Independent Lesson #1- World War I Begins

Independent Lesson #1- World War I Begins

Open Ended

What would cause you to get in a fight with someone you don't know?

Causes of WWI

M 🡪 Militarism Building up armed forces, getting ready for war.

A 🡪 Alliances Agreements or promises to defend and help another country.

I 🡪 Imperialism A stronger nation dominants a weaker one politically, economically, and militarily.

N 🡪 Nationalism Extreme pride in one’s nation, a willingness to defend it.

Terrorist Attack Brings War

June 1914 🡪 heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, visited Bosnia.

- Gavrilo Princip shot and killed both the Archduke and his wife.

- Assassin was a member of the Serbian nationalist group, the “Black Hand”.

- Alliances are triggered and most of Europe is forced into war

Alliances of WWI

Multiple Choice

Germany, Austria Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria consisted of the

• Allied Powers

• Central Powers

• Triple Alliance

• Triple Entente

Multiple Choice

Which Nationalist group was responsible for the Assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand.

• Al Quida

• ISIS

• The Blackhand

• The Bourgeoisie

Multiple Choice

Which one of these is not a MAIN cause of World War I?

• Militarism

• Alliances

• Nationalism

• Internationalism

Multiple Choice

Which 2 countries were heated rivals prior to WWI?

• France vs Russia

• Italy vs Spain

• Great Britain vs USA

• France vs Germany

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was NOT a MAIN cause of WWI

• Militarism

• Monarchy

• Imperialism

• Alliances

Multiple Choice

What is a union or association formed for mutual benefit, especially between countries?

• imperialism

• nationalism

• militarism

• alliances

Multiple Choice

Who was assassinated by a Serbian National and began WWI?

• Archduke Franz Ferdinand

• Prince Charles

• Queen Elizabeth

Multiple Choice

When a country is neutral it:

• makes an official alliance with another country

• sends troops to battle when a war begins

• does not take either side in a war and stays out of it

• declares war and joins the fight

Multiple Choice

Which group of countries allied themselves to form the Triple Entente (Allies) in the years before World War I?

• Britain, France, and Austria-Hungary

• Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire

• Russia, Germany, and Italy

• Britain, France, and Russia

Multiple Choice

What is a devotion to the interests and culture of ones's nation?

• Imperialism

• Alliance

• Nationalism

• Militarism

Multiple Choice

What is the policy of building up armed forces in aggressive preparedness for war?

• Militarism

• Nationalism

• Imperialism

• Alliances

Multiple Select

What were the two main alliances during World War I

• Central

• Union

• Allied

• Axis

Multiple Choice

What is nationalism?

• Being proud of your heritage or country

• Creating partnerships

• Seizure of country from stronger country

• Building an army

Multiple Choice

Who was assassinated in Sarajevo in 1914?

• Czar Alexander II

• Archduke Francis Ferdinand

• Winston Churchill

• King Edward VIII

Multiple Choice

Industrialization and Imperialism contributed to what prior to World War I?

• European Rivalries

• Nationalism

• Militarism

• Alliances

Multiple Choice

Who was Gavrilo Princip?

• King of Germany
• Prime Minister of Britain
• Czar of Russia
• Assassin who murdered the Heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

America Takes Sides

- German Americans and Irish Americans sympathized with the Central Powers.

- Most Americans valued the similarities with Britain and respected the friendship with France.

- US remained neutral for two years during the war.

- “Preparedness” 🡪 preparing for war was the best way to stay out of the conflict.

- Others urged the president to stay out of the war completely= Isolationism.

Business Supports Britain

- Companies in US had strong ties to the Allied nations.

- Thomas W. Lamont stated that American business would never be neutral and they must support the Allies.

- American banks invested heavily in the Allied Powers.

US Government Back Britain

- President Wilson’s cabinet was strongly pro-British.

- American military leaders believed that America must support the British in order to preserve the international balance of power.

- Propaganda 🡪 information designed to influence opinion.

- British controlled the flow of news to the US and cut the transatlantic telegraph cable so that most news had to come from Britain.

Moving Toward War

- Britain blockaded German ports and began to intercept neutral merchant ships sailing to Europe.

- Ships had to be inspected for contraband, or goods prohibited from shipment to Germany.

- Germany responded with unrestricted submarine warfare 1915 🡪 Germany announced that they would sink any ship found in the waters around Britain.

- Americans became outraged at this response.

The Sussex Pledge

After the sinking of The Sussex, a French passenger ship in 1916, Wilson issued an ultimatum

- Germans cannot sink passenger ships

- Must be searched first & passengers removed before sinking them (no more unrestricted Submarine Warfare).

- Temporarily appeases the American people until...

