PeopleFacts MISC

What were 5 of Woodrow Wilson’s 14 Points? no secret alliances, create League of Nations, free seas & trade, self-determination for all countries, reduce militarism

Why did the Senate not like the League of Nations? It could affect Congress’ war-making power.

What was the nickname for the region where the war started? the Balkans

wind direction What made gas less effective in WWI?

What was the result of the Second Battle of the Marne? Germany left France.

What weapon kept the soldiers in the trenches and out of no man’s land? machine guns

What countries were in the Triple Alliance? Austria-Hungary, Germany, Italy

What 2 battles had huge losses of life in WWI? Somme and Verdun

What was the nickname for U.S. soldiers in the war? Doughboys

David Lloyd George Who was the Prime Minister of Britain in the war?

Kaiser Wilhelm II Who was the leader of Germany in WWI?

Red Scare What caused Americans to turn against immigrants after WWI?

race riots What happened when soldiers came home to compete with new African American in the North?

Britain, U.S., France, Italy What countries made up the Big 4 at the peace conference?

over 100 Americans died Why did the U.S. get so upset about the sinking of the Lusitania?

searched people’s mail What did the U.S. do differently after the U.S. entered the war to stop spying in the U.S.?

Austria, Hungary, Poland, Yugoslavia, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Czechoslovakia What 7 countries were formed after WWI?

lost Baltic countries and Poland, Germany moved men to fight Allies in France, & Russia left the war What were the 3 results of Russia’s Treaty of Brest-Litovsk?

Liberty or Victory War Bonds How did the U.S. pay for the war?

4 th Amendment with no search warrants What did the Palmer Raids during the Red Scare on home and offices violate?

language not taught in schools, attacked physically, & fired from jobs How did Germans in the U.S. suffer?

to raid suspected Communist groups Why was the FBI first created?

spying on enemy What were airplanes first used for in WWI?

only for 20 years How well did the Treaty of Versailles keep the peace after the war?

pay for war, admit causing the war, reduce military, give up land, take military off Rhine River near France Name 5 ways Germany was punished in the Treaty of Versailles.

machine guns What invention caused WWI to become trench warfare?

Czar Nicholas II Who was the leader of Russia at the start of WWI?

not well trained at war’s beginning, boosted Allies’ morale, fought in last battles in France What is true about the American Expeditionary Forces?

Texas, New Mexico, Arizona What would Mexico get according to the Zimmerman Telegram?

won the Medal of Honor, most decorated soldier in WWI, fought in Meuse- Argonne attack What is true about Alvin York?