1.) What are the four long term causes of WWI? -Militarism – arms build up, creates tension and competition -Alliance System – tangled alliances (one country declares war on another – they are all involved) -Imperialism – Competing over the acquisition of new colonies -Nationalism – competition created over who is the “best” – pride in your country

2.) What two alliances fight during WWI? What countries make up those alliances? Allies – Great Britain, Russia, France, Italy and U.S. Central Powers – Germany, Austria- Hungary, Ottoman Empire

3.) What was the major incident that sparked WWI? -Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand -Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia, Russia declares war on Austria-Hungary, etc, etc

4.) What is the Schlieffen Plan? -Germany would quickly conquer France and then turn to Russia -Created a two front war (France on the west, Russia on the east)

5.) What was American foreign policy before joining WWI? -Neutrality, Isolationism

6.) What factors increased American sympathies for the Allies during WWI? -Poor treatment of Belgians by the Germans -German u-boats sinking passenger and merchant ships -Closer ties with Allies (more in common)

7.) What is the Selective Service Act? Why was it enacted? -required men to register with the government in order to be randomly selected for military service. -created because the U.S. only had 200,000 men in service and needed more troops

8.) Describe the US economy during WWI. -all production shifted from consumer made goods to war-related items -food and gasoline rationed -more government control (War Industries Board, National War Labor Board, etc)

9.) Give an example of three different propaganda techniques. Be able to give examples on the test.

10.) Give a brief explanation of the Schenck v. US and explain its significance. -Discusses citizens’ rights during a time of war -upholds Schencks conviction under the Sedition Act -people’s 1 st amendment rights can be limited in times of war

11.) How did the U.S. treat German immigrants in the United States? List several examples. -changed the names of towns -use of violence -removed German books from libraries -stopped playing music composed by Germans

12.) What was the purpose of the Espionage and Sedition Acts? -Espionage – spying -Sedition – any action promoting rebellion against a government -Espionage and Sedition Acts – could be jailed or fined for going against the government

13.) What was the Great Migration? - Large-scale movement of hundreds of thousands of Southern African Americans to cities in the North

14.) Why did African Americans move to the North during this time? -Escape racial discrimination -Insect infestation killing crops – hard to make money from small crop production! -More job opportunities in the North

15.) Describe women’s role in WWI. -jobs for women changed -women gained the right to vote after the war

16.) What was the 19 th amendment? -women’s suffrage -right to vote

17.) What was the War Industries Board? -Encouraged companies to use mass-production techniques to increase efficiency -Encouraged companies to standardize products to eliminate waste -Set production quotas and allocated raw materials

18.) List two other government organizations of the time, similar to the War Industries Board. -Food Administration, Fuel Administration, National War Labor Board, Railroad Administration

19.) What were the provisions of the treaty (what did it make Germany do)? -Couldn’t maintain an army -Had to give land back to France -Pay reparations (war damages) - $33 billion to Allies

20.) What was the purpose of the League of Nations? -Would provide a place for nations to discuss or settle their grievances without going to war

21.) Why did the Senate decide to NOT join the League of Nations? -Believed the League threatened the policy of isolationism -Could force the U.S. to make its foreign policy decisions according to the League