Part 5 world war one

The partial outline below describes what important historical developments?

I. ____________________

A. Growing nationalism in Europe

B. Growing militarism in Europe

C. The creation of secret alliances

• The colonization of Africa and Asia

• The rise of democracy

• The causes of communism

• The causes of WWI

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Which series of events preceded the beginning of World War I?

• Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, and Germany declared war on Russia and France.

• Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, Germany declared war on Russia and France, and the United States declared war on Germany.

• Germany declared war on Russia and France, Germany sank the Lusitania, and President Wilson asked Congress to declare war on Germany.

• Germany used unrestricted submarine warfare to sink British and American ships, the British blockaded German ports, and Germany declared the start of World War I.

What eventually caused the United States to enter World War I in 1917?

• Germany resumed its use of unrestricted submarine warfare.

• Public opinion shifted in support of U.S. involvement

• British propaganda finally won American support

• Woodrow Wilson was reelected president of the United States.

“American admiral William S. Sims proposed that merchant ships and troop transports travel in groups called convoys. Small, maneuverable warships called destroyers protected convoys across the Atlantic. If a ship was sunk, other ships in the convoy could rescue survivors. Convoys greatly reduced shipping losses and ensured that American troops arrived safely in time to help the Allies on the Western Front.”

What does this text describing the influence of American troops on World War I tell you?

• The American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) arrived too late to change the course of World War I.

• American troops only influenced the ground war in Europe.

• The use of a convoy system improved supply deliveries and safe troop arrival for the Allies in Europe

• The American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) were too weak to change the war in the Atlantic Ocean.

What impact did technological innovations have on World War I?

• New technologies decreased the number of troops needed on both sides to fight the war.

• New technologies gave U.S. and British forces a significant advantage over German troops.

• New technologies greatly increased the number of casualties and deaths during World War I.

• New technologies enabled most of the battles to take place in the air with the use of aircraft

This photograph shows American troops wearing masks in 1917. Against which new technology were they trying to protect themselves?

• machine guns

• poison gas

• grenades

• artillery fire

How did the U.S. Senate respond to the Treaty of Versailles?

• The U.S. Senate ratified the treaty because it supported Wilson’s peace plan.

• The U.S. Senate supported a treaty that included terms to punish and weaken Germany through severe reparations

• The U.S. Senate agreed to support the treaty only if the United States joined the League of Nations.

• The U.S. Senate rejected the treaty because many of the senators believed it endangered U.S. sovereignty and neutrality.

President Wilson called for the creation of a “general association of nations” known as the

• Allies.

• Central Powers.

• League of Nations

• United Nations.

What two new forms of warfare were introduced during World War I?

• aerial combat and gas attacks

• machine guns and trench warfare

• rocket launchers and cannons

• submarines and warships

Alvin York received a Medal of Honor for his extraordinary actions of bravery in which war?

• World War I

• Korean War

• World War II

• Vietnam War