U. s. history ch. 6 sec. 3& 4 reading
p. 384
1. who was the commander of the american forces in wwi?
2. why did american soldiers exclaim, “lafayette we are here! ”
3. describe: trench warfare
4. list three new types of technology used in the great war:
5. how many u. s. troops marched into battle by the end of the war?
6. define: convoy
7. why did russia pull out of the war? who took over the country?
8. what were the provisions of the treaty of brest-litvosk
9. at what battle did pershing amass 600,000 american troops? what was the result
of the battle?
10. explain: armistice when did it happen?
11. who were the big four?
12. who was not invited to attend?
13. what was wilson’s plan called?
14. what did the first five points do? the next eight?

15. what did the fourteenth point call for the creation of?
16. what was the name of the treaty that was ultimately signed?
17. what did germany have to pay? admit?
18. what four empires broke apart because of the war?
19. what new countries were established?
20. who led the “reservationists” and what were they?
21. what happened to wilson on september 25 th 1919?

22. did the u. s. ratify the treaty? join the league of nations?
section iv
23. what was the result of americans buying goods after the war and businesses
raising prices?
24. by the end of 1919 how many strikes had taken place involving how many
workers?
25. define: general strike
26. what happened to the striking boston police?
27. who was the governor of massachusetts at the time who took a hard line?
28. who did u. s. steel blame for its strike?
29. in the summer of 1919 over 20 of these broke out in cities across the nation:
30. what did americans associate communism with?
31. explain: red scare
32. what did the postal service intercept in april of 1919? whose home was
damaged?
33. what was j. edgar hoover the head of? what would it become?
34. what was the purpose of the palmer raids and who was targeted?
35. because americans linked radicalism to immigrants, what did that lead to a call
for?
36. what did warren g. harding call for?
37. what were the results of the election of 1920?
38. (chart p. 393) why did the destruction of the european economies cause an
industrial boom in the united states?