World War I Review



World War I Review

1. What were the other names for the war?

2. Describe the first 4 causes of World War I.

a. Nationalism

b. Imperialism

c. Militarism

d. Alliances

3. Who was Franz Ferdinand?

4. What role did he play in the outbreak of WWI?

5. Who killed the archduke?

6. What secret organization was he a part of?

7. When so many nations declared war on each other, what was this known as?

8. Why did Germany declare war on France?

9. Why did Germany invade neutral Belgium?

10. How did the US benefit during the early part of the war?

11. List the main nations in the Triple Entente (Allies).

12. List the main nations in the Triple Alliance (Central Powers).

13. What was the Lusitania?

14. Who did we trade with more during the war?

15. Why?

16. What were the 2 main reasons why the US entered WWI?

17. Describe “unrestricted submarine warfare”.

18. Describe the Zimmerman Note.

19. What did the US do on April 2, 1917?

20. Who was our President during WWI?

21. Who was the leader of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF)?

22. What was the Selective Service Act?

23. What was the Great Migration?

24. When women filled previously male roles, what right did it finally get them?

25. Describe :

a. U-boats

b. Trench warfare.

c. Machine gun

d. Mustard gas

e. Tanks

f. Planes

g. Shell shock

26. Who was the leader of Germany?

27. What happened in the Argonne Forest?

28. What did the US add to the fighting that helped turn the tide in favor of the Triple Entente?

29. Why did Russia drop out of the war?

30. Who was Alvin York?

31. What was the date of the cease fire?

32. Who came up with the Fourteen Points?

33. List some of the Fourteen Points.

34. Which was the most important of Wilson’s Fourteen Points?

35. Why did the Senate not like the League of Nations part of the treaty? (What were they afraid would happen?)

36. Who was Henry Cabot Lodge?

37. While trying to increase support for the treaty, what happened to Woodrow Wilson while on tour?

38. What treaty officially ended the war?

39. List the provisions of the treaty.

40. Who was the treaty especially hard on?

41. Who became the next president after Wilson?

42. This president wanted our country to return to _____.

43. How many people died during WWI? How many were civilians?

44. What was our country determined to do if another war broke out in Europe?

45. What happened in 1918 that killed 30 million people but was unrelated to the war?

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