Ch. 7: World War 1 Review

Calvin Coolidge's sentiments of returning to normalcy impressed voters, and he won the 1920 election by a landslide.

To prevent labor strikes and economic issues from disrupting the war effort, the US government established the....

Post-WW1 USA was plagued by rapid INFLATION

While initially neutral, American public opinion favored the _____________ rather than the Central Powers.

British ship that was sunk by a German submarine, killing over 1,000 passengers, outraged American public

The War Industries Board worked closely with women and African Americans to help them gain civil rights.

According to the Zimmerman telegram, if Mexico allied itself with Germany, Germany would....

The event that initially sparked World War 1 was....

In the aftermath of World War 1, labor unions in Seattle organized a general strike.

What was the only group of women who were sent overseas to "the front" during World War 1?

The "Red Scare" was a nationwide panic that arose from the fear that Communists might seize power in the United States.

US citizens were able to purchase, or "invest" in these in order to loan money to the US govt. to support the war effort

When a "draft" was necessary to boost soldiers in US armed forces, Congress created a new conscription system called....

European nations signed treaties securing their friendship and willingness to defend one another called...

The Palmer Raids were in response to a series of bombings and rising tensions due to the Red Scare.

Criticism of the war at home was effectively silenced by:

What was used to defend soldiers (also dogs and horses) against the use of mustard gas and chlorine bombs during WW1?

Bosnian anarchist and revolutionary behind the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.

During World War 1, a group called the __________ took power in Russia and established a Communist government.

In WW1, ________________ were battles in the air between aircraft and attached machine guns.

Colonization of countries abroad in order to secure natural resources for their own country's development is called...

The "Triple Entente" included...

President Wilson's plan for peace was known as the ________ ________ and based on the "principle of justice to all..."

One major consequence of World War 1 was...

Phenomenon characterized by intense and constant build-up of soldiers, weapons, vehicles, ships, and other items of use.

The British entered World War 1 when...

By 1871, after launching a series of wars, the kingdom of _________ had united various German states into one nation.

The "Great Migration" was the flow of...

Competing with returning soldiers, African Americans who moved north were looking for jobs and housing, resulting in...

Information produced by a government designed to influence public opinion is known as...

During WW1, women officially served in the armed forces in what capacity?

In November of 1917, Vladimir Lenin and his Bolshevik party seize power in Russia and establish a...

According to the Selective Service Act, the order in which men were called to service was determined by...

Goods and materials that were prohibited from being shipped or sold to Germany were known as...

The international organization created to preserve world peace after World War 1 was the....

Congress voted to declare war on Germany for several reasons. Which of these did NOT contribute to the decision...

The Serbs, Bosnians, Croats, and Slovenes all lived in a region in southeastern Europe called the _________________.

WW1 saw the first use of __________ in combat, first to observe enemy actions and movements and drop small bombs.

What two new forms of warfare were introduced during WW1?

To prevent labor strikes from disrupting the war effort, the govt established the Public Information Committee in 1918.

To conserve energy, the US Fuel Admin. shortened workweeks for factories that did not make war materials and introduced:

In April of 1915, Germany first used ____________ gas.

One reason for the tension between European nations leading up to WW1 was their intense pride in their homelands, called

The Public Information Committee had the task of establishing penalties and prison terms for anyone helping the enemy.

German submarines that attacked ships bound for Britain were called...

One of the conditions of the Treaty of Versailles was that _________________ must admit its guilt in causing World War 1

World War 1 was the first conflict in which....

"Selling" the war to the American people was the task of...

At the end of WW1, President Wilson called for the creation of a "general association of nations" later to be known as..