WWI Study Guide

The U.S. believed that countries should not get involved in each other's problems. What is this term called?

• Isolationism
• Nationalism
• Socialism
• Militarism

Who were the allies during WWI?

• France, England, America, Russia, Serbia, Belgium
• Germany, Turkey, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria

Who were the Central Powers during WWI?

• France, England, America, Russia, Serbia, Belgium
• Germany, Turkey, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria

Forming alliances, gaining colonies, and increasing military arms caused which War?

• Spanish-American
• WWI
• Civil War
• Revolutionary War

What is the name of the document that stated Germany had to pay war debts, give up land and lose colonies after WWI?

• The Veteran's Day Treaty
• The Treaty of Versailles
• The Treaty of Paris
• World War Treaty

How did Americans help with the war effort at home?

• Sleeping
• Writing letters
• War gardens

Why did the U.S. hesitate (wait) to enter WWI?

• Most people were isolationists
• Most people thought the war would end quickly
• Most people were scared of war
• Most people thought Germany would invade the U.S.

What was the main reason for creating the League of Nations?

• To regulate trade
• Promote World Peace
• Punish Europe for WWI
• To pay war debts

Which event led to the start of WWI?

• Russia wanted to trade with Serbia, so they declared war on Austria-Hungary
• The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand by a Serbian Nationalist
• The assassination of Woodrow Wilson, America's president
• The sinking of the Lusitania

A German submarine sank a British steamship and killed more than 100 U.S. citizens. What was the name of the ship?

• USS Maine
• Titanic
• Lusitania
• Twilight