World War 1
The largest number of battle-related deaths during the First World War occurred among
Germans
The Schlieffen Plan called for a surprise invasion of France by
Germany
What is not true of the German attack on Lusitania?
It was a dastardly attack against a purely passenger vessel.
This nation saw itself as the protector of the Slavs and opposed the Austro-Hungarian rulers in the Balkans.
Russia
Americans were outraged by the "Zimmerman telegram" because it
encouraged Mexico to side with Germany in case the US entered the war.
The Peace treaty negotiated by the Allies
forced Germany to accept total responsibility for the war.
Between 1918 and 1919 nearly 700,000 Americans lost their lives because of
influenza
The Sedition Act passed by Congress in 1917 made it illegal to
print or publish disloyal criticism of the government
The Committee on Public Information's main function was
to raise the level of patriotism and support for the war.
In massing against the German invasion of France, the French army was known for its use of
traditional methods of close combat
Woodrow Wilson envisioned an international parliament that would
unite the world in the organized pursuit of peace, security, and justice.
The War Industries Board
was not authorized to fix prices or wages.
The Eighteenth Amendment
was partially an expression of anti-immigrant feelings stimulated by the war.
Which of the following factors did not contribute to the outbreak of war in Europe in 1914?
The sinking of the Lusitania
Who was assasinated before World War I?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary
Justice Holmes defended the
Espionage Act
The members of the Triple Entente were
France, Great Britain, and Russia
At the beginning of World War I, the US identified most stringly with
Great Britain
What did General Pershing do with his troops when they arrived in France?
He sent them to training camps in eastern France.
When Germany renewed submarine warfare in 1917
It knew that it would bring the US into war but hoped to strangle the British economy and secure victory before the US could mobilize.
Who among the Big Four left the Paris Peace Conference after a disagreement with another delegate?
Italy's Vittorio Orlando
President Wilson's statement made to congress, included a proposal to establish the
League of Nations
Why were so few black regiments trained fro combat?
Many white Army officers feared that trained black soldiers might pose a threat after the war.
"We shall make war together, make peace together," Zimmerman wrote in a note as Germany proposed an alliance with
Mexico
When the US sentered World War I
The British were on the verge of defeat
What happened after Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia?
The Russian army mobilized.
The nation that emerged as the overriding economic world power at the end of World War I was _________.
The United States
Why did General Pershing use the convoy system to transport forces?
The convoy system reduced the number of ships sunk and troops lost.
What was President Wilson's for a just and lasting peace?
The fourteen points
In the election of 1916,
Woodrow Wilson's campaign slogan was "He kept us out of war"
Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne was assassinate in 1914 by
a Bosnian nationalist
The term "dogfights" was used to describe clashes of Allied "aces" with German
airplanes
The US joined the war effort in Europe
as an associated power to keep its war aims separate from the Allies.
The Treaty of Versailles punished Germany by
assessing $33 billion in war reparations
In the fourteen points, Woodrow Wilson proposed that territorial settlements be
based on the principle of self determination.
World War 1 is called the first "total war" because
combatants devoted virtually all of their military, social, and industrial resources to the war.
When president Wilson presented the treaty of Versailles to the US Senate, senators divided into three groups-Democrats who supported ratification, irreconcilables who rejected it, and
reservationists, led by Henry Cabot Lodge
The purpose of the War Labor Board was to
resolve labor disputes
Woodrow Wilson's hopes for a negotiated settlement with Germany were dashed by:
revelation of the Zimmerman Telegram
The 1918 Sedition Act made it illegal for Americans to
say, write, or publish any disloyal language criticizing the government, the flag, or the military.
President Wilson believed that this action by Germany violated laws of neutrality.
submarine warfare
The famous "I want you for the US army" poster was created by artists hired by
the Committee on Public Information
Some European leaders believed that war could be prevented by
the alliances of European countries creating a balance of power.
Critics of the Treaty of Versailles
thought it gave too much military power to the League of Nations.
What was the purpose of the Committee on Public Information?
to convince Americans to support the war.
