America in World War One (JQ)

This provision in the Fourteen Points appealed to nationalists in areas under colonial control because it considered--

• the claims of local inhabitants

• a system of alliances

• economic development

• claims of imperial powers

Which event most influenced President Wilson's decision to enter World War I?

• a revolution in Russia

• the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

• the renewal of unrestricted submarine warfare by Germany

• the raids by Mexican guerrilla forces on the Southwestern United States

Which event happened shortly after this newspaper notice first appeared?

• World War I broke out in Europe

• The United States declared war on Germany.

• The Americans won a victory over the German military at Argonne Forrest.

• The British Lusitania was sunk off the coast of Ireland

What new aspect of combat during WWI is described in this passage?

• guerrilla warfare

• nuclear weaponry

• biological weapons

• trench warfare

In 1919, isolationists in the Senate opposed U.S. membership in the League of Nations because they--

• feared creation of the Security Council

• resisted colonialism in Africa and Asia

• opposed membership in the League of Nations by Germany

• did not want involvement in future foreign wars

The major purpose of President Wilson's Fourteen Points (1918) was to--

• persuade Congress to enter WWI

• set goals for achieving peace after World War I

• provide aid for rebuilding war torn nations

• punish Germany for the sinking of the Lusitania

What was a major reason the United States entered World War I?

• Japanese forces had occupied Manchuria

• German troops had landed on American soil

• The Austro- Hungarian Empire had invaded Belgium

• Germany had resumed unrestricted submarine warfare.

In 1912, President-elect Wilson announced that, "There's no chance of progress and reform in an administration in which war plays the principal part." In his speech, he was expressing his view that--

• the United States should enter World War I immediately

• reform movements are strengthened by war

• the nation should change its leadership if it goes to war

• the Progressive Movement would best be served by a continuation of peace

The United States found it difficult to remain neutral during WWI because of its desire to--

• expand its interests in the Caribbean

• control the Suez Canal

• maintain freedom of the seas for trade with European nations

• obtain migrant workers for American mines and factories

Which geographic feature most influenced the ability of the United States to protect its mainland from attack during WWI?

• Gulf of Mexico

• Great Lakes

• Pacific Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean