World War I Review

Match the following

• Battle of Verdun

• First battle that the US fought in during WWI.

• Battle of Belleau Wood

• French vs. Germans. Longest battle of WWI

• Battle of the Somme

• A formal agreement that ended the war between Germany and Russia

• Treaty of Versailles

• A formal agreement that ended the WWI

• Treaty of Brest Litovsk

• British vs. Germans. One of the bloodiest battles in history.

Who led a Communist revolution in Russia in 1917.

• Czar Nicholas II

• Joseph Stalin

• Leon Trotsky

• Vladimir Lenin

WWI started when _______ _______ killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne.

This person was a Socialist and an anti-war activist who was arrested under the Sedition Act. He was also a Presidential Candidate.

• Vittorio Orlando

• Woodrow Wilson

• Eugene V. Debs

• Henry Cabot Lodge

While the US claimed neutrality for much of WWI, the interception of the ​ (a)   and the ​ (b)   ultimately convinced the US government to enter World WWI.

• Zimmerman Telegram
• Russian Revolution
• Sinking of the Lusitania
• Red Scare

What led more than 20 countries to join World War I after Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia?

• Nationalism

• Alliances

• Imperialism

• Militarism

Which Act required young men to register for a military draft?

• The Selective Service Act

• The Sedition Act

• The Espionage Act

• The Military Draft Act

Match the following

• Red Scare

• Led the Bolsheviks during the Russian Revolution

• Vladimir Lenin

• Supported the war effort with the goal of winning the right to vote.

• The Espionage and Sedition Acts

• Laws that made it illegal to express antiwar viewpoints

• Henry Cabot Lodge

• Opposed the Treaty of Versailles because they disliked the USA's possible membership in the League of Nations

• Suffragists

• A widespread fear of Communism in the USA

In his Fourteen points, President Woodrow Wilson was known for proposing the idea of the ______ __ _______, an international peacekeeping organization, to the American people.

While developing the Treaty of Versailles, the three top European Allies wanted to ​ (a)   while Woodrow Wilson wanted (b)  

• punish Germany
• peace without victory
• Another war
• America to become a superpower