The Great War 1914-1920

The Great War 1914-1920

Multiple Select

what were the 4 M-A-I-N causes of WWI

• Majority Rule

• Militarism

• Alliances

• Imperialism

• Nationalism

4 M-A-I-N causes of WWI

• Militarism- Policy of glorifying military power, buildup of military strength within a country, and keeping an army prepared for war.

• Alliances- Agreement between 2 or more countries to help each other out in war.

• Imperialism- Policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries politically, socially, and economically.

• Nationalism- Doctrine that ones national culture and interests are superior to any other and the peoples willingness to sacrifice for it.

Multiple Choice

Who was the heir to the Austrian throne that was assassinated at Sarajevo?

• Prince Henry

• Archduke Ferdinand

• Prince William

• Prince Wilhielm

The spark that started WWI

• June 28, 1914

• Archduke Ferdinand visited Sarajevo for the festivities

• seven members of the Serbian terrorist group the Black hand planned the assasination

Multiple Select

Who made up the Central Powers at the beginning of the War?

• Germany

• France

• Great Britain

• Austria

• Russia

Multiple Select

who made up the allies at the beginning of the War?

• Germany

• France

• Great Britain

• Austria

• Russia

Multiple Choice

How many Nations would eventually be apart of WWI

• 5

• 100

• 30

• 25

Wilson's administration before WWI

• William Jenning Bryan was Wilson's Secretary of state

• Wilson believed the US new manifest destiny was the sharing of political ideals

Troubles in the Western Hemisphere

• Franciscoe Madero led the Revolt of 1911

• Madero was murdered by Huerta, and Wilson refused to recognize "a government by murder"

• American sailors got arrested, and Wilson claims the nations Honor has been tarnished and the US must punish Mexico

• US attack Verecruz, and the ABC powers mediate a truce between the US and Mexico

Multiple Select

Who were the ABC powers?

• Argentina

• Australia

• Brazil

• Belgium

• Chile

ABC Powers

• Argentina

• Brazil

• Chile

Multiple Choice

Who did Wilson send after Pancho Villa

• Gen Pershing

• Gen Patton

• Gen Grant

• Gen. Lee

Multiple Select

Who made up the triple alliance pre- WWI

• Austria Hungary

• Russia

• Germany

• Italy

• France

Multiple Select

Who made up the triple entente pre-WWI

• Germany

• Great Britain

• Russia

• Austria Hungary

• France

Multiple Choice

What means assembling of its soldiers?

• unrestricted submarine warfare

• mobilization

• international law

• Sussex pledge

Multiple Choice

who did the Germans attack first?

• Great Britain

• France

• Belgium

• Russia

Multiple Choice

What country felt that the German's and Austrian's went to war too quickly?

• France

• Italy

• Belgium

• Russia

Coming to a halt

The French stopped the Germans outside of Paris at the Battle of the Marne

https://youtu.be/sbOdF-5dk_E

The trade trigger

• Wilson allowed American banks to grant loans to the Allies which prevented the collapse of American Trade

• The US wages a pro-allies neutrality

Submarine warfare

• probably the most significant factor in the US entering WWI was the violation of American rights on the sea by German submarines

• international law's 2 condition for sinking a non warship

• presence of war materials

• crew members and passengers must be evacuated from the ship

Multiple Choice

what weapon did the German's unleash on the high seas

• submarine (Uboat)

• battle ship

• destroyer

• mines

Multiple Choice

what means all ships entering a war zone would be subject to attack without warning?

• mobilization

• international law

• unrestricted submarine warfare

• Sussex pledge

Multiple Choice

which British ship was sunk by a Uboat in May of 1915. Resulting in over 1000 passengers being kill including over 100 Americans

• Titanic

• Maine

• Lusitania

• Queen

Multiple Choice

Even after the sinking of the Lusitania those in California were more worried about what?

