World War I Test Flashcards
(30 cards)
When was the Archduke Francis Ferdinand assassinated?
June 28, 1914
When did the US declare war?
April 6, 1917
When was the armistice?
November 11, 1918
When was the Treaty of Versailles signed?
June 28, 1919
When was the 18th amendment passed?
Passed in 1917, ratified in 1919
When did President Harding sign new peace resolution?
July 21, 1921
Who were the central powers?
- Germany
- Austria-Hungary
- Ottoman Empire
- Bulgaria
Who were the allied powers?
- Russia
- France
- Great Britain
- Italy
- USA
- Serbia
- Romania
- Greece
- Portugal
Why did the US claim neutrality in the war?
-To protect business interests in Europe, Didn’t want to support either side in hopes that this would prevent an attack on shipments by the other, Economics rule
Why was the Lusitania sunk by Germans?
Germany believed that the Lusitania was being used to ship weapons to Great Britain
What did they use for military draft in US?
The selective service, where men signed up for a draft lottery.
“We dig no trenches to fall back on. The Marines will hold were they stand.” What was this quote directed to?
So Americans could prevent the Germans from reaching Paris.
How did we finance for WW1?
Taxes went up, New government agencies were created and we used Liberty Bonds
Why did the allies dislike Wilson’s plan after the war?
The allies were interested in a reward, and they wanted to divide the German colonies among themselves.
Made the manufacture, sale, or transport of alcohol illegal.
-Passes because grain used to make alcohol was needed to make food for the soldiers
18th Amendment
What new countries were created after the war?
Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia
What are the reasons the US went to war?
- Germany didn’t respect US Neutrality
- Commercial/economic reasons
- Anti-German sentiment
- Make world safe for Democracy
- US involvement in World War I would help it get to greatness, where we were going anyway.
Name two new government agencies created during the war.
War Trade Board and War Food Board
Name two of the civil liberties that oppressed the US.
Espionage Act, Sedition Act
Who gained most from the war in the end?
The US economy and American Business.
What was the result of Lenin making peace with Germans
Russia pulled out of the war.
What was the main reason Congress did not agree with Wilson’s plan.
They did not like the League of Nations.
End Secret Alliances
Serbia could have declared war earlier if they had another alliance.
Freedom of the Seas
Lusitania being sunk
