26.4 The War Ends

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was a major issue that made the peace process after World War I difficult?

• Disagreements among world leaders

• Rapid economic recovery

• Universal acceptance of peace terms

• Immediate return to pre-war borders

Open Ended

Why do you think understanding the reasons behind the United States entering World War I is significant for studying the end of the war?

Open Ended

Explain how American neutrality was challenged before the U.S. entered World War I.

Open Ended

What was the Zimmerman Note, and why did it anger Americans?

Multiple Select

Which of the following were reasons the U.S. struggled to remain neutral during World War I?

• Unrestricted submarine warfare

• German attacks on civilian ships

• Zimmerman Note

• Economic depression

Multiple Choice

Which event directly led to the United States entering World War I?

• Attacks on American ships

• The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

• The signing of the Treaty of Versailles

• The bombing of Pearl Harbor

Multiple Choice

Who was President of the United States when the country declared war in 1917?

• Woodrow Wilson

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Harry S. Truman

Multiple Choice

Why did the Central Powers feel pressured to defeat their enemies before the United States was ready to fight?

• Because Russia had left the war and Germany could focus on the Western Front

• Because the Allies had superior technology

• Because the Central Powers were running out of resources

• Because the United States had already joined the war

Multiple Select

Which of the following were effects of the arrival of American soldiers in France during World War I?

• Helped on battlefield

• Gave Allies hope

• Discouraged Germans

• Led to German victory

Open Ended

Describe the impact of American troops arriving in France on the outcome of the German offensive.

Multiple Choice

On what date did World War I officially end with the signing of the armistice?

• October 18, 1918

• November 11, 1918

• December 25, 1918

• January 1, 1919

Open Ended

What were the key events that led to the signing of the armistice and the end of World War I?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was NOT one of Wilson's Fourteen Points?

• Reduction of weapons

• Form a League of Nations

• Punish Germany for the war

• Right of people to choose their own governments

Multiple Select

Which of the following were terms imposed on Germany by the Treaty of Versailles?

• Made Germany pay for the cost of the war

• Limited size of German military

• Return conquered lands to France and Russia

• Germany allowed to keep all colonies

Open Ended

Explain how the Treaty of Versailles contributed to the rise of Adolf Hitler and the Nazis.

Open Ended

Why did the absence of the U.S. from the League of Nations weaken the League?

Multiple Choice

Which countries were formed from the breakup of Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire after World War I?

• Austria, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, Turkey

• Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Finland

• France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Portugal

• Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Georgia

Open Ended

Explain how the mandates in the Middle East were established and what role the Balfour Declaration played in this process.

Open Ended

Reflecting on today's lesson, what do you think was the most challenging issue in the peace process after World War I, and why?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was a reason why the United States entered World War I?

• To support its allies after the sinking of the Lusitania

• To expand its territory in Europe

• To avoid economic depression

• To maintain neutrality