• going to war

• their citrus crop

Multiple Choice

what restated Germany's promise to abide by international law, and ended unrestricted submarine warfare in 1916

• mobilization

• unrestricted submarine warfare

• Sussex pledge

Election 1916

• Wilson ran on the Motto "he kept us out of the war"

• Wilson won the election of 1916

Section 2

Intervention

thanks to new technology and industrialization, armies were given mass produced weapons

Multiple Choice

How many casualties did the British suffer on the at the Battle of the Somme

• 1 million

• 30,000

• 60,000

• 50,000

Multiple Choice

Why did Wilson cut diplomatic ties with the US?

• Mexico resumed unrestricted submarine warfare

• Germany insulted the US

• Mexico insulted the US

• Germany resumed unrestricted Submarine warfare

Multiple Choice

When did President Wilson sign the Declaration of War bringing the US into war

• April 2, 1917

• April 6, 2017

• April 6, 1917

• April 2, 2017

Declaring war

• Wilson cut diplomatic ties with the Germans because the Germans resumed unrestricted submarine warfare

• Arthur Zimmerman the German Foreign Minister sent a telegram to Mexico requesting Mexico's assistance if the US entered the war, and offered the Mexico land in the US

• The Germans sank 4 unarmed US merchant ships, leading Wilson to request a declaration of war from Congress on April 2, 1917

• On April 6, 1917 President Wilson signed the declaration of war

Multiple Choice

What was the name of the intercepted telegram

• the Mexican telegram

• the Zimmerman telegram

• the Ger-Mex telegram

African-Americans in WWI

• one of the most distinguished units was the 369th infantry regiment

• they served for 6 months on the front line more then any other unit

• the Germans nicknamed them the "Hellfighters"

• They were given the nickname "Harlem Hellfighters" here in the states

Multiple Choice

How many men were enlisted in the Army and National Guard when the US entered the war

• 500,000

• 250,000

• 379,000

• 1 million

Multiple Choice

How many men were drafted into the Army?

• 2.8 million

• over 4 million

• 1 million

• 100,000

Raising the Army

• When the US entered the War they only had 379,000 men between the Army and the National Guard

• What Act was passed establishing a national draft for men from ages 21-30

• by the end of the war 2.8 million of the over 4 million that served had been drafted into the military

Multiple Choice

How long did it take the US to convert its industry to full time war production

• 2 months

• 6 months

• nearly a year

• over a year

Multiple Select

what were the three government agencies established to control the economy

• fuel administration

• farm bureau

• railroad administration

• war industries board

Multiple Choice

the government also created another board to ensure adequate food supplies, what was its name

• pure food and drug act

• food administration

• farm bureau

• meat inspection act

Multiple Choice

who was put in charge of the food administration

• Woodrow Wilson

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Herbert Hoover

• Franklin Roosevelt

The US soldiers were nicknamed the "doughboys"

Politics of Patriotism

• Espionage and Sedition acts made it a criminal offense to criticizes the war effort in any way

• Law makers were prompted to enact stiffer laws for national security due to a successful sabotage of a munitions plant in New Jersey

• more than 1000 convictions, based on the espionage and sedition act were the result of unfounded fears and hystaria

Multiple Choice

What court case said that congress could limit free speech during times of war

• Schenk v US

• Roe v Wade

• Plessy v Ferguson

• Northern securities case

Multiple Select

what were the two reasons that most Americans supported the war?

• religion

• patriotism

• they had to

• idealism

14 pt plan

• Wilson's plan that he hoped would produce lasting peace

• Came out in Jan. 1918

• it also urged for a league of nations: which is a general association of nations

Over there

• On July 4th 1917 the first US troops marched in Paris, they were from the American expeditionary force

• America's entry into the war was crucial because the Russians had just dropped out of the war, and the Germans were able to turn their entire military might against the French and British

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Sargent York

https://youtu.be/ad9FWugOIyM

May and June 1918

• The French troops staged mass mutinies in May and June of 1918

• Some soldiers even killed their commanding officers

Multiple Choice

Who was the American Ace of WWI?

• Paul Rene Fonck

• Eddie Rickenbacker

• Manfred von Richthofen

• Edward "Mick" Mannock

Multiple Choice

who was the French Ace of WWI?

