PeopleFacts MISC

What effect did tanks have on the war? Not much since they weren’t effective until the end of the war

Who was in charge of the Food Administration to increase food production and reduce food consumption? Herbert Hoover

What countries made up the Triple Entente originally? Britain, Russia, France

to outlaw criticizing of the president & government to keep the war effort strong What was the purpose of the Sedition Act?

What economic effect did the war have on the U.S.? farm & factory output increased

What did the British do to try to get the U.S. in the war? produced propaganda posters

What are other names for WWI? Great War, Trench War, Imperialist War

Why did the Black Hand kill Archduke Franz Ferdinand? to free Bosnia from the control of Austria-Hungary

What happened to Wilson when he traveled around the country trying to get approval for the Treaty of Versailles & the League of Nations? He had a stroke.

Germany What country did not attend the Paris Peace Conference?

Bernard Baruch Who was in charge of the War Industries Board?

the Hindenburg Line (line of German soldiers) What was so famous at the Battle of Argonne that the U.S. had to go through?

He thought it was too harsh. Why didn’t Wilson agree to the Treaty of Versailles’ treatment of Germany?

In what years did WWI occur?

2 nd Battle of Ypres In what battle was gas first used by the Germans?

to stop any actions that could help the enemy and hurt the war effort What was the purpose of the Espionage Act?

V.I. Lenin Who led the overthrow of the Russian czar in the Communist takeover of Russia that got Russia out of the war?

better paying jobs, racial discrimination, & crops hurt by natural disasters What were 3 reasons that African Americans went North in the Great Migration?

League of Nations What did the leaders of the winning nations agree to form at the Paris Peace Conference?

nationalism What term means the love of your country and culture?

Georges Clemenceau Who was the Premier of France in WWI?

Lottery According to the Selective Service Act, how were soldiers drafted into the military?

stopped the police strike What did Calvin Coolidge do to that got him national respect after WWI?

nationalism, imperialism, militarism, assassination, secret alliances Name 5 causes of WWI.

steel workers What group caused the biggest strike in 1919 when workers walked off the job?

Women served in the armed forces. What happened in WWI that had never happened before in the military?

more than 1 million worked on farms & factories & paid less than men & helped women get the right to vote What 3 facts are true about women in WWI?

to capture railway lines and stations to cut off supplies What was the objective in the Battle of Argonne Forest?

new weapons and technology was invented How did WWI affect future wars?

assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand What event directly started the war?