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What was the "spark" that ignited (started) World War 1

• the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

• Germany attacking Poland

• The Zimmerman Telegram

• The sinking of the Lusitania

What term matches this definition: The desire for more land, more money, more power

• Militarism

• Alliances

• Imperialism

• Nationalism

What term matches this definition: A belief that one country should have a strong military and use it to gain power

• Militarism

• Alliances

• Imperialism

• Nationalism

What is nationalism?

• The desire to show strength through a large military

• Wanting more land or power

• extreme or intense patriotism for your country

• Making deals with other countries for protection

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When WWI started in 1914, what did the US want?

• To join the Central Powers

• To join the Allied Powers

• To use their military as soon as possible

• To stay out of it (isolationism)

When did the United States enter World War I?

• 1914

• Right away

• A year before it ended

• 1917

What is propaganda?

• information, often misleading, used to promote a certain cause

• newsletters sent across the United States

• props used in the war

• ideas that are always untrue

What is an armistice?

• An agreement to stop fighting

• A document that lists the consequences for the losers

• an agreement to continue fighting

• An official conference

Who sank the British cruise ship Lusitania?

• Serbia

• Italy

• Germany

• Soviet Union

Who were the two opposing sides during WW1?

• Europe and the United States

• North and South

• Central and Allied

• Axis and Allied