The Selective Service Act required young men to

perform voluntary public service.

receive shots to prevent “liberty measles.”

Because of the Treaty of Versailles …

Germany had to pay war reparations to France

Poland was created from German lands

Why did the US Senate reject the Treaty of Versailles (1919)?

to keep the United States free from entangling alliances of Europe

to reduce United States military bases in Europe

to express opposition to the harsh sanctions imposed on Germany

What was one of the effects of the development of machine guns and barbed wire on warfare from 1914 to 1918?

Soldiers dug trenches because they could not advance without being killed.

Casualties were low because soldiers were protected.

Field commanders no longer thought it mattered who attacked first.

What was the final American offensive during World War I?

the Battle of the Argonne Forest

Which of the Fourteen Points was the most crucial to what President Woodrow Wilson sought in the hope that WWI would be a "war to end all wars"?

the establishment of the League of Nations

burdening Germany with heavy reparations

forcings Germany to give up its colonies

What did the policy of unrestricted submarine warfare refer to?

Germany's policy to sink any ship in British waters without warning

Britain's policy to sink any Germany ship without warning

The US Navy engaging in war with the Central Powers

Germany's decision to focus all resources on the Navy

Whoever, when the United States is at war, shall willfully . . . utter, print, write, or publish any disloyal , profane, scurrilous, or abusive language about the form of government of the United States shall be punished by a fine of $10,000 or imprisonment for twenty years, or both. . . . — Espionage Act, May 1918 This law demonstrates that at one time the federal government was willing to —

confiscate privately owned weapons

force people into internment camps

General John J. Pershing made a major contribution to the Allied victory in World War I by —

transforming inexperienced troops into an effective military force

developing advanced technologies for battlefield use

requesting humanitarian aid from Congress for war-torn countries

negotiating the terms of the Treaty of Versailles

How did the Zimmermann telegram influence U.S. entry into World War I?

It revealed a proposed military alliance between Mexico and Germany

It announced the czar’s overthrow in Russia

It contained orders for German U-boats to destroy British passenger ships

It described Romania’s plan to abandon neutrality

Which action completes this diagram?

The use of machine guns resulted in massive casualties

Submarines attacked unarmed ships

Armored tanks crossed fortified lines

Airplanes conducted reconnaissance missions

Upon entering World War I, the United States enlarged its military by —

passing the Selective Service Act

creating the Veterans Administration

This World War I–era poster was intended to persuade —

farmers to consume fewer scarce goods during the war

women to work producing war materials

people to save money during the war

The Treaty of Versailles punished Germany for its role in World War I by

forcing Germany to accept blame for the war and to pay reparations

dividing Germany into four occupied zones

supporting economic sanctions by the United Nations

taking away German territory in the Balkans and Spain

Which concern led some in the U.S. Senate to decline the ratification of the Treaty of Versailles and the Covenant for the League of Nations?

The treaties would involve the United States in entangling alliances

The treaties accepted the communist government in Russia

The treaties levied heavy reparations and taxes on the United States.

The treaties changed the boundaries of existing countries in Europe

President Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points supported Poland by calling for its —

establishment as an independent nation

establishment as a Soviet satellite nation

inclusion in one of the larger empires

The Allied Governments require Germany to make compensation for all damage done to the civilian population of the Allied and Associated Powers and to their property during the period of the belligerency of each as an Allied or Associated Power against Germany. One reason this provision was included in the Treaty of Versailles was to —

weaken the power of Germany in the international community

create a democratic government in Germany

divide Germany into smaller states to be governed by Allied countries

grant independence to all German colonies

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When World War I began, the United States wanted to remain __________. The U.S. did not take sides.

neutral

angry

forceful

aggressive

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The United States joined the Allies in their fight against the Central Powers after …

It looked like the Central Powers were winning

Austria-Hungary invaded Mexico

Germany invaded Canada

German U-boats engaged in unrestricted submarine warfare

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A message from the German foreign secretary to the German ambassador to Mexico proposing a Mexican-German alliance in the case of war between the United States and Germany

Wilson Note

Lusitania Note

Zimmermann Note

Roosevelt Note

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

President Wilson's ideas to keep world peace where outlined in his _____________.

Fourteen Points

League of Nations

Zimmerman Note

Sussex Pledge

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The most used fighting style in Europe during WWI was:

Naval battles

traditional calvaries

Air Raids

trench warfare

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What were the causes of World War I?

alliances, socialism,communism, realism

imperialism, capitalism, mercantilism, fascism

militarism, alliances, imperialism, nationalism, Archduke assassination

communism, nazism, racism, militarism

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What year did WWI end?

1914

1915

1917

1918

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USH WWI

When World War I began, the United States wanted to remain __________. The U.S. did not take sides.

The United States joined the Allies in their fight against the Central Powers after …

A message from the German foreign secretary to the German ambassador to Mexico proposing a Mexican-German alliance in the case of war between the United States and Germany

President Wilson's ideas to keep world peace where outlined in his _____________.

The most used fighting style in Europe during WWI was:

What were the causes of World War I?

What year did WWI end?

The Selective Service Act required young men to

What did the U.S. government sell to help pay for the war?

Who won the Congressional Medal of Honor for his heroism in World War I?

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