SWITZERLAND.

Question 30

What does it mean that the U.S was waging a "pro-Allies neutrality" before our entry into World War I

Answer 30

US traded with the Allies and loaned them money but US was not in the war

Question 31

What was the significant factor in America's entrance into the war?

Answer 31

the violation of American rights on the sea by German submarines

Question 32

What military action by Britain and what effect did Britain's action have on the people of Germany, provoked Germany to engage in submarine warfare?

Answer 32

Britain blockaded Germany which led the people to starve

Question 33

Put the following events in order: the sinking of the Lusitania, the sinking of four American merchant ships, the Sussex pledge, the Zimmerman telegram.

Answer 33

1) Lusitania 2) Sussex pledge 3) Zimmerman telegram 4) American merchant ships

Question 34

The _______ that sank the ________ also sank _______ in the _________ of the ________.

Answer 34

The TORPEDO that sank the LUSITANIA also sank GERMANY in the OPINION of the WORLD.

Question 35

Wilson was elected in 1916 to a second term as president due in part to what campaign slogan and what was ironic about that slogan?

Answer 35

"He kept us out of war!" it is past tense and we still ended up in war

Question 36

What were the effects of new industrial technology on the war?

Answer 36

mass-produced weapons and deaths

Question 37

On what date and during what battle did the bloodiest day in modern history take place?

Answer 37

July 1, 1916; Somme

Question 38

How many total casualties did the British army suffer at the end of the Somme campaign?

Answer 38

80,000

Question 39

What was "unrestricted submarine warfare"?

Answer 39

ALL ships in the war zone would be sunk without warning

Question 40

What general fact did the "Zimmerman Telegram" reveal that angered and finally convinced most Americans that staying out of the war was no longer possible?

Answer 40

Germany's hostility towards America

Question 41

On what date did the US officially enter World War I?

Answer 41

April 6, 1917

Question 42

Who said: "The world must be made safe for democracy"?

Answer 42

Wilson

Question 43

How much did the size of America's armed forces increase from our entry into the war to the end of the war?

Answer 43

start- 379,000 finish- 3.7 million

Question 44

What act created the national draft to meet the tremendous manpower needs of the war?

Answer 44

Selective Service Act

Question 45

What future president was the head of the US Food Administration?

Answer 45

Hoover

Question 46

What popular term described American soldiers in the war?

Answer 46

"doughboy"

Question 47

What famous phrase came from the Schenk decision?

Answer 47

"Free speech would not protect a man from falsely shouting fire in a theater and causing a panic." Oliver Wendell Holmes

Question 48

What strong Christian from Tennessee became the greatest hero of the war?

Answer 48

Alvin C. York

Question 49

What international organization did Woodrow Wilson propose in his Fourteen Points?

Answer 49

League of Nations

Question 50

Who was the main American general during the war?

Answer 50

"Black Jack" Pershing

Question 51

During what military campaign dud US forces in France suffer 117,000 casualties, including 26,000 killed?

Answer 51

Argonne Offensive

Question 52

What revolution swept the Communists into power in Russia at the same time World War I was taking place?

Answer 52

Bolshevik Revolution

Question 53

On what month, day, and year and at what time of day did the Germans sign a truce to end the war?

Answer 53

Nov. 11, 1918 11:00

Question 54

What was signed ending hostilities on Nov. 11, 1918?

Answer 54

Armistice

Question 55

What German pilot was the most successful "ace" in the war?

Answer 55

Manfred Von Richthofen

Question 56

Who was America's "ace of aces" during the war?

Answer 56

Eddie Rickenbacker

Question 57

What was the name of the treaty that ended the war?

Answer 57

Treaty of Versailles

Question 58

What clause in the peace treaty stated that Germany was responsible for the war?

Answer 58

"war-guilt" clause

Question 59

What impossible demand did Britain and France make on Germans regarding the cost of the war?

Answer 59

reparation payments- pay the entire cost of the war

Question 60

What master politician went to Versailles peace conference with the following pledge: "We will squeeze them till the pips squeak"?

Answer 60

Lloyd George