Chapter 7 Study Guide

Why were Americans upset when the RMS Lusitania was sunk?

• It was the first American ship to be sunk in World War I.

• It was a passenger ship with Americans on board

• It was sunk after Germany signed a pledge promising not to sink American ships.

• It was a British ship that was sunk in American waters.

True or False: The Zimmerman Telegram said that: Germany would give part of the United States to Mexico if Mexico helped Germany win the war

• True

• False

Select three reasons the United States Entered World War I:

• German Submarine Warfare

• The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

• The United States ties to Great Britain

• The Zimmerman Telegram

Choose the countries that belonged to the Central Powers:

(Choose all that apply)

• Austria-Hungary

• Ottoman Empire

• The United States

• France

• Germany

Choose the countries that belonged to the Allied Powers:

(Choose all that apply)

• The United States

• The Ottoman Empire

• France

• Russia

• Great Britain

The United States joined World War 1 after:

• The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

• The Zimmerman Telegram

• The sinking of The Lusitania

• Germany invaded Serbia

What was the effect of the United States joining World War 1?

• The fighting stopped 5 years later

• Russia invaded Germany

• The Sussex Pledge was signed

• The fighting stopped a year and a half later

What was the cost of the war to the United States?

• The United States lost land to Mexico

• The United States had to repay other countries for damage

• The United States lost money and many men

• The United States had to take responsibility for the war

True or False: Both Germany and Austria-Hungary lost territory after World War 1

• True

• False

According to the Treaty of Versailles, what country had to take responsibility for the war?

• Russia

• France

• Austria-Hungary

• Germany