ww1 2018

Why was the sinking of Lusitania a major event in WW1

• It introduced the machines known as submarines

• It carried ammo and resources for soldiers

• American citizens were on board who died, which led America to join the war

• It was not a major event

What was another reason why America joined WW1

• Germany threatened to attack New York

• Germany shot down American airplanes

• The Zimmerman Telegram was intercepted

• Germany invaded by crossing the Canadian border

What was the Zimmerman Telegram?

• A treaty sent between Germany and Russia

• The telegram all soldiers received when they signed up to fight

• A telegram that was intercepted from Great Britain detailing Germany wanting Mexico to attack America

• Professer Henry Zimmerman created the first telegram to cross the ocean floor via wires

When World War I began, the official United States policy was

• to enter on the side of the Allied Powers
• the enter on the side of the Central Powers
• to remain militarily and politically neutral
• to support the Central Powers by providing war materials

This poster was used to

• rally people against the enemy

• encourage men to enlist in the military

• encourage people to donate to the war fund

• gain sympathy for the war

information used to influence opinion

• autocracy

• propaganda

• militarism

• self-determination

What type of warfare was introduced in WWI?

• Total War
• Machine Guns
• Trench Warfare
• Tanks

Who was the President of the United States during WWI?

• Woodrow Wilson
• Grover Cleveland
• Teddy Roosevelt
• Franklin D. Roosevelt

Which German action angered Americans?

• unrestricted submarine warfare
• the sinking of the Titanic
• imperialism in Africa
• creating the League of Nations

2. Who said, "The world must be made safe for democracy."?

• Woodrow Wilson

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Henry Cabot Lodge