History & Geography 808: Twentieth Century World Power - Cost of Conflict
Wilson
President of the United States
Austria
declared war on Serbia
ultimatum
A statement that expresses or implies serious penalties if the terms are not accepted.
America
Allies
England
Allies
France
Allies
Italy
Allies
Japan
Allies
Russia
Allies
Gasless days
American sacrifice on the home front
stalemate
Any tie or deadlock
Lusitania
British trading ship that was sunk by German U-boat
Austria-Hungary
Central Powers
Germany
Central Powers
Turkey
Central Powers
What were the factors that led Germany to agree to an armistice?
German allies had withdrawn, Wilson's 14 points gave Germany hope for a fair peace, the military situation was turning against the Germans.
What advantages did the United states five to the Allied cause when it entered the war?
Improved the morale of the Entente troops, American industry aided the Allied cause with equipment.
Holland
Neutral Nations
Switzerland
Neutral Nations
Scandinavia
Neutral nations
Germany signed an armistice ending the war on November 11, 1918 true or false
True
armistice
a temporary peace or truce
Pershing
commander of the United States forces in World War 1
Spain
neutral nations
neutrality
not taking part on either side of a dispute
northwestern France
site of Germany's huge offensive against the Allies
Ferdinand
the assassinated Austrian archduke
The United States entered World War 1 on April 6, 1917, after:
the continued sinking of ships and loss of American life after the Lusitania
offensive
the position of active attack.