Imperialism and WWI

___________ withdrew from WWI and signed a separate peace treaty in March 1918 due to economic problems and battlefield losses.

• Italy

• Germany

• Russia

• Britain

The event which probably angered Americans the most and stirred up anti-German sentiment in the United States was

• the sinking of the ocean liner the Lusitania.

• the assassination of the Archduke of Austria-Hungary.

• the overthrow of the Russian Tsar.

• Germany’s invasion of Belgium.

Immediately after war erupted in Europe in 1914, President Wilson

• declared war on Germany.

• urged Americans “to remain neutral in thought as well as in action.”

• issued a protest against Russian involvement.

• became a major speech maker in the preparedness movement.

By re-activating its submarines in 1917, Germany violated the

• Sussex Pledge.

• Lusitania Promise.

• Dawes Agreement.

• Paris Accords.

The United States entered WWI when

• Allied armies appeared near collapse.

• Italy withdrew from the war.

• Germany resumed unrestricted submarine warfare and sank 4 American freighters.

• Mexico published the Zimmerman Telegram.

How did the Treaty of Versailles severely punish Germany?

• It forced Germany to accept blame for the war and to pay reparations.

• It supported economic help given to Germany by the U.S.

• It divided Germany into four separate, occupied zones.

• It took away German territory in Spain and Russia.

Imperialism is __________.

• when a powerful nation uses its resources to help a weaker nation
• when a weaker nation invites a powerful nation to help it industrialize
• when a powerful nation takes control of the economy and government of a weaker nation
• when weak nations join together to fight a strong nation

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Economic motives for imperialism include _________.

• a desire to spread Christianity
• a need for military bases around the world
• a need for raw materials to be used in factories
• a desire to gain glory

What was the name of the American policy which demanded the western powers respect the territorial integrity of China and ensure equal access to trade with China?

• Boxer Rebellion

• Open Door Policy

• America First Policy

• Opium War

Who was the president during WWI

• Herbert Hoover
• Abraham Lincoln
• Robert Taft
• Woodrow Wilson