World War I Review

What did President Woodrow Wilson ask of the American people at the start of World War I?

• to fight on the side of the Allies

• to sponsor the League of Nations

• to boycott German-made products

• to stay neutral in the European conflict

What was the immediate cause of World War I in 1914?

• Woodrow Wilson's assertion of United States neutrality

• sinking of the Lusitania

• assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

• Senate rejection of the League of Nations

In 1914, which one of the following nations was not a member of the Allies?

• France

• Great Britain

• Russia

• Germany

Who was the president of the United States during World War I?

• Herbert Hoover

• William Howard Taft

• Woodrow Wilson

• William McKinley

The Zimmermann Note aimed to involve the United States in a war with what countries?

• Germany and Panama

• Germany and Mexico

• Italy and Mexico

• Mexico and France

What event challenged the United States' policy of neutrality during World War I?

• Bolshevik Revolution

• election of 1916

• sinking of the Lusitania

• Battle of the Marne

The combat during World War I was distinctive in that it was mainly fought

• in the trenches

• with diplomacy

• in the air

• on the Atlantic Ocean

How did women contribute to the war efforts in World War I?

• by joining the army

• by learning to translate German codes

• by working in factories

• by training new troops

What nation was required to accept responsibility and pay reparations for World War I?

• Austria

• Germany

• Serbia

• Russia

Which one of the following countries did not join the League of Nations at the end of World War I?

• United States

• France

• England

• Italy