America in WWI Review

Which event most influenced America's decision to enter WWI?

• Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare

• the Bolshevik Revolution

• assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

• Boxer Rebellion

Why did some Americans, such as Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, oppose the U.S. joining the League of Nations?

• It discriminated against minorities

• It was too costly to join

• It would draw the US into foreign wars

• It was too unorganized

What was the overall purpose of Wilson's Fourteen Points?

• to make money

• to maintain world peace

• to promote American products

• to get more votes

What events follow after Archduke Franz Ferdinand is assassinated?

• WWI begins > Lusitania sunk by German submarines > US declares war on Germany

• US declares war on Germany > Lusitania sunk by German submarines > WWI begins

• Lusitania sunk by German submarines> US declares war on Germany > WWI begins

What is the name of the policy that provided access to all nations to trade with China?

• Big Stick Policy

• Boxer Policy

• Open Door Policy

After the Spanish American War the U.S. government gained access to natural resources of other countries and

• invested heavily into the navy

• gave countries under Spanish control immediate independence

• increased taxes

• made no changes to the navy

Sanford B. Dole contributed to the annexation (made part of the U.S.) of this territory after its monarch was overthrown?

• Alaska

• Hawaii

• Texas

• Cuba

What was the most important outcome of the Spanish-American War for the U.S.?

• The U.S. became an imperial power

• The U.S. was in debt

• The U.S. lost territory

• The U.S. found gold

What weapon was used to break the stalemate of WWI?

• atomic bomb

• tank

• machine gun

• airplane

Why did the U.S. government sell War/Liberty Bonds?

• to help finance the war

• to give jobs to artists

• to reduce waste

• to help people forget about the war