WWI American

Who was in charge of American troops during World War I?

• Belleau Wood

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• John J. Pershing

• George Patton

Nickname given to the African American soldiers who fought alongside the French in World War I.

• The Harlem Hellfighters

• The Croix de Guerre

• The Harlem Globetrotters

How did Germany’s sinking of the Lusitania increase the risk of war with the United States?

• The deaths of many American passengers on the British ship outraged President Wilson.
• The sinking hurt the United States economy by halting United States trade with Britain.
• American ships responded by blockading German ports.
• American ships responded by attacking German submarines.

All men from ages 21-30 to register for the military draft.

• Military Draft

• Selective Service Act   
• Liberty Bonds
• Liberty Cabbage

How was the US still involved in WWI even if they were not fighting?

• They sold supplies to many of the countries fighting.

• They sent letters to world leaders asking them to stop fighting

• American men joined the French army to fight.

• The American army trained with many of the countries to prepare to go to war.

American fighting force in WWI led by John J. Pershing.

• American Expeditionary Force

• Rough Riders

• 21st Cavalry

• 101st Airborne

Secret message from German foreign Minister to Mexico, promising to return lost territories to Mexico in exchange for alliance.

• DeLome Letter

• Zimmerman Telegram

• Wilhelm Message

• Franz Communication

German submarines

• U-boat

• Underschimvin Boot

• Cruiser

• Battleship

Which of the following best explains why the United States entered the first World War?

• German submarines engaged in unrestricted warfare
• Austria's Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated
• Germany invaded the neutral nation of Belgium
• Britain enforced a defense treaty the US signed

The Zimmerman telegram helped change American opinions about involvement in the First World War because the telegram revealed German plans to-

• Start using poisonous gas
• Invade the Panama Canal zone
• Enter into an alliance with Mexico
• Torpedo American merchant ships