road to war + americans prepare for war

Question 1

the aggressive strength

Answer 1

militarism

Question 2

describe archduke Francis Ferdinand

Answer 2

the assassination of archduke Francis Ferdinand and his wife, by a serb nationalist sparked the beginning of ww1.

Question 3

or prepare its military for war

Answer 3

mobilize

Question 4

the alliance between Austria- Hungary and Germany

Answer 4

Central Powers

Question 5

France, Russia, and Britain

Answer 5

allied power

Question 6

defending a position by fighting from the protect of deep ditches

Answer 6

trench warfare

Question 7

no-mans land

Answer 7

empty patch of ground between enemy trenches came

Question 8

a situation in which neither side can win a decisive victory

Answer 8

stalemate

Question 9

launched torpedoes against allied supply ships, causing heavy loses

Answer 9

u-boat

Question 10

what was a series of trenches used for?

Answer 10

a series trenches at the back was used to deliver food, ammunition, and mail to soldiers on the front lines

Question 11

what else did trenches serve as

Answer 11

first-aid posts where wounded soldiers cared for until they could be evacuated

Question 12

how where trenches dug?

Answer 12

trenches were dug in a zigzag pattern so that the enemy could not stand at one end and fire down the length of a trench

Question 13

what could airplanes do in war?

Answer 13

could scout enemy positions and drop bombs into trenches

Question 14

what marked the end of trench warfare

Answer 14

tanks

Question 15

why did trenchs replaced by tanks

Answer 15

tanks were not damaged by either machine-guns or rifle fire.

Question 16

why was ww1 deadlier then previous wars?

Answer 16

Modern technology

 - new machine guns could fire 400- 600 bullets a min
 - enormous artillery guns fired shells over trenches where they exploded and sent speeding scraps of metal onto soldiers below
       - other shells spread poisonous gas DEADLY
  - tanks
  - airplanes

Question 17

a british passenger liner

Answer 17

lusitania

Question 18

this secret telegram to Mexico sent by the german foreign mister Arthur ZImmermann, was decoded and then published by American newspapers in March 1917

Answer 18

Zimmermann Note

Question 19

the act required men between the ages of 21 and 30 register to be drafted

Answer 19

selective Service act

Question 20

money from the sale of these_____ provided billions of dollars in loans to Allies

Answer 20

liberty bonds

Question 21

the board helped workers and management avoid strikes and reach agreements

Answer 21

National Labor Board

Question 22

what types of boats did the germans use to try to stop supplies from reaching Allies

Answer 22

u-boats

Question 23

what type of boat sunk the Lusitania

Answer 23

german u-boat

Question 24

how many people where killed on the Lusitania and how many where american

Answer 24

1,200- total

128- americans

Question 25

why did secretary of state william jennings resign?

Answer 25

president wilson handling of the affair. bryan though the wilson protest note to the german was designed to bring war into u.s.

Question 26

what happened to the sussex in 1916

Answer 26

u-boat attacked

Question 27

french passenger liner

Answer 27

sussex

Question 28

how many people died in result of the sussex

Answer 28

80

Question 29

after the sussex where attack what did Wilson demand

Answer 29

that germans stop attacking nonmilitary ships

Question 30

how did germans respond to what wislon demanded after sussex what was attacked

Answer 30

sussex pledge

Question 31

what was the sussex pledge

Answer 31

agreeing not to attack merchant ships without warning

Question 32

what did the zimmermann propose

Answer 32

an alliance against U.S he promised that Germany would help Mexico recapture areas that Mexico had lost during the Mexico- American- war

Question 33

what did the committee on Public information (CPI) do?

Answer 33

organized rallies, parades, published posters and pamphlets.

Question 34

4-minute men???????

Answer 34

speakers that gave short patriotic speeches in movie theaters and churches

Question 35

About how many people were drafted into service in ww1

Answer 35

3 million

Question 36

what did the war industries board oversee?

Answer 36

the production and distribution of steel, copper, cement, and rubber.

Question 37

to conserve food at home citzens were encourgaed to practice.......

Answer 37

"meatless Monday" and "wheatless Wednesdays"

Question 38

what jobs did women take during war?

Answer 38

nurses, telephone operators, signalers, typists, and interprets

Question 39

nationalism

Answer 39

pride in your country and culture

Question 40

the espionage act

Answer 40

spying: severe consequences

Question 41

sedition act

Answer 41

even made it illegal to criticize the president

Question 42

they wanted the U.S. troops, known as ______ to join french and british units

Answer 42

american expeditionary force

Question 43

people who favor the equal distribution of wealth and the end of all forms of private property

Answer 43

communists

Question 44

who lead the new Russian government

Answer 44

VLadimiar Lenin

Question 45

treaty of Brezt - Litovsk

Answer 45

a peace agreement with central powers

Question 46

armistice

Answer 46

truce went into effect on the 11th hour of 11th day of the 11th month of 1918

Question 47

the final point called for creation of an international assembly of nations

Answer 47

league of nations

Question 48

what was the league of nations missions

Answer 48

would be to work to settle international disputes and encourage democracy

Question 49

payments for war damages.

Answer 49

reparations

Question 50

the peace settlement of the world war 1

Answer 50

treaty of verailles

Question 51

no peace that satisfied Germany in any degree can ever satisfy

Answer 51

henry cabot lodge

Question 52

what are so causes for war.

Answer 52

nationalism militarism competition for territory alliance in Europe

Question 53

what are some effects of ww1

Answer 53

``` U.S. entry into war 1917 millions of deaths and wide- spread destruction in europe treaty of versailles creation of several new nations league of nations ```

Question 54

key goals of the fourteen points

Answer 54

``` end secret alliances encourages free shipping remove barriers to trade reduce armies and navies resolve colonial claims support the right of people to choose their own government settle border disputes establish the league nations ```