Treaty of Versailles 1919

Law that required men between the ages of 21 and 30 to register to be drafted into military service.

• Espionage Act

• Selective Service Act

• Sedition Act

• Committee on Public Information

The Espionage and Sedition Acts affected freedom of speech because they

• forced restaurant owners to offer "liberty sandwiches" rather than “hamburgers."

• allowed the government to silence ideas that challenged its authority.

• forced all Americans to be drafted.

• promoted a free exchange of ideas.

Poster were used as a part of the war machine. What does this World War I poster represent?

• Imperialism

• Prohibition

• Neutrality

• Propaganda

A propaganda agency of the U.S. government newly created to influence public opinion to support US participation in World War I, and silence critics.

• Committee on Public Information

• War Industries Board

• War Labor Board

• Food Administration

Which part of Germany was lost to France in the 1919 Treaty of Versailles?

• Rhineland

• Ruhr

• Saar

• Alsace and Lorraine

What happened to Germany's overseas empire in the 1919 Treaty of Versailles?

• Germany's colonies became mandates controlled by the League of Nations

• Germany's colonies were allowed self determination

• Germany was allowed to keep it.

Which countries formed the Big Three?

• USA, Russia, Germany

• France, Germany, USA

• France, Britain, USA

• France, Britain, Russia

Which country, out of the Big Three, was most badly affected by the war?

• France

• Germany

• England

• The United States

How was the German military restricted by the Treaty?

• 100,000 men in the army; 5 planes; no submarines and 5 battleships

• 100,000 men in the army; no airforce; no submarines and 6 battleships

• 1,000,000 men in the army; a large airforce; no navy

• No army; no airforce; no navy

Which Treaty enforced by Germany might have made the Versailles settlement seem ‘reasonable’?

• The Treaty of Paris 1783

• The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

• The Treaty of Lausanne