WW1 US History Study Guide (copy)

W.E.B. DuBois said, "We return. We return from fighting. We return fighting." His statement refers to what?

Black people fighting for civil rights

Which statement would be most accurate about the role of women during WW I?

over 1 million found jobs in wartime factories, most women resented the fact that they lost their jobs after the war

At the outbreak of WWI in 1914, most Americans believed that?

they wanted the United states to stay out of conflict;remain neutral

What factor contributed to the Red Scare in the US during the 1920's?

<Communist scare. Russian communist takeover in 1917. US feared communism due to many Russian immigrants. (The Bolshevik Revolution in Russia, which led many to fear that immigrants, particularly from Russia, southern Europe, and eastern Europe, intended to overthrow the United States government; The end of World War I, which caused production needs to decline and unemployment to rise.)

"The seeds of WWII were sown earlier in the 20th century." Refers to what from WWI?

Treaty of Versailles; we have a lot of Russian immigrants.

The main objective of President Woodrow Wilson's 14 Points was to?

The main objective was to focus on self determination and the international Peace in corruption establishing the League of Nations

The____ in the Treaty of Versailles placed total responsibility for WWI on Germany.

War guilt clause

His assassination was the spark that started WW I.

Franz Ferdinand

The official end, cease fire, or_______ to WW I came on November 11, 1918.

armistice

What were the new weapons of WWI?

Flame throwers, grenade launchers, poison gas, machine gun, airplane, zeppelin

What was the area in between the trenches called?

No Man's land

Which of the following was NOT included in Wilson's Fourteen Points?

reparations from those guilty of starting the war

The main purpose of the Committee on Public Information, during WW I, was to?

To inform the public about the war efforts.

Which were the two principal methods that the US government used to finance the war effort?

war bonds and taxes increase

American involvement in WW I brought about which of the following social and economic changes in the US?

extensive black migration to the North

Under the Espionage and Sedition Acts of 1917-1918?

criticism of government leaders of war policies was a crime

President Woodrow Wilson viewed America's entry into WWI as an opportunity for the US to?

shape a new international order based on the ideals of democracy

What was the most crucial event in bringing about US participation in WWI?

Zimmerman telegram

The Zimmerman telegram proposed what?

Germany proposed a Mexican Invasion to take back its border states intercepted by the British The Lusitania sinking ship