World War 1 Study Guide

What was introduced to conserve energy?

What are prohibited materials?

Propsed that Mexico ally itself with Germany in exchange for territory in the U.S.

war damages in the form of payments

Who was NOT a member of the Triple Entente at the outbreak of WWI?

Merchant ships and troop transports were gathered into groups andbrought across the Atlantic

Made it illegal to criticize the president or the government.

What was the United States stance at the beginning of WWI?

The idea that people who belong to a nation should have their owncountry and government

Who headed the General Intelligence Division?

African Americans fled the South in search of jobs in the North

Who began an arms race with Germany in the early 1900s?

Nationwide fear of communism

Was the space between the opposing trenches. 

Who was NOT part of the Triple Alliance at the outbreak of WWI?

One of the largest strikes in American history took place in what industry?

A new system of conscription

German submarines were known as what?

Neither side has any clear advantage.

Who was assassinated, sparking the beginning of WWI?

Forced military service

What treaty ended the war?

Gardens planted to vegetables in order to leave more food for the troops

What front were the Central Powers more sucessful on?

Who did Wilson send to Mexico to capture Pancho Villa?

Nickname for American soldiers

Who led attacks into New Mexico, killing American People?

Who did the US declare war on to officially enter WWI?

Information used to influence opinion, to gain American support.

A promise made by Germany to stop sinking merchant ships.

Wilson's peace plan

Which was NOT a new technology used to break through trenches?

This Supreme Court case limited anindividual’s freedom of speech if “clear andpresent danger.”

Intense pride for one's homeland

Expelled from the country

cease-fire, that ended the war

What ship was sunk by the Germans killing 128 Americans?

Who overthrew the Russian government establishing a Communist State

What was not a factor that led to the outbreak of WWI?

The government established this to prevent strikes.

An armed group that carries out surprise attacks

Spying to acquire secret government information.

Who won the election of 1920?