• Paul Rene Fonck

• Eddie Rickenbacker

• Manfred von Richthofen

• Edward "Mick" Mannock

Multiple Choice

Who was the British ace of WWI?

• Raul Rene Fonck

• Eddie Rickenbacker

• Manfred von Richthofen

• Edward "Mick" Mannock

Multiple Choice

Who was the German Ace of WWI?

• Paul Rene Fonck

• Eddie Rickenbacker

• Manfred von Richthofen

• Edward "Mick" Mannock

No man's land

the area between the allied and German lines

Multiple Choice

When did the Germans attack the British Front

• May 27 1918

• March 20 1918

• March 27 2018

• May 20 2018

Multiple Choice

When did the Germans attack the French front?

• May 27 1918

• March 20 1918

• May 27 2018

• March 20 2018

Multiple Select

what were the two place that the Americans helped the French push back the German advance?

• Paris

• Chateau Thierry

• Berlin

• Belleau Wood

Multiple Choice

When did the Allies begin their counter offensive?

• July 18 1918

• November 18 1918

• November 11 1918

• July 18 2018

Counter offensive

• The largest American offensive of the war began Sept. 26 1918

• This offensive was known as the Argonne offensive

Armistice

the Armisteice was signed on the 11th hr of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918

Nov. 11, 1918 armistice day

Asking for an Armistice

• 3 things that led to the Germans asking for an Armistice

• lines wee collapsing

• leadership was fleeing

• people were starving

Multiple Choice

how many treaties were signed between 1919-1920

• 1

• 5

• 2

• 10

The most important of the 5 treaties was the Treaty of Versailles

Ensuring Peace

Wilson believed that that the League of Nations would ensure lasting peace

Multiple Select

Who were the big four?

• Franklin Roosevelt

• Woodrow Wilson

• Georges Clemenceau

• Vittorio Orlando

• David Lloyd George

The big 4 and where they came from

• Woodrow Wilson USA

• Georges Clemenceau France

• Vittorio Orlando Italy

• David Lloyd George Great Britain

Multiple Choice

What were Wilson's Allied colleagues more worried about?

• Rebuilding Germany

• punishing Germany

• rebuilding France

• punishing France

What was each party interested in?

• Lloyd George: maintaining Britain's control of the sea

• Clemenceau: wanted Alsace -Loraine and a neutral zone along the Rhine

• Orlando wanted a share of the "spoils of victory"

• Wilson wanted acceptance of his 14 pts.

Prelude to WWII

Adolf Hitler felt betrayed by the armistice and was willing to fight to the death for Germany

Multiple Choice

When was the Treaty of Versailles signed?

• June 28 1918

• June 28 1919

• June 28 2019

• June 29 1918

The Treaty of Versailles did 2 things

• 1st it drastically changed the map of Europe

• 2nd it had fare reaching consequences

Multiple Choice

this item of the treaty stated that the German nation was responsible (guitly) for the war

• War-guilt clause

• 14 pts

Reparations

money a defeated nation pays for the cost of the war

$30 Million

• the unreasonable demand caused two things to happen in Germany

• 1st it deepend their poverty

• 2nd caused resentment toward the Allies in Germany

Multiple Choice

Who was opposed to Wilson's plans in the US?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Henry Cabot Lodge

• Franklin Roosevelt

Multiple Select

What were the two factions that the Republican party was divided into at the end of WWI?

• Stalwarts

• irreconcilables

• reservationist

• Progressives

Henry Cabot Lodge fears, and beliefs

• He feared that Wilson's plans would continually draw the US into European wars

• believed that the US greatest security was its two oceans and a stong military force

Poll

did the US ever join the league of nations

• yes

• no

Multiple Choice

When did the US officially end the state of war with Germany?

• October 1921

• June 1919

• April 1918

• August 1914

Multiple Choice

Who was the President when the war with Germany was officially ended?

• Herbert Hoover

• Woodrow Wilson

• Warren G. Harding

• Theodore Roosevelt