World War I - United States in WWI

Around how long after World War I began did the United States declare war on Germany?

• 2 weeks

• 3 months

• 1 year

• 3 years

• 7 years

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

• Woodrow Wilson

• Harry Truman

• Franklin Roosevelt

• Grover Cleveland

• William Taft

What was the Lusitania?

• A U.S. battleship sunk by the Germans

• A German submarine

• A passenger ship sunk by the Germans

• A German battleship sunk by the British

• A French battleship sunk by Austria-Hungary

What event was the final straw that forced the U.S. to enter World War I?

• Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand

• Zimmerman Telegram

• Attack on Pearl Harbor

• Sinking of the Lusitania

• Germany's invasion of Belgium

What year did the United States enter World War I?

• 1914

• 1917

• 1929

• 1942

• 1945

True or False: The United States entering the war tipped the balance in favor of the Allies and helped to defeat Germany.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What did Germany promise Mexico if they would ally against the United States?

• Southern France

• Gold

• A good trade deal

• Tanks and weapons to invade the U.S.

• Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona

Around how many U.S. soldiers were involved in World War I?

• 100,000

• 500,000

• 1 million

• 4 million

• 10 million

What was the name of President Wilson's plans for peace and goals of the United States in the war?

• Fourteen Points

• Wilson Doctrine

• Magna Carta

• Treaty of Versailles

• League of Allies

Who was the general who commanded the United States military in World War I?

• Marshall Foch

• Douglas Haig

• John J. Pershing

• George Patton

• Dwight D. Eisenhower