World War I: Causes of US Involvement

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World War I began in....

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1914

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The United States did not join the war until....

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1917

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When the war broke out in 1914, the United States had a policy of....

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neutrality

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Many people in the US saw the war as a dispute between "old war powers" and....

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had nothing to do with the United States

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US public opinion of the war was often split because....

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many were immigrants who had ties to both sides.

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Which country sunk the Lusitania in 1915? (a passenger ocean liner)

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Germany

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After the sinking of the Lusitania, did the public opinion of the war in the United States change?

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false

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The sinking of the Lusitania killed _______ innocent passengers.

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1198

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What phrase was listed on recruitment posters to unite the people against Germany?

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"Remember the Lusitania"

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In January 1917, the British intercepted and decoded a secret telegram sent from the German Foreign Secretary to _______________.

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the German ambassador in Mexico.