World War 1

Question 0

What did the German U-boats torpedo?

Answer 0

British passenger ship Lusitania

Question 1

Sussex Pledge

Answer 1

Before attacking any ship the U-boats would surface and give warning.

Question 2

What did U-boats attack?

Answer 2

Merchant ships

Question 3

U-boat

Answer 3

German submarine

Question 4

Propaganda

Answer 4

Spreading of ideas that help a cause or hurt an opposing cause

Question 5

What right did the U.S. claim as a neutral nation in the war?

Answer 5

To trade with either side in the war

Question 6

Who profited from trading during the war?

Answer 6

American farmers and manufactures

Question 7

Who did Jews favor over Russia?

Answer 7

Germany

Question 8

What did the U.S. Government want to be during the war?

Answer 8

A neutral nation

Question 9

New weapon

Answer 9

Chlorine and mustard gas

Question 10

Trench warfare

Answer 10

Soldiers spent day after day shelling the enemy trenches. An attack would begin with hours of heavy artillery fire, then would charge over the trenches.

Question 11

Stalemate

Answer 11

A deadlock in which neither side is strong enough to defeat the other.

Question 12

Allied Powers (FIRB)

Answer 12

France Italy Russia Britain and 21 other nations

Question 13

Central powers (GBAT)

Answer 13

Germany Bulgaria Austria-Hungary Turkish empire (ottoman)

Question 14

Who did Britain declare war on?

Answer 14

Germany

Question 15

Who did Germany declare war on?

Answer 15

Russia and France

Question 16

Who did Austria-Hungary declare war on?

Answer 16

Serbia

Question 17

(MANIA) Militarism

Answer 17

Policy of building up strong armed forces to prepare for war.

Question 18

(MANIA)Alliances

Answer 18

Agreement between nations to aid and protect one another.

Question 19

(MANIA)Nationalism

Answer 19

Pride in ones nation

Question 20

(MANIA) Imperialism

Answer 20

policy of powerful country’s seeking to control the economic and political affairs of weaker countries

Question 21

(MANIA)Assassination

Answer 21

Archduke Feedinand is assassinated by Gavrilo Princip a member of a terrorist group called the Black Hand

Question 22

Zimmerman telegram

Answer 22

Instructed the minister to urge Mexico to attack the U.S. if the U.S. declared war on Germany. In return, Germany would help Mexico win back land it lost in the Southwest.

Question 23

Why did Wilson want to declare war?

Answer 23

American trade with Allies was growing, Zimmerman telegram angered many Americans, Many Americans favored Britain and France, Unrestricted Submarine warfare by Germany.

Question 24

How did the U.S. raise money for the war?

Answer 24

Liberty Bonds. Also, 4 minute men helped encourage the people.

Question 25

4 minute speakers

Answer 25

Celebrities who gave speeches about making sacrifices for the war.

Question 26

Was the U.S. Prepared for war when they entered the war?

Answer 26

No

Question 27

Draft

Answer 27

Law requiring people of a certain age to service in the military.

Question 28

What were marines called by the Germans?

Answer 28

Devil Dogs

Question 29

Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

Answer 29

Treaty between Germany and Russia ending Russia's participation in the war. Russia gave up a lot of land, coal mines, and other valuable resources to Germany.

Question 30

Armistice

Answer 30

An agreement to stop fighting

Question 31

What were Wilson's conditions?

Answer 31

Germany must accept his plan for peace and the German emperor must give up his power.

Question 32

Fourteen Points

Answer 32

``` President Wilson's goals for peace after WW1: End to secret agreements Freedom of the seas Self determination League of Nations ```

Question 33

Self determination

Answer 33

The right of national groups to have their own territory and forms of government.

Question 34

League of Nations

Answer 34

General association of nations, it would protect the independence of all countries.

Question 35

Reparations

Answer 35

Cash payments for losses that had been suffered

Question 36

What did Germany have to do for being blamed for the war?

Answer 36

Pay the allies reparations Alsace-Lorraine was returned to France Lost overseas colonies which Britain and France took control of Not allowed to build up its military

Question 37

Who opposed the League of Nations?

Answer 37

Isolationists

Question 38

What changes did Henry Cabot Lodge want in the treaty of Versailles?

Answer 38

A change that would ensure the U.S. remained independent in the league and wanted congress to have the power to decide whether the U.S. would follow the league policy.

Question 39

What did Lodge and Isolationists think the League would bring?

Answer 39

The U.S. into another war

Question 40

What did Wilson think of Lodge's changes?

Answer 40

He thought they would weaken the League.

Question 41

Who did not join the League?

Answer 41

Other nations did but U.S. did not.