23-3 America Joins the Allies

Which statement best describes the condition of both the Allies and Central Powers when the U.S. arrived?

• Allies were in control of German troops
• The Allies were exhausted and low on supplies
• Germany was still fighting on the Eastern Front
• The French soldiers were ready to fight on

Leader of the AEF

• Alvin York
• Henry Johnson
• John Pershing
• George Creel

Each of the following was a condition of the Armistice EXCEPT

• Germany got to keep the Alsace Lorraine area west of the Rhine River
• President Wilson would not negotiate with German military leaders.
• Germany had to give up large amounts of equipment.
• Germany had to withdraw it's fleet from the Baltic Sea

American troops first saw action at

• The Argonne Forest
• St. Mihiel
• Verdun
• Chateau-Thierry

What effect did convoys have on the war effort?

• Made little difference on the German U-boat attacks.
• Americans continued to lose merchant ships enroute to Great Britain
• Were unnecessary because Great Britain had the largest navy in the world
• Reduced Allied shipping losses greatly in just one month

Line of battle

• No-mans land
• front
• landing
• trench

Responsible for the 2nd Russian Revolution

• Vladimir Lenin
• Bolsheviks
• Communists
• All of the above

All of the following is true about Alvin York EXCEPT

• 17 kills with 17 shots
• was eager to serve his country and go to war
• captured 35 machine gun nests
• Received the Congressional Medal of Honor

Slang name for the American Expeditionary Force

• Uncle Sams
• Yankees
• Doughboys
• Froggies

What happened to Germany in the aftermath of the Armistice?

• Kaiser Wilhelm II stayed in power
• The monarchy continued, but a new Kaiser was selected
• Kaiser Wilhelm II was forced to leave and Germany became a republic
• Germany was in chaos without a leader for several years