Chapter 24

Question 0

Pre WWI Alliances:

Triple Alliance?

Answer 0

Germany, Austria, Hungary, Italy.

Question 1

Pre WWI causes?

Answer 1

1. Nationalism
2. Imperialism
3. Militarism

Question 2

Pre WWI alliances;

Triple Entente?

Answer 2

France, Russia, Britain

Question 3

Direct cause of war?

Answer 3

Assassination of Archuduke Francais Ferdinand.

Question 4

Archduke Francis Ferdinand was murdered by?

Answer 4

A terrorist from Serbia.

Question 5

World War I alliances;

Allied powers?

Answer 5

Great Britain, Russia, U.S, France…

Question 6

World War I alliances:

Central powers?

Answer 6

Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottman Empire….

Question 7

New Technology for WWI?

Answer 7

1. planes
2. mustard gas
3. submarines
4. machine guns

Question 8

U.S neutrality?

Answer 8

The U.S stays neutral at the start of the war. This helped the U.S because we could provide products for both sides. Both sides sent propaganda to the U.S supporting their side.

Question 9

Germany and Submarines?

Answer 9

Germany used them to sink boats they thought were bringing supplies to the allies.

*by law they were supposed to surface and check to see if the ships had weapons. The Germans would not do this!

Question 10

May 7th 1915:

Lusitania?

Answer 10

British passenger liner sunk by a German submarine. Killed 1200 passengers including 128 Americans.

Question 11

Sussex Pledge?

Answer 11

Germany promised to surface and check for weapons. They failed to keep this promise.

Question 12

Why did the U.S join the war?

Answer 12

1. Allied propaganda
2. German submarine warfare
3. Russian revolution

Question 13

Preparing for war:

Selective service act?

Answer 13

All males 21-30 had to register for the draft.

Question 15

Preparing for war:

Food Administration?

Answer 15

Provided food for soldiers.

Question 16

Preparing for war:

War industries board?

Answer 16

Changed factories into making peacetime goods into war materials.

Question 17

Preparing for War:

Selling?

Answer 17

Liberty Bonds.

Question 18

Preparing for war:

Women?

Answer 18

Had to take over the men’s jobs.

Question 19

Preparing for war:

Great migration?

Answer 19

Many people moved to the south to take over factory jobs.

Question 20

War Protesters?

Answer 20

Went sent TO JAIL

Question 21

Pacifists?

Answer 21

People who REFUSED to fight!

Question 22

Treaty of Breast-Litonsk?

Answer 22

Russia gave up HUGE amounts of territory. Germany gained land rich in natural resources. This allowed troops to be moved to the western front. This had to surrender due to their revolution.

Question 23

Harlem Hellfighters?

Answer 23

All African Americans regiment that saw the most time under fire of any American unit.

Question 24

Battle of Belleau Wood

Answer 24

1st major battle. Many U.S casualties but we won

Question 25

Battle of the Argonne Forest

Answer 25

Last major battle after which German surrenders

Question 26

Cost of the war?

Answer 26

Nearly 9 million deaths

Question 27

Big four?

Answer 27

Woodrow Wilson-U.S David Lloyd George-England Vittorio Orlando- Italy George's Clemenceau-France

Question 28

Wilson's 14 points?

Answer 28

Wilson's plan was to end WWI and prevent future wars. 1. No secret alliances 2. Limitation of weapons 3. Freedom over the seas 4. No more colonization (self-determination) 14. League of Nations

Question 29

Zimmerman Telegram?

Answer 29

Germany asked Mexico to declare war on the U.S, if the U.S declared war on Germany.