WW1 Flashcard Review

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Which feature of WWI fighting created a stalemate in the early part of the war?

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trench warfare

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Why did Russia exit World War I before its conclusion?

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It was fighting a revolution against the tsar and a civil war.

Front

What was President Wilson's moral reasoning that the United States should enter World War I?

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to make the world safe for democracy

Front

Which agency was created to regulate prices and resources?

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War Industries Board

Front

What is the message behind this propaganda poster?

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encouraging Americans to help fund the war.

Front

Which nations were created from parts of the territory of the former Austria-Hungary?

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Czechoslovakia and Poland

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Which element of Wilson's Fourteen Point Plan was the only one adopted by the Big Four at the Paris Peace Conference? Options:
self-determination for the ethnic groups of Europe,
creation of a League of Nations,
the end of secret alliances

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creation of a League of Nations

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Why did the U.S. Senate refuse to ratify the Treaty of Versailles?

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It feared the United States would be forced to intervene in other wars as part of the League of Nations.

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Which U.S. holiday takes place on the day that the armistice ending World War I was signed?

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Veterans Day