World War I

The "spark" that was an immediate cause of World War I was

• The sinking of the Lusitania
• The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
• Increased nationalism
• The Zimmerman Telegram

President Wilson's fourteen points 

• initiated U.S. involvement in World War I
• laid out his goals for peace
• ended World War I
• called for Germany to accept blame for the war

The Zimmerman Telegram can best be described by which of the following?

• Great Britain promised the U.S. that they would help them gain territories in Europe
• Mexico vowed to help the U.S.  and the Allies in World War I
• Germany asked Mexico to declare war on the U.S. to regain lost territories
• Russia withdrew from the war due to the revolution that was occurring in the country

The land in between trenches is known as

• No Man's Land
• Dead Space
• The Danger Zone
• Barbed Wire Zone

Which of the following is NOT one of the new technologies in World War I?

• poison gas
• airplanes
• submarines
• rifles

What was the name of the British passenger boat that was sunk by German U-Boats?

• U.S.S. Maine
• Lusitania
• U.S.S. Admiral
• the Titanic

What style of fighting came to dominate the Western Front?

• Blitzkrieg
• Trench warfare
• Fast attacks with tanks
• Guerrilla warfare

The U.S. entered World War I in

• 1918
• 1914
• 1917
• 1920

What is one reason that America joined WWI?

• Zimmerman Telegraph

• The bombing of Pearl Harbor

What is the alliance system?

• building up of military.
• a stronger country controlling another country.
• join with another country for military protection.
• pride in one's country.