What year did WWI start?
1908
1922
1914
1918
What event sparked the start of WWI?
The sinking of the Lusitania
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Submarines blockading British ports
Russian peasants deposing the czar
What was the Zimmerman note?
Note from German secretary promising US land to Mexico
Note from Russian ruler to Germany
Note from US president to Elon Musk
Note from US ambassador acting as a spy to Germany
How did the U.S. pay for the war effort for WWI?
Taxes, Liberty loans, and conserving food and fuel.
Gold they already had from the gold rush.
Loans from Canada and tariffs.
Who led the Bolshevik Revolution and what type of government did he want?
Vladimir Lenin
Charles Darwin
Woodrow Wilson
Karl Marx
What is Espionage and what did the Espionage act of 1917 do?
spying on a nation/interfering with its security; it made people guilty of it have severe penalties!
What type of warfare was used in WWI?
trench warfare
March in a line warfare
guerilla warfare
Airsoft warfare
What were the 3 "fronts" in WWI?
Allied front, Central front, and Italian front
Northern front, Southern Front, Atlantic front
Western front, Eastern Front, Mediterranean front
Paris front, Austrian front, Russian front
What is an armistice and when was it for WWI?
a special cast for soldiers with injured arms, used in 1914
a cease fire, November 11, 1918
a place where arms are stored, Dec. 25, 1917
a holiday marking the end of WWII, 1945
What happened to Germany as a result of the Treaty of Versailles?
Germany had to give 75% of its land to France and pay $6 mil
Germany was taken over by Britain
Germany had to disarm and pay $33 billion in reparations
Germany gained more land and received payments from Allies
What are some other names for communists?
Libertarians or Evolutionists
Fascists or punchable faces
Republicans or Democrats
Social Democrats or Marxists
What did Lenin say was the goal of socialism (government-owned property & industry)?
Republicanism
Fascism
Communism
Dictatorship
In the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917, what happened to the Tsar Nicholas and his family?
They were exiled to France.
They escaped and no one knows where.
They were allowed to return to power after Communism failed.
They were sent to Siberia and then executed in 1918.
In Lenin's New Economic Policy in Russia, what did he give back to appease peasants?
a Christmas dinner for each family
money the tsar had taken from them
some economic freedom to small businesses and farmers
all freedom back to all Russians
Why did Russia pull out of WWI and when?
Their peasants refused to fight
The Allies weren't Communists; they didn't like them anymore
Lenin signed an armistice & peace treaty with Germany in1918
They surrendered to Austria and Germany
What group in the U.S. sparked the creation of the General Intelligence Division, later known as the FBI?
Fear of bans on chocolate imports/ giant chocolate parties
Fear of Communist Revolution/ bombs exploding in June 1919
Fear of spies/ sinking of ships in U.S. ports
The rise of the Independent Party/ riots across cities