German's Sink the Lusitania

- May 7, 1915 🡪 the British passenger ship entered the war zone.

- A German submarine sank the ship, killing nearly 1200 passengers, including 128 Americans.

Multiple Choice

What is one economic reason why President Wilson wanted to remain neutral during WWI?

• He was not sure which side to support. 
• Our factories were making a lot of money supplying both sides with weapons and supplies.
• It would cost too much to send troops to Europe

Multiple Choice

What sneaky thing did the British do to get the US to support their side in the war?

• They said the Germans were secretly going to attack the US. 
• They dressed like Germans and filmed themselves burning an American flag
• They cut the undersea communication cable between the US and Germany

Multiple Choice

Why did many US immigrants support the Central Powers?

• They felt sorry for the underdogs. 
• They were originally from those countries. 
• They didn't like the US and it's Nativists. 

Multiple Choice

Why did the United States enter WWI?

• We did not enter the war at all.

• Because Austria- Hungary entered the war.

• Because Germany kept sinking our supply ships.

• Because Great Britain kept taking our land.

Multiple Choice

The US hoped to stay out of the war. This was called

• isolationsim
• neutrality
• socialism
• militarism

Multiple Choice

Which was most influential in the US joining WWI? 

• Attacks in Serbia
• Attacks at sea
• pity for those who were suffering in Europe
• to gain world power

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of propaganda? 

• to educate 
• to persuade
• to punish
• to entertain

Multiple Choice

The Lusitania was a

• US Navy boat

• German U-boat

• French passenger ship

• British passenger ship

Multiple Choice

Who was the president when WWI started

• Teddy Roosevelt

• William Taft

• Woodrow Wilson

• Calvin Coolidge

Multiple Choice

United States Foreign Policy before and after WWI of separating from affairs of other countries and turning their backs to Europe

• Apartheid

• Isolationism

• Interventionism

• Protectionism

Multiple Choice

British passenger ship was sunk by German submarine killing over 1000 people including 128 Americans.

• Lusitania

• Titanic

• White Star

• Concordia

Multiple Choice

Attempted to remain neutral, but eventually he was forced to ask Congress for a declaration of war on Europe.

• Theodore Roosevelt

• William Howard Taft

• Woodrow Wilson

• Warren G. Harding

Multiple Choice

Germany promised not to sink any more ocean liners without prior warning or providing help to passengers.

• Superior Pledge

• Reparations

• Sussex Pledge

• Lusitania Pledge

US Declares War

- Arthur Zimmermann, a German official, sent a telegram to the German ambassador in Mexico in January 1917.

- It asked if Mexico would agree to become an ally of Germany in a war against the US.

- Telegram was intercepted by the American military February 1, 1917 🡪 Germany resumed unrestricted submarine warfare.

- Germany believed that the United States would not be able to raise an army and transport it to Europe in time.

- April 4, 1917 🡪 President Wilson and Congress officially declared war on Germany.

Multiple Choice

This navy blockaded the water to prevent supplies from getting to Germany

• USA
• British
• Germany
• Austria-Hungary 

Multiple Choice

What answer is NOT a reason why America joined WWI?

• Zimmerman Telegram
• Unrestricted Subwarfare
• Member of the allies
• Lusitania sinking

Multiple Choice

What was a nickname given to WWI?

• The Big War
• The Bad War
• The Great War
• The Worldly War

Multiple Choice

WWI was the first total war in history. What is total war?

• everything was open to fighting, including civilians and cities
• the first time the army, navy, and air force were used together
• every country in the world was involved in fighting
• all of a country's money would go totally to war

Multiple Choice

What does the N in M.A.I.N stand for? 

• Nationalism
• Nation
• Negligence
• Newism 

Multiple Choice

What does the I in M.A.I.N stand for?

• Isolationism 
• Inspectionism 
• Inception  
• Imperialism 

Multiple Choice

What does the A in M.A.I.N stand for?

• Allegiance
• Assignment
• Alliances 
• Aliens

Multiple Choice

What does the M in M.A.I.N stand for?

• Money
• Missiles
• Militarism 
• Martialism  

Multiple Choice

Why did the United States decide to enter World War I?

• The United States had suffered economically from European sanctions
• A European nation had taken aggressive actions against the United States
• The U.S. president was obligated to fulfill campaign promises
• Communist activities among U.S. immigrants were threatening the country

Multiple Choice

How did the Zimmerman Telegram influence U.S. entry into World War I?

• It announced the czar's overthrow in Russia
• It revealed a proposed military alliance between Mexico and Germany
• It contained orders for German u-boats to attack British passenger ships
• It described Romania's plan to abandon neutrality