Standard 15: World War I

Prior to 1917, the policy of the U.S. can be best described by which of the following terms

• neutral, but extensively traded with the Allied Powers
• neutral, but extensively traded with the Central Powers
• complete neutrality with no involvement on either side.
• nationalist

Which of the following is a reason why the U.S. did not want to join the League of Nations?

• There was fear that it would get the U.S. involved in another war
• Germany  was allowed into the League of Nations
• The League of Nations would be too costly for Americans
• The U.S. was pre-occupied with difficulties at home.

What are the name of the acts that made it illegal to criticize the U.S. involvement in the war or encourage draft resisters

• Espionage Act
• Treaty of Versailles
• the Yalta Agreement
• Fourteen Points

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

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

How did the Germans harass ships going to and from England?

• Bombs dropped from hot air balloons
• A combination of fighter planes and bombers
• Submarine warfare
• A combination of small, fleet "attack" boats and larger aircraft carriers

Germany made a promise to Mexico which angered Americans and led to the U.S. entry into WWI.
What was it?

• To give Mexico land it lost in the Mexican-American war.
• To pay all of Mexico's debts
• To return treasure stolen from the Aztecs to present-day 
  Mexico City
• To re-build the Mexican pyramids at Chichen Itza 

He was the president that "kept us out of war", but his second term the U.S. joined the war.

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

The philosophy that the US should stay out of international conflicts

• engagement
• isolationism
• desolation
• exile

Weapon Germany used during WWI that was hidden under water

• underwater craft
• u-boats
• underwater robot
• nuclear submarine