America and World War I

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• When was the Armistice signed that ended WWI?
• Over which country did much of the major air operations of WWI take place?
• Who made up the Bonus Army that marched on Washington?
• Why did the U.S. get involved in WWI?
• When did the U.S. enter World War I?
• What was a liberty bond?
• What American President helped form League of Nations?
• About how many American troops served in combat during World War I?
• Who was Alfred T. Mahan?
• What was Wilson's plan for the formation of an association of nations that would keep peace called?
• How did American values change post-WWI?
• What was the historical contribution of the American expeditionary forces led by General John Pershing?
• Why is the period from 1914-1918 viewed as a turning point in U.S. history?
• Who started World War 1?
• How did Americans affect the end of World War I and its peace settlements?
• What was Wilson's goal for WWI at the beginning of the war?
• What happened to cause Russia to leave the Allied Powers in WWI?
• What was the Selective Service Act?
• At the end of World War I, what were some major problems in the U.S.?
• What did Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson's foreign policy have in common?
• Do you think Americans were justified in their fear of radicals and foreigners in the decade following World War I?
• Why was Democrat Woodrow Wilson able to win two presidential elections during an era of Republican Party control?
• What was the spark that ignited World War 1?
• How did the 1917 uprising against Czar Nicholas ll push the United States into entering WWI?
• Why did the United States enter World War I?
• Why were Americans outraged when a German submarine torpedoed the British ship Lusitania?
• How did the Zimmermann telegram influence U.S. entry into World War I?
• What two large alliances took shape before the beginning of World War I?
• What was the name of President Wilson's plan for peace in Europe after World War I?
• How did the Espionage and Sedition Acts contradict the First Amendment?
• What did Alvin York do to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor?
• Who was the leader of the American Expeditionary Force?
• How did people on the home front use liberty bonds to support the World War I effort?
• Who was responsible for the agricultural policies of the United States during World War I?
• What did the election of William G. Harding mean to Woodrow Wilson's ideals?
• Why is US participation in WWI considered a turning point?
• What were some of the causes of World War 1?
• How did World War I contribute to the Great Migration?
• Who was president during World War I?
• What was the immediate cause of the US. entry into World War I?
• Many senators who opposed United states membership in the League of Nations argued that joining the League would what?
• Why did most of President Wilson's cabinet members support the British?
• How did Alexander Palmer justify the Palmer Raids of 1919 and 1920?
• Was Woodrow Wilson a vice president of the United States?
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• Who was the U.S. President during WWI?
• What was the nickname of the American 369th Regiment?
• What was proposed in the Zimmerman Telegram?
• What political experience did Woodrow Wilson have before he became president?
• How far did the USA, in the years 1919-29, suffer from heightened political and social tensions?
• What was the goal of U.S. isolationists after World War I?
• How was America able to produce war supplies?
• Who was the General in command of American forces during World War 1?
• How was the Federal Government able to finance the increased production of goods and supplies during World War I?
• What were airplanes first used for in WW I?
• What were the three main themes of Wilson’s peace plan?
• What did the Espionage Act of 1917 made illegal?