4-2 Lesson - World War 1

​World War One
4-2 Lesson

By Kenneth Roberts

​1914

​1918

Multiple Choice

What was the onset of World War 1?

• The assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.

• The assassination of President Woodrow Wilson.

• The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.

• The assassination of Archduke Frank Freeman.

Open Ended

Type 5 items from the list that the U.S. military started using during World War 1.

Four weeks after the Archduke's death, Austria-Hungary's allies and Serbia's allies declared war on each other, starting World War I.

Multiple Choice

Which country declared war?

• Austria-Hungary declared war against Sebria.

• Sebria declared war against Austria-Hungary.

• They didn't declare war on anyone.

• They declared war on each other.

​Why did the United States enter World War 1?

​When World War I broke out across Europe in 1914, President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed the United States would remain neutral. Many Americans supported this policy of nonintervention.

However, public opinion about neutrality started to change afte a German submarine sank the British ocean liner Lusitania on May 5, 1915; almost 2,000 people perished, including 128 Americans.

Multiple Choice

Where and what year did World War 1 begin?

• Europe in 1914

• The U.S. in 1912

• Austria-Hungary in 1914

• Germany in 1914

Multiple Choice

President Wilson said that the U.S. would remain neutral.

What does neutral mean?

• helping or supporting either side in a conflict

• not helping or supporting either side in a conflict

• helping or supporting one side in a conflict

• not helping or supporting the best side in a conflict

Multiple Choice

A German submarine sank the British ocean liner Lusitania on May 5, 1915; almost 2,000 people perished, including ___ Americans.

• 108

• 118

• 128

• 138

​​The U.S. stays neutral.

After campaigning on the slogans “He Kept Us Out of War” and “America First,” Wilson was elected to a second term in the White House in November 1916.

Multiple Select

What were President Wilson's slogans for staying neutral in the war?

• America First

• America Last

• He Kept Us Out of the War

• He Kept Us In the War

• ​In March 1916, a German U-boat torpedoed a French passenger ship, Sussex, killing dozens of people, including several Americans.

• In response, America cut diplomatic ties with Germany on

  February 3. During February and March, German U-boats sank a series of U.S. merchant ships, resulting in multiple casualties.

​​Why did the United States enter World War 1?

Multiple Select

Select ALL of the reasons the U.S. entered the war.

• Germans sank a British ship with American passengers.

• Germans sank a Russian ship with American passengers.

• Germans sank a French ship with American passengers.

• Germans sank American ships with American passengers.

​​The U.S. enters the War.

​On April 2, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson went before a special joint session of Congress and asked for a declaration of war against Germany, stating: “The world must be made safe for democracy.”

Multiple Choice

On April 2, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson stated: “The world must be made safe for democracy.”

Who was he speaking to?

• The Germans

• The Russians

• The Congress

• The Hungarians

​​The U.S. enters the War

In early 1917, the U.S. Army had just 133,000 members. That May, Congress passed the Selective Service Act, which reinstated the draft for the first time since the Civil War and led to some 2.8 million men being inducted into the U.S. military by the end of the Great War. Around 2 million more Americans voluntarily served in the armed forces during the conflict.

​​The U.S. enters the War

The first U.S. infantry troops arrived on the European continent in June 1917. In October, the first American soldiers entered combat in France. That December, America declared war against Austria-Hungary.

Multiple Choice

When did the first U.S. troops enter Europe for the war?

• June 1917

• July 1917

• January 1917

What were the results of World War I?

1. World War 1 ended in November 1918

2. Germany defeated the Central Powers.

3. Four Empires collapsed: German, Austrian, Turkish, and Russian.

4. WW1 was won by the Allies, which included the United Kingdom, France, the United States, Japan, Italy, and Russia.

​More than 2 million U.S. troops served in World War 1, and more than 50,000 of them died.

Multiple Select

Select All of the results of World War 1.

• Germany defeated the Central Powers

• World War 1 ended in November 1918

• Four Empires collapsed

• WW1 was won by the Allies

• The U.S. stayed neutral the whole time.