US History Chapter 19 Study Guide
essay: how did assassination of an Austrian Archduke lead to a worldwide war?
1. Austria held Serbian government at least partly responsible and issued demands 2. because of alliances and countries mobilizing their armies 3. Germany invaded neutral Belgium so Britain declared war on Germany 4. in 1917, the US responded to German provocations and joined the allies
essay: describe the impact of American intervention in World War I
1. it was crucial for allies, the Americans revived their spirits 2. Black jack Pershing and Eddie Rickenbacker was ace who won medal of honor 3. American troops halted Germans at Chateau-Thierry and belleau Wood 4. largest American effort was argon offensive, costly, but turned the tide
essay: what were the main reasons that the United States failed to ratify the treaty of Versailles?
1. republicans in majority in the Senate and either against it or wanted changes 2. they feared support of the league could drag US into future European wars 3. public opinion shifted in this direction 4. Wilson oppose amending it which assisted in the treaty failing
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Albania, Germany, Greece, Russia, Bulgaria, Great Britain, ottoman empire, France, Belgium, Austria Hungary, Serbia, Italy
won the medal of honor in World War I
Alvin C York
where American troops launched and fought a costly offensive
Argonne
truce ending World War I
Armistice
which of the following events occurred first?
Austria declared war on Serbia
which of the following countries was a member of the Central Powers?
Austria hungary
germany's invasion of which nation brought Great Britain into World War I?
Belgium
Germany and its allies during World War I were?
Central Powers
which of the following was not an impact of the war on American society?
Financial panic
which of the following was not part of the triple alliance?
France
which of the following countries was not part of the triple entente?
Germany
US senator who led opposition to the treaty of Versailles
Henry Cabot Lodge
what is the administrator of the food administration
Herbert Hoover
American general who led US troops in World War I
John J Pershing
Association of nations that sought to prevent war
League of Nations
on what exact date did the Germans sign an armistice ending World War I?
November 11, 1918
was the Mexican dictator popular among American businessman?
Porfirio Diaz
which country was not included in the big four?
Russia
what was Wilson's plan for lasting peace called?
The 14 point
what was the Germans promise that would resume following international law
The Sussex pledge
True or false-doughboys was another name for the American soldier in the great war
True
True or false-propaganda refers to information spread to advance a cause or damage an opponents cause
True
"one of the most grotesque tyrannies in Mexican history"
Victoriano Huerta
Who was the US secretary of state before World War I?
William Jennings Bryan
He said, "The world must be made safe for democracy."
Woodrow Wilson
what was a German plot to give part of the US to Mexico?
Zimmerman telegram
name for all the nations that oppose Germany in World War I
allies
what was the main provision of the espionage and sedition acts?
banning criticism of the war effort
True or false-American neutrality in the great war meant the US would not trade with either side
false
True or false-Woodrow Wilson refused to intervene in Caribbean affairs
false
True or false-the Germans expected the war against France to last for a few years
false
True or false-the United States joined the Central Powers
false
during Wilson's 1916 presidential campaign, he used what slogan?
he kept us out of the war
which word best describes Wilson's outlook?
idealism
what is the passenger liner that the German sink that really ticked people off
lusitania
what was another name for the area between opposing trenches during World War I?
no man's land
Mexican bandit who rated a New Mexico border town
poncho Villa
this term means "Money a defeated enemy pays for the cost of war"?
reparations
established the right to limit free-speech during war time
schenk v US
which of the following events occurred last in America's move toward war?
sinking of the four American merchant ships
what was the purpose of Germany's Schlieffen plan?
to defeat France quickly and then attack Russia
True or false during the war, the federal government basically controlled the nations of railroads
true
True or false-although Wilson campaigned for the league of Nations, the US never joined it
true
True or false-unrestricted submarine warfare was German policy claiming the right to attack all ships in the war zone without warning
trye
German ruler whose actions brought England into war
wilhelm II
