WW1 Midterm

Question 1

What was the transcontinental railroad?

Answer 1

Railroad to connect east and west coasts.

Question 2

Environmental changes of Transcontinental Railroad

Answer 2

affected the land (went through the whole country), many bison were killed, tunnel through mountains (long and expensive)

Question 3

Social changes of TCR

Answer 3

People from east went to california, entered native lands making them raid railroads, lots of work, mostly on chinese immigrants

Question 4

What was the Industrial revolution?

Answer 4

A period of lots of economic, industrial, and technological advancements between the civil war and WW1

Question 5

How did new technology affect society?

Answer 5

It made life and buisness easier

Question 6

What is a patent?

Answer 6

legal document that gives people the right to sell inventions

Question 7

Robber baron

Answer 7

A downgrading term for wealthy industrialists from the US that monopolized major industries by using unfair business practice

Question 8

Captain of industry

Answer 8

Wealthy business men that were compassionate and made positive influences

Question 9

Practices of robber barons

Answer 9

lowered wages, unfair treatment, wanted to be the best

Question 10

Practices of captain of industries

Answer 10

working hard, nice treatment of workers, donated lots

Question 11

Push factors to immigrant to US

Answer 11

Economic, political, religious persecution, not unified

Question 12

Pull factors to immigrant to US

Answer 12

religious freedom, land, job opportunities

Question 13

How did immigrations affect US socially

Answer 13

It became part of American culture, large population, diversity, more small communities

Question 14

How did immigrations affect US politics

Answer 14

More votes for political parties, persuaded elections

Question 15

How did immigrations affect US economy

Answer 15

Took any jobs, took jobs from Americans, new inventions and businesses

Question 16

What is the progressive era?

Answer 16

A period of widespread change in America

Question 17

What was the goal of the Progressive Era

Answer 17

correct problems made by industrialization

Question 18

What was a muckraker?

Answer 18

A reporter or writer who exposed corruption and other social problems with writings

Question 19

What is a reform movement

Answer 19

Hoped to bring social, economical, and political change through government intervention

Question 20

What were the causes of WW1

Answer 20

militarism, alliance, imperialism, nationalist

Question 21

Militarism

Answer 21

many countries strengthening their armies with more men and weapons

Question 22

Alliance

Answer 22

mutual defense agreements, but some went against their alliances

Question 23

Imperialism

Answer 23

When countries gain more power/ wealth by natural resources or land

Question 24

Nationalism

Answer 24

Pride in your own country, which was very high

Question 25

What was the spark or power keg of WW1

Answer 25

Assination of Archduke, heir of Austria-hungary

Question 26

main central powers

Answer 26

Germany, Austria-Hungry, Ottoman empire

Question 27

main allied powers

Answer 27

Russia, Great Britain, France, Italy, Japan, US

Question 28

Why was WW1 so devastating

Answer 28

New technologies and weapons with scientists and inventors constantly trying to improve current inventions

Question 29

How did the weapons and technology impact the war and soldiers

Answer 29

they were all easier to use and highly deadly. Most deadly was gasses and guns.

Question 30

Where was trench warfare fought

Answer 30

most battles fought on the western front of france, germany, and belguim.

Question 31

Why was trench warfare used?

Answer 31

They could have protection from enemy fire

Question 32

How destructive was trench warfare?

Answer 32

It was very destructive because of you tried to cross, you would have certain death

Question 33

how did the US remain neutral?

Answer 33

They did this by selling products to both sides

Question 34

What were the events that led the US to declare war

Answer 34

Sinking of the Lusitania and the Zimmerman telegraph

Question 35

Sinking of the Lusitania

Answer 35

When a British ocean liner was sunk by Germans and killed over 1000 people, including 108 Americans, which made Americans unhappy

Question 36

President Wilson's reasons for joining the war

Answer 36

Germans sinking ships with no warning, destruction of innocent lives, they wanted to be the nation that brought peace and safety, wanted to become a world power

Question 37

Priorities that US had to focus on during the war

Answer 37

Building the military, managing the war effort, shaping public opinion

Question 38

Building the military

Answer 38

Not enough men to serve so they had to require men between 21-30 to register

Question 39

Managing the war effort

Answer 39

had to save food and raise money to sell bonds

Question 40

selective service act

Answer 40

men between 21-30 must serve

Question 41

food administration

Answer 41

set up to make sure troops had enough food

Question 42

Shaping public opinion

Answer 42

used propaganda to promote supporting the war.

Question 43

Espionage act

Answer 43

kept americans from interfering with war efforts

Question 44

Sedition act

Answer 44

Americans can't say anything negative about the war effort

Question 45

American expeditionary force

Answer 45

American troop that embraced the concept of open warfare and traveled overseas to the western front

Question 46

Who commanded American expeditionary force

Answer 46

Gen. John (black jack) Pershing

Question 47

Naval convoys

Answer 47

Helped british ships from german u boats