World War 1

The event that triggered World War I was the assassination of the Archduke of what country

Austria-Hungary

Which individual was the first to stress the importance of a nation having a powerful army:

Admiral Mahan

Which of the following did the united states insist that cuba include with its constitution

The Platt Amendment

All of the following place came under some form of US control as a result of the spanish american war EXCEPT

Hawaii

General John Pershing led a force of 15,000 soldiers in an attempt to capture

Pancho Villa

On which country’s empire did “the sun never set” during the late 19th century

British Empire

The United States first instituted the open door policy in

China

The president Theodore Roosevelt won the 1906 nobel peace prize for

negotiating the end of the Russo-Japanese War, which concluded with the Treaty of Portsmouth

The boxer rebellion was an attempt by revolutionaries to

Expel all foreign influence and colonial powers from china

Which countries residents became citizens of the united states in 1917

Puerto Rico

The De Lome letter involves which of the following countries

Spain

Who led american troops in WW1

Pershing

The US Senate's opposition to US membership in the League of Nations centered on the belief that it would

drag us into european conflicts

“No man’s land” refers to the area

between opposing trenches

Which of the following events made the US conclude that america involvement in the war could no longer be avoided

The Zimmerman Telegram

How many new nations were established after WW1

nine

What new country had forces names the AEF

The US

What are reparations

Payments from a defeated nation after a war

What year did WW1 start in

1914

What was woodrows wilson’s campaign motto during the 1960 presidential elections

“he kept us out of the war”

Which item below states that disorder in Latin America would lead to US intervention, known as Police power

Roosevelt Corollary

Which item below warned European powers not to interfere in the Western Hemisphere and states that the US would stay out of Europe

Monroe Doctrine

Since 1952 puerto rico has been a _____ of the united states

Common Wealth

______ was a well known mexican revolutionary that led rebel forces against the mexican government and even stages attacks within the united states

Pancho Villa

The policy in which stronger nations extend their economic power over a weaker territory in called _____

Imperialism

The ______ was a government agency established in the US during the was to coordinate and manage the production of war materials

WIB, War Industries Board

A _____ in a situation where neither side can win or make progress, or where no action can be taken

Stalemate

______ was the most famous pilot during WW1

The Red Baron

What year was the Spanish american war in

1898

______ was the battle cry for many americans that wanted to go to war with spain over cuba 

Blowing up of USS Maine

What naval base did the US establish in Cuba during the spanish american war

Guantanamo Bay

What naval base did the US set up in hawaii in 1887

Pearl Harbor

______ describes a newspaper reporting style that would greatly exaggerated news

Yellow Journalism

What was the name of the individual that was assassinated in Bosnia

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

_____ warfare was a fighting style where armies fought and died for mere yards. This was much in WW1. 

Trench Warfare

Who was the US president while america fought in WW1

Woodrow Wilson

In the united states ______ was passed which called for men to register for the war draft

The Selective Service Act

The treaty of ______ officially ended WW1 and outlines plans for postwar europe

Versailles

The ______ was the final straw for the US to enter the war

Zimmerman Telegram

What year did the war end in

1918

The Supreme court case ______ was convicted under the espionage act

Schenck v. United States

What was the nickname for american troops in europe

Doughboys

What famous saying helps describe the end of WW11

11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month

The united states entered WW1 in 

1917

What was the nickname of the europe before WW1 started

powder keg