World War 1

The Schenck v. United States case ruled that the First Amendment does not give American citizens the right to freedom of speech when it encourages insubordination. The case is also famous for establishing the.......

"clear and present danger" doctrine to the First Amendment.

Which event from the timeline most likely had the biggest impact on German citizens on the home front? A.) British naval blockade B.) trench warfare C.) publishing the Zimmermann Telegram D.) sinking of the Lusitania

A.) British naval blockade

The world must be made safe for democracy. Its peace must be planted upon the tested foundations of political liberty. We have no selfish ends to serve. We desire no conquest, no dominion. We seek no indemnities for ourselves, no material compensation for the sacrifices we shall freely make. We are but one of the champions of the rights of mankind. We shall be satisfied when those rights have been made as secure as the faith and the freedom of nations can make them. —Woodrow Wilson The quotation above came immediately before which of the following? A.) the entry of the United States into World War I B.) the bombing of Pearl Harbor by Imperial Japan C.) the establishment of the League of Nations D.) the sinking of the Lusitania by German submarines

A.) the entry of the United States into World War I

Which region had previously been claimed by France and Germany and created tension between the two countries prior to World War I?

Alsace-Lorraine

In the 1800s, the Triple Alliance united Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy. At this time, France and Russia feared that Germany's power was growing too great and formed their own alliance. They were later joined by Great Britain and the alliance between these three nations was known as the Triple Entente. The countries of both the Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente agreed to the mutual defense of all the nations in the alliance, and that an act of war against one nation would be considered an act of war against the whole alliance. Each nation felt that this system of alliances would ensure peaceful relations among the nations of Europe. The map and passage above could most likely be used to answer which of the following questions? A.) Why did Germany feel it could safely invade Belgium and France in 1914? B.) Why were so many nations caught up in the fighting of World War I? C.) How was the United States able to remain neutral for most of the war? D.) How did nations such as Poland and Czechoslovakia come to exist at the end of the war?

B.) Why were so many nations caught up in the fighting of World War I?

Which of the following was a negative consequence of the Sedition Act? A.) It took power away from the government. B.) It cost too much money to enforce. C.) It restricted American civil liberties. D.) It interfered with the U.S. war effort.

C.) It restricted American civil liberties.

Why did the United States decide not to participate in the League of Nations established by the Treaty of Versailles at the end of World War I?

Congress was concerned it would override American interests.

Which of the following was one of the main aspects of the Espionage Act of 1917? A.) It suspended the writ of habeas corpus for all United States citizens. B.) It allowed for funding for propaganda supporting the U.S. effort in World War I. C.) It imprisoned anyone found to be a member of the Communist Party or a labor organization. D.) It created heavy punishments for those found interfering with military recruitment.

D.) It created heavy punishments for those found interfering with military recruitment.Germany's proposal that upon an alliance with Mexico, it would ensure the return of Mexican land lost to the United States.

Beginning in January 1919, delegates from all of the Allied countries met at the Paris Peace Conference to negotiate peace treaties between them and the Central Powers. The Allied powers and Germany signed the Treaty of Versailles. Portions of Germany's prewar territory were taken away. Germany was disarmed and forced to accept an Allied military occupation of the Rhineland. It was required to give up its colonial empire. Germany was forced to accept responsibility for the outbreak of the war. It was required to pay the cost of repairing the wartime damage, known as reparations. Which of the following statements is true about the Treaty of Versailles? A.) The Treaty of Versailles was favorable to Germany. B.) The Treaty of Versailles created the United Nations. C.) The Treaty of Versailles punished Russia. D.) The Treaty of Versailles punished Germany.

D.) The Treaty of Versailles punished Germany.

World War I was the first war to use many new technologies. Which of the following was true of the use of chemical warfare? A.) The effects of chemical weapons were thought to be too gruesome to employ against enemy troops. B.) Neither side utilized chemical weapons as these had been banned in 1907, prior to the beginning of the war. C.) The use of chemical weapons was very effective during the war, causing most of the casualties. D.) Weapons such as poison gas were developed as a reaction to the stalemate that occurred throughout most of the war.

D.) Weapons such as poison gas were developed as a reaction to the stalemate that occurred throughout most of the war.

Which of the following has been mentioned by historians as a cause of World War I? A.) fighting between India and Pakistan B.) militarism of African nations C.) an unprovoked attack on the U.S. D.) nationalism in the Balkans

D.) nationalism in the Balkans

What was Wilson's plan for peace called?

Fourteen Points

The man pictured here was assassinated by a group of extreme Serbian nationalists on June 28, 1914, an event that acted as a trigger to the fighting in World War I. His name was

Franz Ferdinand.

The Treaty of Versailles forced _______ to accept total responsibility for the start of the World War I, pay huge reparations, and give over vast amounts of territory.

Germany

One of the contributing factors to America's initial decision to enter into World War I was the Zimmermann Note. What were the contents of this telegram sent from Germany?

Germany's proposal that upon an alliance with Mexico, it would ensure the return of Mexican land lost to the United States.

• Senator who supported U.S. expansion during the Spanish-American War • Supported the intervention of the U.S. in World War I • Opposed U.S. participation in the League of Nations Who is being described here?

Henry Cabot Lodge

What was the significance of the Battle of the Argonne Forest?

It was one of the last battles before Germany surrendered.

The _______ , created after World War I, was ineffectual in preventing World War II due to its lack of real power.

League of Nations

In the early 1900s, there was a movement to increase patriotism in the United States. Some states began patriot education programs in their schools. However, at the outbreak of World War I, United States' participation the war and patriot ideas were strongly opposed by some......

Socialist Organizations

Germany was harshly penalized and embittered at the end of World War I by.......

The Treaty of Versailles

Why was it difficult for the United States to stay neutral during the first part of World War I?

The U.S. had a close relationship with Great Britain, and the war interfered with trade.

Which country's isolationist policy prevented it from becoming a member of the League of Nations?

The United States

Which nation rejected the Treaty of Versailles, negotiating its own peace agreement with Germany in 1921?

United States

World War I was the first war to use many new technologies. Which of the following was true of the use of chemical warfare?

Weapons such as poison gas were developed as a reaction to the stalemate that occurred throughout most of the war.

Shortly after World War I ended, some complained that the Versailles Treaty did nothing more than declare a truce for twenty years. Their assumptions proved correct when the unstable peace agreements and cooperation that had been established at the Paris Peace Conference were broken. Although U.S. President Woodrow Wilson had declared that the Great War was "the war to end all wars," in less than twenty years after it began in 1914, many nations had entered a second, devastating conflict. Due to the greater number of casualties, physical destruction, and tragedies, World War II often eclipses the memory of the First World War. According to this excerpt, the Treaty of Versailles.........

created a short-lived, unstable peace.

Which policy did the United States adopt when World War I first broke out in Europe?

isolationism