Beginning of WWI

World War I began in ____ and ended in _____.

• 1914, 1917
• 1917, 1918

• 1914, 1918

How did the Zimmerman Telegram influence U.S. entry into World War I?

• It announced the czar's overthrow in Russia
• It revealed a proposed military alliance between Mexico and Germany
• It contained orders for German u-boats to attack British passenger ships
• It described Romania's plan to abandon neutrality

Why did the United States decide to enter World War I?

• The United States had suffered economically from European sanctions
• A European nation had taken aggressive actions against the United States
• The U.S. president was obligated to fulfill campaign promises
• Communist activities among U.S. immigrants were threatening the country

What does the M in M.A.I.N stand for?

• Money
• Missiles
• Militarism 
• Martialism  

What does the A in M.A.I.N stand for?

• Allegiance
• Assignment
• Alliances 
• Aliens

What does the I in M.A.I.N stand for?

• Isolationism 
• Inspectionism 
• Inception  
• Imperialism 

What does the N in M.A.I.N stand for? 

• Nationalism
• Nation
• Negligence
• Newism 

WWI was the first total war in history. What is total war?

• everything was open to fighting, including civilians and cities
• the first time the army, navy, and air force were used together
• every country in the world was involved in fighting
• all of a country's money would go totally to war

Archduke Franz Ferdinand was heir to the throne in

• Germany
• Italy
• Austria-Hungary
• Serbia

The following countries make up which alliance system: Austria-Hungary, Germany, & Ottoman Empire

• Triple Entente
• Allies
• Central Powers
• Axis