WCSDMS 2018 America goes into World War I

This political cartoon would be most associated with what reason for American involvement in World War I?

• Sinking of the Lusitania.

• Unrestricted submarine warfare.

• Chemical warfare.

• The Zimmerman Note.

What was the purpose of the Selective Service Act?

• To quickly increase the size of the American military.

• To regulate war-time industries.

• To enlist support of African Americans in American industries.

• To force women to work in American industries.

The following image, relates to which of the causes of U.S. entry into WWI?

• Sinking of the Lusitania
• German immigration
• Zimmerman telegram
• Operation Hidalgo

It can be inferred from this graph that one reason for American partnership with the Allies as opposed to the Central Powers was... 

• political
• economic
• social 
• cultural 

At first, America adopted an isolationist policy. What does this mean? 

• America was looking for ways to become involved in the war
• American wanted to stay out of the war
• America wanted to broker a treaty between the warring countries 
• America sympathized with the Allied Powers

How did the sinking of a British ship by a German submarine help bring the US into WWI? 

• The ship was owned by an American country
• The ship contained British goods being imported to America
• The ship contained American goods being exported to Britain
• There were more than 100 American passengers aboard the ship

How did Germany's policy of unrestricted submarine warfare anger the American people?

• American companies lost a lot of money when British ships were sunk.
• When the Lusitania was sunk, 128 Americans were killed.
• The American people did not like having goods made in Germany.
• The Germans did not want America to trade with enemy countries. 

What part did propaganda play in World War I?

• Propaganda was seen as devious and an illegal form of government communication.
• Propaganda posters were used to influence an attitude towards war for a nation's citizens.
• Governments did not use propaganda in WWI.
• It established new rules for naval and military battles. 

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

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 from Austria-Hungary to Serbia.

• Mexico vowed to help the U.S. and the Allies in World War I to defeat the Central Powers.

• Germany asked Mexico to declare war on the U.S. to regain lost territories of Texas, New Mexico and Arizona.

• Russia withdrew from the war due to the revolution that was occurring in the country