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| What were the causes of World War One? |
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| Imperialism, nationalism, Secret Alliances, Militarism |
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| What event triggered the start of World War One? |
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| Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand |
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| How did the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand help to create World War One? |
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| The European countries honored their secret alliances and all the countries had been building up their armies for years. |
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| How did the U.S. respond to the outbreak of World War One in 1914? |
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| U.S. assumed an isolationist stance – Wilson urged neutrality |
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| How long had European countries been fighting before the U.S. entered the war? |
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| Why was neutrality difficult for the U.S.? |
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| Trade , Ancestral ties to Germany and England |
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| What did the Germans and the British do to try to keep the U.S. from trading with the other side? |
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British – enforced blockade
Germans – attacked merchant ships with U-boats |
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| What ship did the Germans sink that caused the death of 128 Americans? |
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| The Germans warned the passengers of the Luisitania about the potential risk of traveling . Why? |
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| Germans knew the Luisitania was carrying weapons |
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| What was the Sussex Pledge? |
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| German promise to stop unrestricted submarine warfare |
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| Did the Germans intend to keep their promise of the Sussex Pledge? Why |
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| NO – thought war would be over before U.S. was ready to fight |
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| How did the U.S. learn that the Germans had no intention of keeping their promise of the Sussex pledge? |
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| What was the proposal offered in the Zimmerman Telegram |
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| Germany would Ally with Mexico to help gain back territory lost to U.S. |
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| When did the U.S. declare war on the Central Powers? |
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| What was Wilson’s plan for the war that he presented to Congress in January of 1918? |
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| What did Wilson say was the purpose of the war? |
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| “War to end all Wars, war to make the world safe for democracy” |
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| What were some of the main ideas included in the 14 points? |
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| Self-determination, Arms reduction, free trade, End of Secret Alliances, League of Nations |
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| What is propaganda and how was it used in WWI? |
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. Propaganda = information used to persuade people to accept a certain point of view
Used to recruit, save food, encourage liberty bond sales, hate Germans |
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| What percentage of U.S. soldiers who fought in World War One were drafted? |
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| How much of the U.S. war effort was paid for with liberty bond sales? |
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| What were conscientious objectors? |
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| People who refused to fight because of their religious beliefs |
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| Who was the Congressional Medal of Honor winner who was a former conscientious objector? |
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| What was the purpose of the Espionage and Sedition Acts? |
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| Control public opinion by punishing people who criticized the government or undermined the war effort? |
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| Why was Charles Schenck arrested under the Espionage Act of 1917? |
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| Schenck told people not to sign up for the draft |
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| Did the U.S. Supreme Court uphold the conviction of Schenk? |
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| What was Judge Oliver Wendall Holmes’ rationale in the Schenck v. U.S.? |
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| Telling people not to sign up for the draft during war presents a “clear and present danger” – freedom of speech is limited |
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| How was Wilson’s peace plan received by the Big 4 Allied Leaders? |
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| They did not like it because it did not punish the Germans after WWI |
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| After negotiating with the Allied leaders, how much of Wilson’s peace remained in place? |
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| After negotiating with the Big 4 leaders, whom did Wilson need to negotiate with for ratification of his peace plan and treaty? |
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| Who was the leader of the opposition in the U.S. Senate? |
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| Did the U.S. Senate ratify Wilson’s treaty? |
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| What did Wilson do to try to get the American people to promote ratification? |
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| What happened to Wilson when he went on his public speaking tour to promote his peace plan? |
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| He had a stroke and was paralyzed and he was bed-ridden for more than a year |
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| What happened to Wilson’s peace plan after his stroke? |
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| European countries signed separate treaties with Germany- Germany had to pay for the war |
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| What were the problems of the Treaty of Versailles which ended WWI ? |
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| Germany had to pay war reparations |
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| How was the Treaty of Versailles related to WWII? |
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| The bitterness the Germans felt after paying war reparations was the main cause of World War TWO. |
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| What is featured below?[image] |
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