Chapter 12 Test Review

Chapter 12 Test Review World War I

People, Places and Things • Casualties soldiers killed, wounded or missing • Influenza a viral illness • Reparations payment for war damages • Creditor nation a country that owes less money than they borrow

People, Places and Things • Western Front section of the French border that was critical to winning the war • Lusitania British passenger ship • Selective Service Act authorized military draft • Espionage Act Banned written material that included negative things about the US government or WWI

People, Places and Things • John J. Pershing commander of US forces during WWI • George Creel director of the Committee on Public Information • Vladimir Lenin radical communist leader who took over Russia in March 1917 • Bernard Baruch head of the war industries board

Concepts • What nations make up the Triple Alliance? Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy • In 1916, the US was participating in “preparedness”. What does this mean? building up the U.S. military • What was Herbert Hoover’s significance in history during this time? Responsible for agricultural polices of the US during WWI

Concepts • What was the purpose of the Committee on Public Information? Give info to the public about the war to help win their support for it • Why did the Germans surrender in 1918? Many soldiers were no longer willing to fight • What was the purpose of convoys? prevent submarine attacks on ships

Concepts • What was the purpose of the League of Nations? an agreement between countries for defense • Who were the two Italian anarchists who were convicted and executed for murder even though there was no evidence against them. Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti • Why did President Wilson want the US to remain neutral prior to WWI? Because the U.S. was so ethnically diverse, he was worried it would cause violence in the U.S.

Concepts • What event made American public opinion turn against Germany? invasion of Belgium • What was the immediate cause of the U.S. entry into World War I? the Zimmerman note • What role would an internationalist think that the US should play in WWI? use its influence to try and end the war

Concepts • How did WWI impact the American economy? it increased regulation • Upon what right did the Sedition Act infringe? Freedom of speech • Why did the Great Migration occur? During WWI, there was a demand for jobs in the North so African Americans moved there to get jobs and escape Jim Crow laws

Concepts • How many American troops served in combat during WWI? 1,300,000 • How many Americans died in combat during WWI? more than 50,000 • Where did American troops do most of their fighting? on the Western Front

Concepts • What nation was the world’s economic leader after WWI? The United States baby!! • What did Warren G. Harding promise to the American people when he became president? A return to “normalcy”-a simpler way of life • Why was the postwar period difficult for farmers? Food prices decreased