Chapter 11 WWI

When did WWI begin?

• July 28, 1914

• December 3, 1913

• October 23, 1914

• April 16, 1915

What was the name of the Plan that began with invading Belgium by the Germans?

• Operation Gruber

• Kaiser Plan

• Schlieffen Plan

• Operation Gold Sword

What was the reason the UK declared war on Germany?

• Germany invading France

• France invading Germany

• Italy invading Austria-Hungary

• Germany invading Belgium

What further persuaded the USA to declare war on Germany in 1915?

• The sinking of the RMS Lusitania

• The Zimmerman Telegram

• The firing of a civilian Blimp

• Operation Louisiana

What made the USA declare war on Germany in 1917?

• Germany surprise attacking the US

• The US noticed how bad the war was for the Allies so they joined

• Germany invaded Denmark

• Another sinking of a US ship and the Zimmerman Telegram

The 19th amendment:

• Banned slavery

• Gave all white men the right to vote

• Gave women the right to vote

• Ended WWI

True or False: the U.S. entered WWI as soon as it began.

• True

• False

Which of the following new forms of warfare led to a stalemate and was dominant in WWI?

• tanks

• airplanes

• poison gas

• trench warfare

Who led the American Expeditionary Force which played a big part in the Allies winning and ending WWI?

• President Wilson

• William Hearst

• General John "Black Jack" Pershing

• Joseph Pulitzer

What was President Wilson's 14th Point in his speech?

• the creation of the League of Nations for European Nations

• the U.S. would become the international police

• the U.S. would become isolationists

• Germany was blamed for WWI