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28 Cards in this Set
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What are historically considered cause of World War I?
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US isolationism, imperialism, and European arms race
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What country suffered the fewest casualties in World War I?
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United States
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Who rejected Wilson’s 14 Points peace plan?
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Allied leaders
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Who filled the role of the men who left to fight in the military in US workplace?
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Women and minorities
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What were major aspects of Wilson’s 14 Points?
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Open diplomacy, shifting of old European borders, and reduction of arms
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What was the main reason the US failed to join the League of Nations?
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Wanted to stay out of European affairs
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What methods did the US use to fund World War I?
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Raise taxes, bonds, and loans from banks and wealthy Americans
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What overt act caused the US to enter World War I?
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Zimmerman Note
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List events that forced the United States to enter World War I against Germany?
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U boat attacks, sinking of Lusitania, Zimmerman Note, and Anti German propaganda
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What was the only nation to not approve the Treaty of Versailles?
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United States
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How did the map of Europe change as a result of the Treaty of Versailles?
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More countries
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What event is credited with starting World War I?
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Assassination of Archduke Frans Ferdinand of Austria
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Most labor disputes during World War I were centered on what?
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wages
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The Sedition Act of 1918 made it illegal to do what?
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Criticized US involvement in World War I
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The US limited the threat of German U-boats by using what technique?
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Convey system
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Why did Woodrow Wilson want to create the League of Nations?
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Prevent another world war and maintain world peace
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How did African Americans lives on the home front change as a result of World War I?
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More job opportunities for men and women and the move north
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What nations belong to the Central Powers?
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Germany, Italy, and Austria-Hungary
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What nations belong to the Allies?
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US, Britain, France, and Russia
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In what ways did women contribute to the war on the home front?
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Worked in all areas of the US economy
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How did the Treaty of Versailles differ most from Wilson’s 14 Points?
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Treatment of Germany
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Who was the leader of the American Expeditionary Force?
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John Pershing
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What was mainly responsible for the massive death toll of World War I?
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Modern weapons and old tactics
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What countries leaders made up the Big Four?
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US, Britain, France, and Italy
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What country was blamed for the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
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Serbia
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What country suffered the most casualties in World War I?
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Russia
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What country began the war as a member of the Central Powers and later joined the Allies?
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Italy
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Why did Americans observe meatless and wheatless days on the home front?
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Preserve supplies for the soldiers fighting the war
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