A Beka American history chap. 18 quiv

Whose assassination sparked WWI?
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Whose assassination sparked WWI?
Archduke Ferdinand
world war one fought from 1914-1918, was originally known as
The great war
initially the United States Wanted to remain neutral in the war continuing trade with both sides but eventually the U.S.
Joined the war effort on the side of the Allied Powers
because of the United States longstanding position to remain neutral in foreign issues there was not large standing army. in order to increase the numbers of the Fighting Force Congress passed a law requiring all men from 21 to 30 to register with local draft boards this legislation was called.
Selective service act
The treaty that ended WWI was called
Treaty of Versailles
In the treaty to end the war, Germany had to
A, B, and C
Armistice day which is now referred to as Veterans Day is the day that Germany agreed to surrender and was to go into effect
The 11th day of the 11th month at the 11th hour. 11/11/1918
What was the single greatest material change in the 1920's
An affordable car
Modernism is another name for
Religious Liberalism
Prohibition refers to the prohibiting of the sale of
Alcoholic beverages
T/F For the first time women were admitted to America's armed forces during WWITrueT/F The resenment and econmic hardship that resulted in Germany following the Treaty of Versailles helped to sow seeds for WWIITrueT/F The red scare was a quickly formed rash that affected the solders in trench warfareFalse; communisms aka the RussiansT/F The decade after WWI is referred to as the Rebellious TwentiesFalse; The roaring Twenties.T/F The Scopes Trial was an important case concerning the issue of gamblingFalse; aka scopes monkey trial of science teacher John Scopes for legally teaching evolution in a schoolAfter WWI congress drastically reduced the amount of war debt that Germany was to pay to the United States. This negotiated plan was called the Dawes Act.True