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