Chapter 26 quiz

Conscription

"The draft" which required all young men to be ready for military or other service.

U-Boat

German submarine.

Lusitania

British liner torpedoed by a German submarine in May 1915.

Total War

Channeling of a nation's entire resources into a war effort.

Stalemate

Deadlock in which neither side is able to defeat the other.

Contraband

During wartime, military supplies and raw materials needed to make military supplies that may legally be confiscated by any belligerent.

Ultimatum

Final set of demands.

What three countries formed the Triple Entente (Alliance)?

France Britain and Russia.

Zeppelin

Large gas-filled balloon.

Who were the "Big Three" leaders that attended the Paris Peace Conference for negotiations?

Lloyd George, Georges Clemenceau, and Woodrow Wilson.

Entente

Nonbinding agreement to follow common policies.

Reparations

Payment for war damage, or damage caused by imprisonment.

What were some of the eastern European countries created after WWI had ended?

Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Czechoslovakia, Austria, Hungary, and Yugoslavia.

Neutrality

Policy of supporting neither side in a war.

Mobilize

Prepare military forces for war.

Self-Determination

Right of people to choose their own form of government.

What two countries battled each other on the Eastern Front during WWI?

Russia and Germany.

Propaganda

Spreading of ideas to promote a cause or to damage an opposing cause.

What did the Treaty of Versailles set out for Germany?

The Treaty of Versailles said that Germany had to take full blame for the events of WWI and they had to pay 30 billion dollars worth of reparations.

What event boosted morale for the Allies in 1917?

The United States declared war on Germany.

What were the Fourteen Points?

The fourteen points was a statement made by Woodrow Wilson to bring peace without victory to end World War I.

Proletariat

The working class.

How did women contribute to the war effort during WWI?

They kept the economy going by taking over the mens' jobs and building weapons and supplies. Many of them were nurses and tended the wounded soldiers.

What technology had the greatest impact on the war?

U-boats

Who was the leader of the Bolsheviks in Russia?

Vladimir Lenin.