American History WWI Test Review with Complete Solutions

No Mans Land - ANSWER-an unoccupied region between opposing armies Espionage and Sedition Acts - ANSWER-two laws enacted that imposed harsh penalties on anyone interfering with or speaking against US participation in WWI Convoy System - ANSWER-the protection of merchant ships from U-boat attacks by having the ships ravel in large groups escorted by warships Central Powers - ANSWER-Austria-Hungary, Germany, Ottoman Empire(Turkey), Bulgaria Militarism - ANSWER-the policy of building up armed forced in aggressive preparedness for war and their use as a tool of diplomacy Great Migration - ANSWER-the large-scale movement of African Americans from the South to Northern cities in the early 20th century Armistice - ANSWER-a truce, or agreement to end an armed conflict Selective Service Act - ANSWER-a law enacted that required men to register for military service Zimmerman Note - ANSWER-a message sent by the German foreign minister to the German ambassador in MExico, proposing a German-Mexican alliance and promising to help Mexico regain Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona if the United States entered WWI Woodrow Wilson - ANSWER-28th president of the United States, known for World War I leadership. Negotiating the Treaty of Versailles, and proposed Fourteen Points, League of Nations Lusitania - ANSWER-A British passenger ship that was sunk by a German U-Boat on May 7, 1915. 128 Americans died. The sinking greatly turned American opinion against the Germans, helping them move towards entering the war. Franz Ferdinand Assasination - ANSWER-June 28, 1914, heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary. shooter was from Serbia. Spark that set off WWI. WWI - ANSWER-Allies vs. Central powers