WWI: War and Peace Quiz 2

All of the following are reasons why July 1, 1916 was a disaster for the British except...

• The used the wrong ammunition to shell the Germans
• They advanced with heavy gear and in straight line formation
• They used the creeping barrage
• They failed to destroy the barbed wire guarding the German trenches

The purpose of the Battle of the Somme was to relieve the pressure the French were facing at this battle...

• Verdun
• Aisne
• Ypres
• Paris

The United States grew closer to war in 1915 when this ship was sunk, killing over 1,000 passengers...

• The Arabic
• The Sussex
• The S.S. Minnow
• The Lusitania

The United States foreign policy has historically been defined by the Monroe Doctrine, which states the U.S. only fights when they protect...

• Civilians
• The Western Hemisphere
• Their Allies
• Innocent people around the globe

The Sussex Pledge led to the Germans ending their use of...

• Chemical Weapons
• The machine gun
• Attrition Warfare
• Unrestricted submarine warfare

Woodrow Wilson asked for a declaration of war when ____________ was discovered, which was viewed as a violation of the Monroe Doctrine.

• The Zimmerman Note
• Gas
• Submarines on the east coast
• The Ems Dispatch

The Germans sought to gain Mexico as an ally if the U.S. would join the war.  All of the following states were promised to Mexico except...

• Arizona
• New Mexico
• California
• Texas

The United States entered WWI in...

• 1917
• 1916
• 1918
• 1915

The Lost Battalion was a remarkable story because the 77th division, while surrounded by the Germans managed to hold out a penetrate the strongest part of the German Line.  The 77th division was mainly comprised of...

• Immigrants from New York
• Southern soldiers
• British volunteers
• Soldiers from Wisconsin

Which of the following leaders was one of the Big Four at the Paris Peace Conference?

• Henri Petain
• David Lloyd George
• Benito Mussolini
• Harry Truman