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What were the American Infantry men called?
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They were nicked named "doughboys" b/c of the white belts they wore.
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What was the convoy system?
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In which merchant vessels would travel in a large group w/ a guard of circling destroyers and cruisers.
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What were Wilson's 14 points?
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1.No secret treaties, 2.Freedom of the seas, 3.remove any barrier for free trade, 4.reduce armanments, 5.Colonial policies should consider interest of colonial & imperialist people, 6.-13.Boundries to be drawn in relation to nationization, 14.Leage of Nations
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What's it called when all Salvic people share a common nationality?
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Pan-Slavism
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List at least 5 new weapons used in WWI.
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cannon, zepplin, machine gun, tank & airplane
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What was the Selective Service Act?
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A law that required men to register for military service. It was passed on May 1917.
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What were the 6 provisions of the Treaty of Versailles?
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Est. 9 new nations, Germany was demilitarized, Germany returned Alsace-Lorraine to France, Germany had to pay war reparations to Allies, war guilt clause, Leage of Nations (planted the sead for WWII).
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When will Italy join the allies?
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1915
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He was one of America's greatest war heros in the Meuse-Argonne area. He was also known as a conscientious objector.
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Alvin York
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What was conscription?
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It was adraft that required men to register w/ the gov't so that some of them can be selected for compulsory service.
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Who was the head of the CPI (Committee on Public Information). He was a former muckraking journalist.
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George Creel
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Who were the Central Powers? 1915.
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Germany, Austria-Hungry, & the Ottoman Empire (Turkey)
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Who commanded the American Expeditionary Force?
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John J. Pershing
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Who was Eddie Rickenbacker?
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He grew up to be a race car driver and he set a world speed record before the war-134 mph. He shot down enough enemy planes that he earned the title-"American ace of aces."
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What were war damages called?
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reparations
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France lost these provinces to prussia (Germany) during the France-Prussian war. 1871.
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Alsace & Lorraine
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Who was Bernard M. Baruch?
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The War Industries Board was reorganized in 1918 under the leadership of him.
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When did the U.S. declare war?
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April 6, 1917
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What were the 3 major weaknesses of the traty of versailles?
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The treaty humiliated Germany, The gov't in Russia felt that the big 4 ignored its needs, & decisions about colonial territories.
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Who was the triple entente also known as the Allies.1914.
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France, Great Britain, & Russia
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What happened on the 11th hour on the 11th day in the 11th month? 1918.
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The German war machine and the war economy were too exhausted to continue. Foch stopped the fighting after Germany agreed to end the war.
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Who assassined Franz Ferdinand?
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Gavrilo Princip
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Of December 1918 at the Palace of Versailles, who were the big 4?
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1.Woodrow Wilson-U.S.
2.George Clemenceu-France 3.David Lliod George-Great Britain 4.Vittorio Orlando-Italy |
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What were the 4 long term causes of world war I?
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1. nationalism, 2. imperialism, 3. militarism, & 4. Alliance System
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What was the War Industries Board?
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The main regulatory body that was established in 1917 and reorganized in 1918. The board encouraged companies to use mass-production techniques to increase efficiency and urge them to eliminate waste by standardizing products.
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What secret society was Gavrilo Princip a member of?
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the Black Hand
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What was the Espionage & Sedition Acts?
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A person could be fined up to $10,000 and sentenced to 20 years in jail for interferring w/ the draft, obstructing the sale of gov't bonds, or saying anything disloyal, profane, or abusive about the gov't or the war effort.
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When did Woodrow Wilson ask Congress for a Declaration of War? (month, day & year)
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April 2, 1917
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What was the Committee on Public Information?
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To directly popularize the war, the gov't set up the nations first propaganda agency.
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When did Austria declare war on Serbia? (date)
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June 28, 1914
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Did the U.S. ever ratify the traty of versailles? Did they ever join the Leage of Nations?
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NO; they signed it but never ratified it. No they never joined.
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When was the Russian czar overthrown? (month & year) Who was the Russian czar?
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March 1917 ; Nicholas
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When did the big 4 meet at the palace of versailes and signed the treaty of versailles?
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June 28, 1919
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When did Germany declare war on France? (date)
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August 3, 1914
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What was the largescale movement of hundreds of thousands of Southern blacks to cities in the North.
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the Great Migration
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(explain) What was the Zimmerman Note?
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A telegram sent by the German foreign minister to the German ambassador in Mexico. It suggested an alliance b/t Mexico & Germany; and promised that if war w/ the U.S. broke out Germany would support Mexico.
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Who were 2 rivals for influence over Serbia?
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Russia & Austria-Hungry
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On March 1916 Germany torpedoed an unarmed French passenger steam boat. What was the name of the steam boat?
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the Sussex
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What was the largest Slavic country?
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Russia
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The election of 1916, who was the Democratic candidate & who was the Republican candidate?
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Demo-Woodrow Wilson & Repub-Charles Evan Hughes
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What city did the Black Hand take place in?
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Sarajevo, Bosnia
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When did a German U-boat sank a British liner? What was the name of the British liner?
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May 7, 1915 ; Lusitania
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Who was Franz Joseph?
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He was the emperor of Austria.
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The election of 1916, who won it?
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Woodrow Wilson
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What assassination lead to war? Name & date?
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Archduke Franz Ferdinand and wife Sophie; June 28, 1914
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Two months later when did another U-boat sank another British liner? (month & year)
What was the name of the British liner? |
July 1915 ; Arabic
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When did Germany declare war on Russia? (date)
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August 1, 1914
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What were some of the oppositions to the war: what did the socialists think? What did the pacifist think?
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Socialist criticized the war, & Pacifists (such as William Jennings Bryan) thought the war was evil and that the U.S. needs to be setting an example of peace.
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Where was Serbia located? Was it an independant nation at the time?
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the Balkans; yes
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What war was the 1st mechanized war?
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World War I
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When did Germany invade Belgium? (date)
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August 4, 1914
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In trench warfare, what did the Germans call the land that they didn't want to be in?
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"No man's land"
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What was the Schlieffen Plan?
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Alfred von Schlieffen had planned this in 1905. This called for a holding action against Russia, combined with a quick drive through the Belgium lowlands to Paris. Then, after France had fallen, the 2 German armies would join to defeat the Russian czar.
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What were U-boats?
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German submarines.
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(explain) What was the British Blockade & what was the result to it?
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Great Britain set this up along the German coast to prevent weapons and other military goods from gettin through. The result was that 750,000 Germans starved to death.
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What was the slogon that Wilson won off of?
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"He Kept Us Out of War."
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