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Social Studies Sec.3
Ch. 23 8th World War 1 Section 3 study guide
Question | Answer |
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When the United States entered World War 1, what did General John J. Pershing insist? | he insisted that the American Expeditionary Force fight as a separate army and receive three months of training |
When American soldiers arrived in Europe in 1917 was the war almost over? | The allies were dangerously near defeat |
What gave Germany new hope of wining the war? | Russia signing a peace treaty with the Central Powers and withdrawing from the war in early 1918 |
How did the Bolsheviks affect Russia's involvement in the war? | they overthrew the Russian government which sparked a civil war, leading to Russia's withdraw from World War 1 |
Who made the decision to pull Russia out of world War 1? | Vladimir Lenin |
What was the Russian peace treaty with the Central Powers? | The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk |
How did the convoy system help the Allies at sea? | by enabling destroyers to escort and protect groups of Allied merchant ships |
Who was the last nation to surrender to Allied forces in 1918? | Germany |
What did Austria-Hungary's peace agreement with the Allies and starvation and rioting in Germany lead to? | Kaiser Wilhelm 2 to give up his throne and flee to the Netherlands |
What is the truce that ended active warfare and paved the way for a peace treaty? | armistice |
What was the first measure taken under the armistice reached on November 11, 1918? | the German army agreeing to a cease fire |
What happened when the armistice went into effect? | the Allies insisted that the Germans pull back from all their conquered territory, destroy their aircraft, tanks, and big guns, and surrender their U-boats |