World War I, Part III Study Guide

Test: Wednesday, November 16th

  1. The Armenian Genocide was the killing of millions of Armenians in the OttomanEmpire as the result of executions, massacres, starvation, andother repressive measures.
  1. The Second Battle of Ypres was the first battle in which the Germans used chlorine gas as a weapon and succeeded in taking considerable territory from the Allies.
  1. The Sussex Pledge was a promise given by the German Government to the United States of America that they would stop the indiscriminate sinking of non-military ships.
  1. The Zimmermann Telegram was a proposal by Germany to Mexico to join them in a war against the United States.
  1. The United States entered into the First World War, declaring war on Germany.
  1. Liberty Bonds were U.S. Government issued bonds and were an attempt by the government to finance our involvement in World War I.
  1. Victory gardens were vegetable, fruit, and herb gardens planted at private residences and public parks during World War I.
  1. Russian Revolution was a rebellion in Russia that overthrew the czar and brought the Bolsheviks, a Communist party led by Lenin, to power.
  1. The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was a peace treaty between the new Bolshevik government of Soviet Russia and the Central Powers that ended Russia's participation in World War I.
  1. The Second Battle of the Marne marked the turning of the tide in World War I which began with the last German offensive of the conflict.
  1. The Battle of Cantigny was the first American offensive of World War I.
  1. Doughboys was the nickname given to the American Expeditionary Force that took part in the later years of World War I.
  1. The Fourteen Points was the peace plan to end World War I and restructure the countries of Europe, proposed by Woodrow Wilson.
  1. Germany and the Allies signed an armistice during the First World War which officially ended the fighting on the Western Front.
  1. The Treaty of Versailles was a peace treaty at the end of World War I that ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers.
  1. The League of Nations was an international organization created after the First World War to provide a forum for resolving international disputes.
  1. Four Things that the Treaty of Versailles forced Germany to do:
  1. Lost Territory

b. Drastically reduce military

  1. Had to pay massive war damages.

d. Accept full responsibility for the entirewar.