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1
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World War I was the largest, ________, and most destructive war the world had yet seen

A

deadliest

2
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Homes, farms, towns, and cities were __________

A

destroyed

3
Q

The total cost of the war was…

A

$338 billion

4
Q

In 1919, 32 nations attended the _____ ______ __________ to write a treaty to end the war

A

Paris Peace Conference

5
Q

The conference was led by the “____ _____”: Britain, France, Italy, and the United States

A

Big Four

6
Q

_______ and none of the Central Powers were allowed to attend

A

Germany

7
Q

_______ could not attend because of how they quit the war

A

Russia

8
Q

_______ and _______ wanted to weaken Germany so it could never go to war again

A

Britain, France

9
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________ had to accept full blame, pay reparations and lose all overseas colonies

A

Germany

10
Q

U.S President Woodrow Wilson _________ the harsh punishments for Germany

A

disagreed

11
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President Wilson presented his own peace proposal known as the _________ ______

A

fourteen points

12
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Wilson’s peace plan was meant to _______ international problems from starting another war

A

prevent

13
Q

Britain and France ________ with so many of the Fourteen Points that Wilson had to compromise; France wanted to punish

A

disagreed

14
Q

A League of Nations that would serve as an international organization to _____ _____ among nations

A

keep peace

15
Q

The German military was ______ to 100,000 troops, 6 warships, no submarines, and could not manufacture war equipment

A

reduced

16
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Germany was forced to sign a ____ _____ clause, accepting all blame for the war and paying ___ _______

A

war guilt, $33 billion

17
Q

The Treaty of Versailles _____ ____ ____ of Europe and the Middle East

A

redrew the map

18
Q

Central Europe was redrawn to reduce the power of ______-_________ Empire

A

Austro-Hungarian

19
Q

Land was taken from Germany to create _______

A

Poland

20
Q

Several Slavic nations _______ to form one large new nation (Yugoslavia)

A

combine

21
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New nations were created from territories that ______ gave up in the war

A

Russia

22
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On June 28, 1919, Germany and the major Allied Powers ______ the Treaty of Versailles and World War I officially came to an end

A

signed

23
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Most nations ________ the end of the Great War

A

celebrated

24
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According to the U.S Constitution, only the ______ can approve treaties

A

senate

25
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Many senators feared that signing the treaty and joining the League would _____ America to become involved in future foreign

A

force

26
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The U.S _____ ______ the treaty nor joined the League of Nations

A

never signed

27
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Nations used “______ ____” tactics to commit all their resources to winning

A

total war

28
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New war __________ increased the rates of death and destruction to unprecedented levels

A

technologies

29
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22 million soldiers and civilians died in the war: An _____ _________ of Europeans was killed

A

entire generation

30
Q

The physical ______ to Europe was enormous

A

damage

31
Q

War devastated Europe’s economy; nations had little _____ to rebuild and few _____ to offer citizens

A

money, jobs

32
Q

The League of Nations did not include the _____

A

USA