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Honors American History- Year 10 > WW1- American Style > Flashcards

WW1- American Style Flashcards

1
Q

What countries started WW1?

A

Austria-Hungary and Serbia

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2
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Main reason WW1 started?

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Assassination of Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand

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3
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Who killed the Arch Duke

A

Gavrilo Princip

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4
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Gavrilo was a member of what group?

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The black hand

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5
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What were the main 2 alliances

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The triple entente, The triple alliance

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6
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Who was in the triple entente

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France, Russia, Great Britain

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7
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Who was in the triple alliance

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Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy

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8
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What did Americans mostly oppose

A

Central powers, and triple alliance

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9
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Who was Germany controlled by?

A

Kaiser Wilhelm the second

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10
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Kaiser Wilhelm had what type of government?

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A dictatorship

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11
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America declared what immediately after the war started

A

Neutrality

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12
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Americas stance of neutrality was influenced by what?

A

Trading

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13
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What might make trading more difficult for America

A

German u-boats and British blockades

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14
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Who did businesses in America have ties with

A

Great-Britain

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15
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Who did big businesses in America want to side with

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Britain

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16
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What group did big businesses in America form

A

National Security League

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17
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What did the National security league do?

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Promoted patriotic education and national sentiment and service among people of the US. Created army training camps

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18
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What was the Lusitania

A

British luxury liner (cruise ship)

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19
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The last voyage of the lusitania was from where to where

A

New York to Britain

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20
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What sunk the Lusitania

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German u-boat (u-20), torpedoed the Lusitania

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21
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How was the Lusitania sinking

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Started to list 15° to starboard, sank in 18 min

22
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Out how 1198 passengers that died on the Lusitania, how many were Americans

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124

23
Q

How many lifeboats were set off, and how many actually deployed

A

48 were on the ship, only 6 dropped

24
Q

What was president Wilson’s re-election campaign slogan

A

He kept us out of war

25
Q

What did America make to maintain German submarine warfare

A

Sussex pledge

26
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What does the Sussex pledge say

A

Germany would have to warn ships before attacking with u-boats

27
Q

How many I-boats in ww1

A

375

28
Q

When did the US end diplomatic relationships with Germany?

A

Feb 3 1917

29
Q

What did Arthur Zimmerman offer Mexico

A

To declare war in America for a reward from Germany

30
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Why was it significant that Russia dropped out of the war

A

It made 1 front war

31
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When did the US declared war

A

April 6, 1917

32
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How many troops did America have

A

100,000 troops

33
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What did America send with troops to help

A

Naval support, supplied arms, 3 billion in loans

34
Q

What was the selective service act

A

Authorized draft of young men for military service

35
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Did Americans have a lot of training?

A

Many went without extensive training

36
Q

The fighting between Germany and France (end of war) ended when?

A

November 11, 1918

37
Q

When was the treaty of Versailles signed

A

June 28, 1919

38
Q

Wilson wanted peace so he made up what?

A

14 provisions, Wilson’s fourteen points

39
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What was number fourteen?

A

An association of nations

40
Q

Did puntries listen to Wilson’s points

A

No. They went on their own route

41
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What is the League of Nations

A

An organization where the nations of the world would join together to make peace and security

42
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Did the US join the League of Nations

A

No, they didn’t want to back up other countries with their military

43
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Result of the Versailles conference

A

Made Germany take full blame

44
Q

How much did Germany have to pay

A

33billion

45
Q

Sid Germany want to sign the Versailles

A

No, they believed it was too harsh

46
Q

What restrictions were on the navy

A

No poison gas production. No importing or exporting Tanks, submarines, military aircraft, and artillery were prohibited

47
Q

What treaty did they US sign

A

The treaty of Berlin

48
Q

What happened (during) after the war

A

The Spanish flu

49
Q

What did Charles Schenck do

A

Mailed letters to draftees telling them not to go. He wanted to break the sedition act.

50
Q

What is the sedition/espionage act

A

Wartime Law aimed at spies and people who opposed the war and government

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