World War I

The purpose of the League of Nations was to 

• centralize world power
• be a peacekeeping organization
• gain possession of Cuba
• enhance the powers of the Allies

Who was president of the United States during World War I?

• Theodore Roosevelt
• Woodrow Wilson
• William McKinley
• Franklin D. Roosevelt

Why did the United States decide NOT to join the League of Nations?

• The US Senate failed to ratify the Treaty of Versailles
• The Monroe Doctrine forbade American involvement in world affairs
• The United States was not given equal power within the organization
• Germany did not have the money to pay back all reparations

Which country was NOT a Central Power?

• Germany
• Bulgaria
• Ottoman Empire
• Serbia

President Wilson prepared a peace plan that became known as the 

• Points of Action
• Diplomatic Principals
• Fourteen Points
• Wilson Doctrine

The sinking of what ship angered Americans and encouraged support for U.S. entry into World War I?

• U.S.S. Maine
• Titanic
• Lusitania
• Zimmerman

On which side did the U.S. join when it declared war in 1917 and entered WWI?

• the Central Powers
• the Allied Powers
• the Axis Powers
• the Neutral Powers

This poster illustrates one reason the United States became involved in 

• the Spanish American War
• international economic interests
• gaining superpower status
• World War I

All of the following were members of the Major Allied Powers EXCEPT

• France
• Belgium
• Great Britain
• Austria-Hungary

What was the purpose of the Zimmerman Telegram?

• Serbia had to pay retribution to Austria-Hungary for the assination of Archduke Ferdinnd
• It encouraged yellow journalism throughout World War I 
• It stated if Mexico joined the Central Powers, Germany would help in regaining lands lost to the US
• The Monroe Doctrine was expanded to prevent European involvement in Latin America