Chapter 11

Question 1

What is a German U-boat?

Answer 1

Submarine

Question 2

A person that believes war is mortally wrong

Answer 2

Pacifist

Question 3

What was Great Britain’s military strategy called that was used in the early part of WWI?

Answer 3

Blockade

Question 4

In 1914, the Central Powers consisted of:

Answer 4

Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire

Question 5

What was Germany’s military strategy called that was used in the early part of WWI?

Answer 5

Submarine Warfare

Question 6

The Allies consisted of:

Answer 6

France, Great Britain, Russia

Question 7

In what year did World War I begin?

Answer 7

1914

Question 8

What are three factors that led to the United States entry into WWI?

Answer 8

Zimmermann Note, sinking of 3 US merchant ships, the Russian Revolution which overthrew the Tzar and replaced with a temporary representative government

Question 9

His assassination sparked WWI

Answer 9

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Question 10

3 reasons why the US entered World War I

Answer 10

The contents of the Zimmerman Note, the US had loaned money to friendly European countries and wanted to protect its financial interests in these countries, Germany allegedly sank four unarmed American merchant ships

Question 11

This was a contributing cause of friction among European nations

Answer 11

Imperialism

Question 12

US President during WWI

Answer 12

Woodrow Wilson

Question 13

This contained a suggestion of an alliance between Mexico and Germany that deeply angered the American people

Answer 13

Zimmermann note

Question 14

His assassination was the “spark” that started WWI

Answer 14

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Question 15

This British liner was sunk by a German U-boat

Answer 15

Lusitania

Question 16

In the balls of Somme, this type of fighting resulted in the exchange of 7 miles of territory at the cost of 1.2 million casualties

Answer 16

Trench warfare

Question 17

Barren land filled with shell craters and barbed wire between the trench complexes

Answer 17

“No mans land”

Question 18

German emperor (leader) during WWI

Answer 18

Kaiser Wilhelm

Question 19

4 causes of WWI

Answer 19

Nationalism, imperialism, militarism, alliance system

Question 20

This contained a suggestion of an alliance between Mexico and Germany, and as the result, angered the American people

Answer 20

The Zimmermann note

Question 21

Why did the US begin to favor Britain and France?

Answer 21

The US had extensive trade with both countries, Germany was the aggressor in the war

Question 22

This helped set the stage for WWI. A competitiveness among nations, which included the goal of creating “ethnically pure” countries

Answer 22

Nationalism

Question 23

These people opposed WWI because they perceive all wars as evil

Answer 23

Pacifists

Question 24

In 1914, the alliance consisted of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire

Answer 24

Central Powers

Question 25

These people opposed WWI because they saw it as an imperialist struggle

Answer 25

Socialists

Question 26

This long-term cause of WWI encouraged competitiveness between nations and encouraged various ethnic groups to attempt to create nations of their own

Answer 26

Nationalism

Question 27

This long-term cause of WWI involved the development of the armed forces and their use as a tool of diplomacy

Answer 27

Militarism

Question 28

Closely linked with industrialization, this long-term cause of WWI involved a contest for colonies

Answer 28

Imperialism

Question 29

In 1914, this alliance consisted of France, Great Britain, and Russia

Answer 29

Allies

Question 30

Created tensions, which set the stage for WWI, by beefing up the protection and display of weapons of war

Answer 30

Militarism

Question 31

In what year did the US enter WWI?

Answer 31

1917

Question 32

Only member of the House of Representatives to vote agaisnt the US entering WWI

Answer 32

Jeanette Rankin

Question 33

The British passenger ship was sunk by a German U-boat

Answer 33

Lusitania

Question 34

What legislation did Congress pass in 1917 in an attempt to “quiet the voice” of the dissenters of the war?

Answer 34

Espionage and sedition acts

Question 35

Who were the central powers at the beginning of WWI?

Answer 35

Germany, Italy, Austria-Hungary

Question 36

Who was the first US Congresswoman who also opposed US entry into WWI?

Answer 36

Rankin

Question 37

When US enters WWI they are on which side?

Answer 37

Allies

Question 38

The date that Germany surrenders with an armistice and effectively ends WWI

Answer 38

November 11, 1918

Question 39

Who was the British Prime Minister during WWI?

Answer 39

George

Question 40

What did the US government create to serve as a “middle man” between the troops and citizens in providing supplies and munitions for the war?

Answer 40

War Industries Board

Question 41

What group attempts and succeeds in overthrowing the Russian government in 1917?

Answer 41

Bolsheviks

Question 42

Who were the members of the Big 4?

Answer 42

Clemenceau, Orlando, George, Wilson

Question 43

Who was the German Foreign Minister responsible for requesting Mexico side with Germany and fight against the US in WWI?

Answer 43

Zimmerman

Question 44

Who were the Allies at the beginning of WWI?

Answer 44

Great Britain, France, Russia