Imperialism and WWI quiz

The creation of ever expanding armies threatened peace in early 20th century. This is called...

• Militarism

• Isolationism

• Alliances

• Nationalism

The US chose the Triple Entente because

• U-boats attacked ships containing U.S. citizens

• The United States began a blockade to prevent German soldiers from receiving supplies

• German armies decided to invade Switzerland

• Zimmerman Telegram

• Italy violated the terms of the Triple Entente and joined Germany in the war.

How did the passenger ship Lusitania encourage US to enter WWI?

• The loss of civilian lives

• United States signed a secret military treaty with Great Britain against Germany.

• The loss of goods led American labor unions to support

• United States to occupy German colonies in the Caribbean.

What was the Schlieffen plan?

• Attack France through Belgium

• Attack Russia through the Baltics

• Attack Britain through the Black Sea

• Attack Bosnia through Serbia

How did the Espionage and Sedition Acts affect citizens in the US?

• It stopped all labor unions

• free speech was curtailed

• it encouraged firing those with German decent

• writing letters to soldiers was banned

What happened to Germany in the Treaty of Versailles?

• It is responsible for the war and had to pay reparations

• It is not responsible for the war but still had to pay damages

• It lost only its African colonies and had to pay raparations

• It was split into two an East Germany and a West Germany

How did the US raise money for the war? choose two

• bonds

• taxes

• federal reserve

• borrowing from allied countries

How did Alliances cause the war?

• they had made agreements to go to war if an ally did

• it didnt

• if nations spoke the same language they had to fight for one another

• neighboring nations had to side with who they were closest to

What territories did the US get from winning the Spanish American War?

• Hawaii

• Panama

• Philippines

• Dominican Republic

Imperialist Countries looked to Africa, Asia, and Latin America for new customers, places to invest, and

• workers

• capital

• raw materials.

• ideas.