U.S. History Chapter 19 Test – Flashcards
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Order of Events: (wars)
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1) Austria declared war on Serbia 2) Russia declared war on Austria 3) Germany declared war on France 4) Great Britain declared war on Germany
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What was the greatest factor in America's entrance into the war?
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Submarine Warfare
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What was the last event in America's move toward war?
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The sinking of four American merchant ships
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What did the Fourteen Points include?
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The League of Nations
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Order of Events: (Acts and Treaties)
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1) Selective Service Act 2) Chateau-Thierry 3) Armistice 4) Treaty of Versailles
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What was included in the Treaty of Versailles?
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The self-determination plank from the Fourteen Points
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What document believed that the United States should avoid all entanglement with Europe?
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The Irreplaceable's
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Who had a number of military interventions?
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Woodrow Wilson
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Wilson once promised:
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"The United States will never again seek one additional foot of territory by conquest."
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What 1916 campaign slogan did Wilson run under?
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"He kept us out at war."
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What did American Neutrality in the Great War mean?
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That the U.S. traded with both sides and gave loans to Allies to avoid collapse of American trade.
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What did the Zimmerman telegram arouse?
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American patriotism in the West against the Germans.
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How much did America's army increase in less than 2 years of war?
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10 fold
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What were German's permitted in the treaty of negotiations following the Great War?
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They were promised no part.
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Did the United States ever join the League of Nations?
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No. They did not.
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American's strongly supported what?
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The demands of the Flood Administration.
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What did the Versailles Treaty contain?
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It contained one of the most unreasonable demands in World History.
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What event sparked the Great War?
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The murder of Archduke Ferdinand.
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What was Germany's Schlieffen Plan?
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To defeat France, then attack Russia.
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Germany's invasion of what nation brought Great Britain into the Great War?
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Belgium
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What was the main provision of the Selective Service Act?
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The draft
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What was the main provision of the Espionage and Sedition Acts?
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Ban on criticism of the War Effort.
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What famous phrase came from the Sckenk decision?
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"A clear and present danger"
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Who was America's "Ace of Aces"?
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Eddie Rickenbacker
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What master politician from Great Britain went to Versailles with the pledge "we will squeeze them till the pips squeak"?
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David Lloyd George
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In what year did the United States enter the Great War?
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April 6, 1917
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What popular term described American Soldiers in the Great War?
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Doughboy
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On what exact date did the German's sign a truce ending the Great War?
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November 11, 1918
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What clause in the peace treaty stated that Germany was responsible for the Great War?
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"War Guilt" clause
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What unreasonable demand did Britain and France make on the German's to pay the entire cost of the war?
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Reparation Payments
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Who was America's secretary of state before the Great War?
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William Jennings Bryan
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Who was the Mexican Dictator from 1876-1911?
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Porfirio Diaz
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Who was the Patriotic head of the Food Administration?
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Herbert Hoover
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Who was "one of the most ruthless tyrannies in Mexican history"?
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Victoriano Huerta
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Who was the senator who opposed the Treaty of Versailles?
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Henry Cabot Lodge
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Who was the American General during WWI?
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John J. Pershing
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Who was the Mexican bandit who raided New Mexico?
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Pancho Villa
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Who was the German ruler who drew England into war?
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Wilhelm II
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Who thought "the world must be made safe for democracy"?
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Woodrow Wilson
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Who was the Christian hero in WWI?
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Alvin C. York
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What nations opposed Germany during the Great War?
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Allies
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What was the costly American offensive battle?
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Argonne
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What truce ended the Great War?
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Armistice
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What were the names of Germany and it's Allies during the Great War?
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Central Powers
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What was the American halt of the German offensive?
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Chateau-Thierry
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What was the peacetime association of countries designed to prevent war?
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League of Nations
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What was the name of the passenger liner that was sunk with American's on board?
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Lusitania
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What was the American commitment to oppose Germany if submarine warfare continued?
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Sussex Pledge
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What was the right to limit free speech during wartime?
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Schenk vs. United States
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What was the German plot to give part of America to Mexico?
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Zimmerman Telegram
